Simon Hatcher

Dr. Hatcher is interested in exploring how the intersection between care, teaching, and research can provide better experiences to those living on what some might consider the margins of society. His research interests focus on the social determinants of health and how they affect individuals from disenfranchised backgrounds, those who are part of vulnerable populations, and other often-excluded members in the fabric of our society. The national, regional, and local systems we've put in place to assist our most at-risk community members can sometimes further perpetuate or worsen trauma that these individuals have experienced. His work gives a voice and meaning to people who are suffering from mental health disorders.

1. Transitions From Incarceration: Individuals released from incarceration face many difficulties finding and maintaining housing for a variety of reasons. Community housing services can bridge the gap during this transition phase but additional barriers exist for people using drugs and they require additional supports. This is a quality improvement study which explores the experiences individuals face when seeking housing after being released from provincial incarceration. It has three parts:
   1. Interviews of people with lived experience to understand their needs, which will inform the co-design of an intervention that will improve the transition process from incarceration to other housing.
   2. Involving people with lived experience in co-designing an intervention to improve the transition process. Researchers, experts, and the broader community will also be involved in the co-design process.
   3. Implementing the co-designed trial and evaluating outcomes such as feasibility, acceptability, etc.