RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

1. Title:	BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN: A FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION
   Date:	Fall 2003
   Funder:	Justice Canada, Crime Prevention Strategy
   Principal Investigator:	Ken Barter, Memorial University
   Partners:	Bruce Cooper, Health and Community Services, St. John’s Region; Paula Rodgers, Executive Director, Datbreak Parent Child Centre; Donna Ronan, Social Worker, Janeway Family Centre, St. John’s; Rod O’Driscoll, Executive Director, Brighter Furures Coalition of St. John’s and Region.
   Amount:	$225,000 - 250,000

2. Title:	BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN: MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE DELIVERY OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES
   Date:	Winter 2007
   Funder:	Eastern Integrated Health Authority, St.John's
   Principal Investigator:	Ken Barter, Memorial University
   Partners:	13 community partners
   Amount:	$125,000
   Outcome:	Approved

3. Title:	THE HIDDEN HURT: AN ANALYSIS OF YOUTH FEEDBACK BASED ON THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
   Date:	March 2002
   Funder:	Department of Justice, Ottawa, Strategy for Safer Communities and Crime Prevention.
   Principal Investigator:	Dr. Ken Barter
   Partners:	Judi Fairholm, National Co-ordinator for the Red Cross Child Abuse Prevention Services (RESPECTED), Dr. Mike Ungar, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University and Dr. Leslie Tutty, University of Calgary.
   Amount:	$239,500 for 2 and a half years
   Additional proposal for $40,000 also approved for this work.

4. Title:	POVERTY REDUCTION BY IMPROVING SOCIAL WORK AND HEALTH.
   Date:	2001 - 2005
   Funder:	CIDA
   Principal investigator:	Dr. Lan Gien, School of Nursing, Memorial University
   Partners:	Dr. Ken Barter, Dr. Sharon Taylor Memorial University College of Labour and Social Affairs, Hanoi, Vietnam
   Amount:	$1,180,223.00 for five years
   Outcome:	Funding approved and work progressing.

5. Title:	CAPACITY BUILDING - A LITERATURE REVIEW
   Date:	Fall 2001
   Funder:	Health Canada, Atlantic Canada Division
   Principal Investigator:	Dr. Ken Barter
   Amount:	$7,7550
   Outcome:	Published paper
   Barter, K (2001). Capacity Building as a Core element of Evaluation: A Literature Review. Completed for Health Canada Community Action Plan for Children, Atlantic Canada Division.

6. Title:	PROVINCIAL REVIEW OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR FOSTER FAMILY ASSOCIATION
   Date:	Fall/Winter 2000-2001
   Funder:	Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Health and Community Services
   Principal Investigator:	Dr. Ken Barter
   Partners:	Health and Community Services and Foster Family Association
   Amount:	$30,000.00.
   Outcome:	Published report
   Implementation of the report by Health and Community Services
   Barter, K. (2001). Newfoundland and Labrador Foster Family Association: A Review. Research funded by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Report was completed in February 2001 and approved and funded by the Newfoundland and Labrador Government for implementation of the recommendations contained in the Report.

7. Title:	PARTNERSHIP AND INTERVENTION IN DEALING WITH CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
   Date:	Fall 2001
   Funder:	Health Canada
   Principal Investigator:	Dr. Ken Barter
   Amount:	$5400.00.
   Barter, K (2001). Partnership and Intervention in Dealing with Child Abuse Prevention: A Literature Review. Canadian Community Action Program for Children and the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program.

8. Title:	RECLAIMING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT RISK: A COMMUNITY BUILDING FRAMEWORK FOR CHILD PROTECTION
   Date:	January 2000.
   Funder:	Population Health Development Division, Health Promotion and Programs Branch, Health Canada.
   Principal Investigator:	Dr. Ken Barter.
   Amount:	$27,573.00
   Barter, K. (2001). Reclaiming Children and Families at Risk: A Community Building Framework for Child Protection: A Research Report. Funded by Health Canada - Health Promotion and Programs Branch and Family Violence Prevention Unit.

9. Title:	CANADIAN INCIDENCE STUDY OF REPORTED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
   Date:	Fall 1998
   Funder:	Health Canada and Bell Canada
   Principal Investigator:	Dr. Nico Trocme - University of Toronto.
   Partners:	National research involving many partners. Atlantic Site Director - K. Barter.
   Amount:	$35,620.00.
   Trocme, N., MacLaurin, B., Fallon, B., Daciuk, J., Billingsley, D., Tourigny, M., Mayer, M., Wright, J., Barter, K., Burford, G., Hornick, J., Sullivam, R., McKenzie, B. (2000) Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect. LCDC, Health Canada: Government of Canada

10. Title:	RECLAIMING CHILDREN & FAMILIES AT RISK: A COMMUNITY BUILDING FRAMEWORK FOR CHILD PROTECTION PRACTICES IN PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS
    Date:	Fall 1998
    Funder:	Vice-President’s Special Award
    Principal Investigator:	K. Barter.
    Amount:	$5000.00