The Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research (NAMHR) was developed in December 2001 as a partnership between Aboriginal communities and academic researchers. The NAMHR is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and includes a network of researchers from across Canada with extensive experience in Aboriginal health and related areas.
The priority of the Network is to develop research capacity. To that end, the emphasis is on networking and training for existing researchers and conducting a series of pilot projects that provide a basis to seek funding for larger scale projects from other sources including regular CIHR competitions, federal and provincial programs and Aboriginal organizations.