Projects
Here at The CRIB, we recognize the importance of collaborating with community based agencies, service organizations,
survivors of homicide victims and interdisciplinary scholars throughout our global community to advance culturally responsive research,
policy and practice.We are currently involved in a number of local and international initiatives relevant to homicide, violence and victimization.
survivors of homicide victims and interdisciplinary scholars throughout our global community to advance culturally responsive research,
policy and practice.We are currently involved in a number of local and international initiatives relevant to homicide, violence and victimization.
An Instagram Live series hosted by Dr. Sharpe, that brings community together to hear from interdisciplinary scholars and community service providers about homicide, structural inequalities, trauma and victimization that impact some of our most vulnerable. VIEW EPISODES 
The need for valid measures that capture the racial and culturally bound manifestation of homicide related grief for African American survivors of homicide victims led to the development of the Inventory of Coping for African American Survivors of Homicide Victims (ICAASHV). Designed to assess the origins and types of coping strategies used by African American survivors of homicide victims, this project examined the validity of the ICAASHV and assessed potential associations between coping with homicide violence, mental, behavioral health and well-being outcomes for African American adults. 
A detailed analysis of responses from adult participants living in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, D.C. to review the experiences of individuals' encounters with police as well as understand their perceptions of these experiences. |
In partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Ontario, The CRIB will engage Indigenous, ACB and Racialized survivors of homicide victims and their service providers across the province to: advance understanding of existing approaches to supporting survivors, determine where supports are needed, provide culturally responsive training to service providers and inform the development of policy related to survivors of homicide victims services. Funded by Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General, Anti-Racism Directorate 
In collaboration with key community-based organizations, The CRIB will lead focus group discussions and engage African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) survivors in digital storytelling to understand the impact of murder on the wellbeing, coping strategies and unmet needs of ACB Canadian survivors of homicide victims in Toronto. Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant 
The Supporting Male Survivors of Violence (SMSV) Baltimore project identifies needs and addresses gaps in services to support effective community-based, trauma-focused treatment and support services for young male survivors of color (YMOC) between the ages of 14-24 and their families who live in the Madison/East End neighborhoods of Baltimore, Maryland. The CRIB serves as the lead evaluator for this project. Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) LEARN MORE |
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