The CRIB: Prospectus Handbook 2024

About The CRIB

The CRIB is a multidisciplinary research centre that focuses on advancing research, policy, and practice for Black survivors of homicide victims using community-engaged methods and principles.

Homicide disproportionately impacts Black communities globally, placing already marginalized communities at great risk for compromised mental, physical, & spiritual well-being. Despite the prevalence of Black homicide, research on the traumatic impact of murder on surviving family members and friends of murder victims is limited.

Through prevention and intervention initiatives, our goal is to support survivors as they bereave and grieve the murder of their loved one(s), ultimately improving the ability of Black communities to not simply survive unthinkable tragedy but to perhaps thrive thereafter it.

The Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB)

Our Vision

To develop culturally responsive approaches to support Black survivors of homicide victims throughout our global communities.

Did you know?

Canada’s homicide rate is at its highest level in 30 years.

(StatCan – Nov 30, 2023)

Did you know?

The work of The CRIB supports and affirms the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. In particular: Goal 10: Reduce inequality within & among countries.; & Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

Our Mission

To reduce service inequities FOR and WITH Black survivors of homicide victims through the advancement of collaborative, culturally responsive research, impactful policy, and practice.

Did you know?

For the first time, Statistics Canada’s 'Homicide Survey' has been revised to collect information on whether victims belonged to “visible minority” populations. In 2019, they found that one-third of homicide victims were identified as visible minorities, 44% of whom were identified as Black. Black people account for 3.4% of Canada’s total population.

Our Values

• Equity

• From the Community, With the Community

• Embrace & Drive Change

• Create Sustainable Opportunities for Communities

• Cultural Humility

• Passion & Determination

• Adopt Culturally Responsive Approaches

Our Strategic Goals & Priorities

Disseminate knowledge generated from our research and inquiry.

Train emerging scholars on how to conduct community-engaged research WITH & FOR Black survivors of homicide victims.

Train service providers on how to deliver culturally responsive services to Black survivors of homicide victims.

Did you know?

For the first time, Statistics Canada’s 'Homicide Survey' has been revised to collect information on whether victims belonged to “visible minority” populations. In 2019, they found that one-third of homicide victims were identified as visible minorities, 44% of whom were identified as Black. Black people account for 3.4% of Canada’s total population.

Develop culturally responsive interventions for Black survivors of homicide victims.

Advocate for, and develop policy relevant to the culturally responsive provision of services for Black survivors of homicide victims.

Create sustainable opportunities to partner with interdisciplinary scholars, service providers and communities disproportionately impacted by homicide. .

Our Strategic Location

The CRIB is located in the No. 1 Ranked University in Canada*

*University of Toronto

Did you know?

The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work where The CRIB is housed is recognized as one of the leading social work research Faculties in North America and as the oldest school of social work in Canada, it has been on the cutting edge of education, policy, research and practice for more than a century.

The CRIB is located in the No. 1 Ranked School of Social Work in Canada**

**Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work

The CRIB is located in the No. 2 Ranked School of Social Work in the World***

***According to the Center for World University Rankings

The Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB)

Our Team

Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe Founder & Director

Dr. Khellon Q. Roach Assistant Director

Dominique Smith Grants & Development Officer

Travonne Edwards Doctoral Fellow

Jheanelle Anderson Research Assistant

Krystle Skeete Research Coordinator

Zhongmin Lin Research Assistant

Megan McPolland Research Assistant

Nauman Aqil Research Assistant

Victoria Donkin Research Assistant

Elo Igor Project Coordinator

Navneet Kaur Mann Research Assistant

Ruth Masuka Research Assistant

Deshawn Hibbert Neighbourhood Ambassador Coordinator

Monte-Angel Richardson Doctoral Fellow

Aaminah Qureshi Research Assistant

Dezmond Arnkvarn Social Media Designer

Our Neighbourhood Ambassadors

Did you know?

The CRIB is passionately committed to adopting culturallyresponsive approaches that create sustainable opportunities for Black communities to thrive in the face of adverse and traumatic tragedy as a result of experiences with homicide.

The Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB)

Our Faculty Affiliates

Did you know?

The CRIB is home to more than 60 faculty affiliates drawn from across the three campuses of the University of Toronto and also include a wide range of affiliated faculty from half a dozen universities in Canada and the US.

Our Community Affiliates & Institutional Partners

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Our Community Affiliates & Institutional Partners

The Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB)

Our Projects – A Snapshot

The Homicide Tracker

is an interactive Geographic Information System (GIS) map marking African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities most affected by homicide within Toronto, as well as identified resources throughout Toronto designed to assist surviving family members and friends with the management of their grief. The Homicide Tracker is the first of its kind to map and depict the disproportionate effects of homicide on ACB communities within the Toronto area. It serves as a critical resource for policy makers, program evaluators, advocates, researchers, funders, service providers, and community members in federal, provincial, and local strategic planning initiatives who are focused on reducing homicide and its devastating impacts on ACB communities.

The Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB)

Our Projects – A Snapshot

30@8:30 is an Instagram Live series hosted by Dr. Tanya 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.

Our Projects – A Snapshot

In the Aftermath

is funded by a Leong Centre Catalyst Grant Award from the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children. In collaboration with key communitybased organizations, The CRIB will lead focus group discussions and engage young African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) survivors ages 12 - 16 in digital storytelling to understand the impact of murder on the wellbeing, coping strategies and unmet needs of young ACB Canadian survivors of homicide victims in Toronto.

The Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB)

Our Projects – A Snapshot

RISE YBMen Toronto

is a partnership between The CRIB and the YBMen Project (School of Social Work, University of Michigan). This project aims to culturally adapt, deliver, and evaluate the YBMen program for African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) men and boys ages 16 to 30 who reside in the Greater Toronto Area and have experienced the murder of family members or friends. This intervention will be delivered virtually and consists of the provision of supports designed to help young ACB males cope with symptoms of grief and bereavement as a result of experiencing the murder of friends and/or family members.

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Other Projects – A Snapshot

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Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB)

Other Projects – A Snapshot

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DIGITIZING THE AFTERMATH

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Our Scholarship – A Snapshot

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Our Media Impact

CBC Newsroom interviews Tanya Sharpe about the importance of the Tracking (In)Justice project CP24 interviews Tanya Sharpe about the mass shootings in Buffalo, U.S.

Newsy interviews Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe about the mental health impacts of homicide in the U.S.

City News interview Dr. Sharpe about The CRIBs Homicide Tracker

The Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB)

Our Social Media

Twitter @TheCRIBTweet

Instagram @thecribcommunity

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Facebook @The CRIB

LinkedIn @The CRIB

Website

www.the-crib.org

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