The closure of the online portal “Wellness Space Canada”, which was launched by the federal government at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, worries many mental health stakeholders. The portal was launched in April 2020 Wellness area Canada offers free mental health and addiction support services online and over the phone. After four years, the … Read more
Incarcerated Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) workers in Cochrane-Timiskaming and their patients are worried as the labor dispute has dragged on for 17 days. Almost 150 employees of the organization have been locked out since February 13. Since that time, approximately 1,600 patients in Timmins, Cochrane, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, Kirkland Lake and New Liskeard have … Read more
As the commission of inquiry into the on-duty death of police officer Maureen Breau takes a break, coroner Géhane Kamel has already heard a number of testimonies that could lead to recommendations in her report. In the first two weeks of public hearings, about thirty people spoke. Most testified about Isaac Brouillard Lessard, the gunman … Read more
Only one witness was heard Friday at the hearings of the commission of inquiry into the death of officer Maureen Breau, at the courthouse in Trois-Rivières. A captain from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) explained that police officers now have to deal with a skyrocketing number of cases of mental problems. The head of advisory … Read more
The number of suicides and attempted suicides increased “dramatically” in Quebec detention facilities in 2020-2021. and 2021-2022, a period marked by the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published Wednesday by a team from the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM). Data obtained from Quebec’s Ministry of Public Security by … Read more
The hike is high for an overhaul of the legal psychiatric system, according to experts, in a context where Quebec is the “champion,” they say, in terms of the number of individuals who have been found not responsible. A trio of experts added their perspective to the coroner’s inquest into the death of Sergeant Maureen … Read more
Unlike other regions in the province, Abitibi-Témiscamingue will ultimately not be eligible for an Intensive Behavioral Rehabilitation Unit (URCI). This service was announced with great fanfare by Quebec and the Center for Integrated Health and Social Services Abitibi-Témiscamingue (CISSS-AT) in 2021. It is the residence of Le Giron, in La Sarre, into which it was … Read more
The Integrated University Health and Social Center of Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec (CIUSSS MCQ) announced on Monday the launch of a pilot project to provide mental health support to farmers in the region. THE CIUSSS MCQs dedicates two new speakers to the project entitled Access and references for agricultural producers and their environment. Regional public health cooperates with … Read more
The threat posed by Isaac Brouillard Lessard is at the center of the debate as Monday begins the second week of hearings for the coroner charged with solving the death of police officer Maureen Breau. Are risk factors, such as the attacker’s drug use, taken seriously enough? Dr Frédéric Millaud, who came to testify on … Read more
One of the ambassadors of the Alcohol-Free Challenge, Jean-Marie Lapointe, admits that the organization is falling short of its goal, set this year at one million dollars. I don’t want to say that there is panic on the Titanic, but we will have to make an extra effort, because there are a little less than … Read more