Kudos to three teams from the Directorate of Learning Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilization (DPAAS)! They pooled their expertise to contribute to Quebec’s latest action plan for caregivers, and are tasked with implementing several of the plan’s key measures....
PRAIDA (the Regional Program for the Settlement and Integration of Asylum Seekers) has attracted international attention! The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) directed a delegation from Wales to visit the PRAIDA team to learn more about...
CIUSSS teams specialized in caregiving shared their expertise at the Journée nationale de concertation en proche aidance on October 1, an event that brought together organizations that support caregiving from across Quebec. The second annual...
Congratulations to Myrna Lashley, PhD, on her appointment as a Member of the Order of Canada. Dr. Lashley’s appointment was announced by Governor General Mary Simon, an honour she received along with 82 individuals across the country for their outstanding...
A team from our CIUSSS marked the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation in February with a film screening and discussion to raise awareness among our staff. The event on February 8 was organized by Juliette Palhier and Jazmine Tejada...
Guide provides answers for frontline workers who are interacting with newcomers Sara is a 45-year-old widow from Syria with two young sons. She arrived in Canada as an asylum seeker and is struggling to make her way in a new world. Seeking help, Sara turns to a local...
Congratulations to Dr. Jilly Hanley, Associate Professor of Social Work at McGill University, who was recently appointed as the Scientific Director of SHERPA. She replaces Dr. Cecile Rousseau, who completed two terms in the position. Dr. Hanley’s research focuses on...
SHERPA creates online toolkit for parents Images of war, terrorism and other forms of violence are so pervasive in today’s media that children are at times exposed to news they might find bewildering. To guide parents in the sensitive task of discussing...
The paths that refugees follow can often be arduous, so our CIUSSS is exploring paths within health care that will help ease them along their way to recovery. “The recent increase in refugees in Quebec has led to a growing need for health care that is culturally...
Drawing has been one of Zoa Gauthier's favourite hobbies since she was 11 years old. "If I have a pencil and a pad or paper nearby, I will sketch something," says Zoa, now 15. Recently, she put her sketching skills to work on a canvas much bigger than a notepad. Over...