A Health Perspective on Police Funding in Canada
In Progress
The Police Funding study has two parts: the first is a longitudinal budget analysis of the 20 largest municipalities in Canada. This analysis aimed to compare police f...
About
Melanie is an MSc candidate in Health Policy at the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (IHPME) at the University of Toronto. Her Masters thesis will delve into policy strategies for financing Canada’s Public Health systems sustainably. She is also currently leading the Police Funding study at the Upstream Lab, which includes an analysis of municipal police funding across Canada over time, as well as a scoping review collecting health perspectives on the movement to defund police. Outside of her work, Melanie helps organize the UofT Student Mental Health Advocacy & Resource Team (SMART).
Projects
Sustainable Financing to Transform Canada’s Public Health Systems: a comparative case study
In Progress
Canada’s Public Health systems have long been characterized by the “Boom & Bust” cycle of crisis-induced investments followed by sustained budget cuts. As a result...