Community Funds

Research

True Patriot Love has a long-term partnership with the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR).

Our Investment in Research

True Patriot Love is proud to support the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR). Our commitment of $5 million to fund the development of cutting-edge research and program evaluation will help improve health outcomes for Canadian military personnel, Veterans, and their families. This funding represents a matched gift from the Government of Canada.

The partnership aims to ensure funds are disbursed in a way that has the greatest impact, with an evidence-based approach. This partnership also strengthens the dissemination of actionable knowledge between government partners, CIMVHR’s network of academic and university researchers, and other key stakeholders, ensuring that research can be rapidly translated into practice, policymaking, program development and implementation.

We’re also proud supporters of the annual CIMVHR Forum which serves as a platform for thought leaders across sectors to exchange insights, collaborate, and showcase advances in research for the betterment of our military personnel, Veterans and their families.

Our Funding in Action

Since the inception of this partnership, we’ve funded 24 cutting-edge research projects:

2024

Uncovering Barriers and Facilitators of Competitor and Caregiver Experience in a Winter Context: An Invictus Games Research Legacy Project

2024

Literature Review: Military and Veteran Volunteerism in Canada

2024

Collaborative paths to understanding: Mental health and wellbeing impacts of participation in the IG2025

2022

Advancing research on servicewomen and women Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces

2022

Environmental Scan: Military Creative Arts Initiative

2021

Sharing of Military Veterans’ Mental Health Data Across Canada: A Scoping Review

2020

Leveraging Technology to Improve Mental Health Outcomes: Machine Learning Analysis of Homewood Post-Traumatic Stress Recovery (PTSR) Unit Clinical Database and University of Western Ontario PTSD Research Unit Data

2020

Initial Testing of a Guided, Internet-delivered Couple Intervention for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Relationship Enhancement: Couple HOPES

2020

Impact of sexual trauma during military service on Canadian female-identifying military members and veterans

2020

Contribution of Posttraumatic Stress Symptomatology to the Establishment and Maintenance of Chronic Pain

2019

Addressing Moral Injury in Canadian Armed Forces Personnel: A Mixed Methods Pilot of Adaptive Disclosure Therapy

2019

Project Trauma Support: Addressing Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Moral Injury in Military Members at risk of Medical Release

2019

Workplace Well-Being of CAF members and DND personnel

2018

Understanding the experience of parents caregiving for adult veterans injured through service

2018

Leveraging routinely collected health data to enhance veteran and family Health (REACH)

2018

The implementation of remotely supervised home-based intensive exercise interventions to improve balance, mobility and physical activity for military who suffered a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury

2018

Soutien en santé mentale aux familles militaires et aux vétérans du Québec : une étude de faisabilité

2018

Safe Harbour for Military, Veteran and Family Health Research Data

2018

Outcomes and Treatment Needs of Vulnerable Canadians with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

2018

Exploring the Experiences of Adult Children of CAF Veterans: Implications for Program and Policy Development

2018

Defining the Longitudinal Course, Outcomes and Treatment Needs of Vulnerable Canadians with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

2018

After the War: Investigating 20th Century Post-Conflict Re-Establishment and Rehabilitation Best Practices to Empower 21st Century Veterans

2017

Using fMRI machine learning as a predictor of PTSD phenotype and treatment outcomes among treatment-seeking CAF members, veterans, and civilians

2015

Bionic Limbs for Improved Natural Control (BLINC)