ThemesBloggers
The authors who publish articles on Qualaxia's blog are experts on the issues or themes that we value. They share specific articles or opinions on topics that affect populational mental health. Qualaxia wants to increase the variety of perspectives featured on their blog and attract other experts in joining the list of authors.
Jaunathan Bilodeau has a double major in psychology and sociology from the Université de Montréal. Currently a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Dr. Andrée Demers (Professor, Department of Sociology, Université de Montréal), his research focuses on the connection between work-family conflict and mental health, according to gender. He is also a student member of the Research Team on Work and Mental Health (ERTSM).
Dan Bilsker, Ph.D., is a psychologist who consults to the Mental Health Commission of Canada and other organizations though Vancouver Psych Safety Consulting Inc. He leads a project to enhance Canada's mental health care system through the dissemination of supported self-management interventions for mood disorders.
She is the Director at the Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport (Government of New Brunswick). Her accomplishments include the establishment of an interdepartmental wellness committee.
Hélène Brouillet is a psychologist and is currently participating in the Jalon project as project leader and knowledge broker. She also works on the development and adaptation of evidence-based clinical tools.
Involved in various research projects during her career, Geneviève Cloutier has focused on social intervention practices and the fight against the social exclusion of various populations, including young adults.
Julie Denoncourt is a scientific consultant at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec in Montréal. She is currently completing her doctoral studies in community psychology at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Julie contributes to works on preventive and promotion intervention effectiveness focusing on children and young adults.
With a Master’s degree in community health, Florence Déplanche is a social worker and research officer at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec. She is involved in the drafting of scientific advice on effective interventions in mental health promotion and the prevention of mental disorders in young adults.
Nicole Desjardins is a scientific advisor at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec in Montréal and has been working for over 20 years in the promotion and prevention of mental health and social adaptation. She has contributed to a number of projects in this field including practical guidelines for intervention and evaluation, intervention tools and scientific advice.
As coordinator of the Réseau québécois de recherche sur le suicide (RQRS), Luc Desrochers helps strengthen Quebec leadership in the field of suicide research. He also addresses suicide from a neurobiological, clinical, psycho-pathological and sociocultural standpoint.
Isabelle Doré’s doctoral thesis will focus on physical activity and its effect on the promotion of mental health and the prevention of anxiety and depressive disorders among young adults.
Martin Drapeau is a psychologist and a professor of counselling psychology and psychiatry at McGill University, where he directs the McGill Psychotherapy Process Research Group. Dr. Drapeau is also Editor-in-chief of the literary journals Canadian Psychology and Science and Practice.
Francine Ducharme completed postdoctoral training in mental health. She holds a Desjardins Research Chair in Nursing Care for Seniors and Their Families from the Université de Montréal and is a member of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Her research interests have focused on the mental health of caregivers for over 20 years.
Dr. Louise Fournier is an associate professor in the Département de médecine sociale et préventive of the Université de Montréal's faculty of medicine. As the founder of Qualaxia, she is responsible for the general and scientific direction of the network.
Jason Guriel is a Communications and Social Media Coordinator in the Provincial System Support Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. He also has a PhD in English and is a freelance book reviewer.
Janie Houle is a professor in the community section of the Département de psychologie at the Université du Québec à Montréal. She is currently working on individual, social, community and health determinants of self-care for people with major depression.
Nick Kates has worked to develop a strategy for collaboration between mental health and primary care services across Canada. He his recognized for his leadership in building bridges between mental health and primary care services in Canada.
Director of the Culture & Mental Health Research Unit of the Department of Psychiatry at the Jewish General Hospital in Montréal, Dr. Laurence J. Kirmayer focuses on mental health services for immigrants and refugees, psychiatry in primary care, and the anthropology of psychiatry.
Arlene Laliberté is an Anishinaabekwe (Algonquin woman) from Témiscamingue and obtained a doctorate in community psychology from the Université du Québec à Montréal. Her research interests lie in suicide among Aboriginal populations from an ecological perspective, as well as psychological autopsies and primary prevention of suicide risk factors.
Le Ngoc Lam works at the Centre of Health and Social Services Dorval-Lachine-LaSalle (CSSS DLL) for nearly two years as Head of administration program for early childhood services and general services to youth. She has developed expertise in perinatal and early childhood services for more than seven years.
Stéphanie Lassonde is the Director of Communications for the Mental Health Commission of Canada, in Calgary. Stéphanie is recognized for having started the first public education program in a Québec mental health institution and for developing innovative communications strategies using the web and social media to engage with the public about mental health issues.
Matthew Menear is particularly interested in how policies and the organization of health services influence the quality of primary care provided to people with mental health problems.
Coordinating the Zippy's Friends mental health promotion program for the CRISE and involved in the implementation by dissemination, recruitment, and training for Zippy's Friends and Passeport : S'équiper pour la vie (Passport: Skills for life) programs, as well as their evaluation. She is pursuing doctoral studies in community psychology at UQAM.
Through her practice of social work, Marie-Hélène Morin became interested in the experiences of family members and friends coping with a loved one’s mental illness. In the last ten years, her research and training activities have sought to equip and support family members and care providers, and to promote the vital role of families in the intervention process.
Monica Nunes is a Research Analyst in the Provincial System Support Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Within CAMH, she works within the Health Promotion Resource Centre providing system support, capacity building, content expertise and access to information and research for Ontario health promotion and public health audiences.
Renée Ouimet is a director at the Canadian Mental Health Association – Quebec Division. She is responsible for coordinating and implementing National Mental Health Week in Quebec. Thanks to her career in the field of community health and her comprehensive approach to health, she brings a complementary view in the areas of mental health promotion and prevention of mental disorders.
Professor at the Université du Québec à Rimouski's Department of Nursing, Claire Page provides provincial leadership in the development of the mental health specialization in graduate-level nursing programs.
A consultant for 10 years in organizational health management, Emmanuel Poirel guided several colleges in implementing integrated workplace health approaches. As a researcher, his interests include approaches that promote health in schools.
Léo-Roch Poirier has over 20 years of experience in the public health network. He has extensive expertise in the organization of primary care and mental health services as well as in the assessment of health services and determinants for the use of these services. Since 2006, he has been focusing his skills on the Dialogue reseach project.
Julie Poissant holds a doctorate in community psychology. She is the author of many knowledge syntheses, practice guidelines and scientific advice including the effective interventions in mental health and the prevention of mental disorders published by the INSPQ.
As director of Revivre, a community organization, Jean-Rémy Provost is involved in integrating the concept of self-care to the psychoeducational support provided to people afflicted with anxiety, depressive or bipolar disorders and their loved ones.
Alan Regenstreif is a social worker who is the Coordinator of the Leading Practices in Mental Health and Aging at the CSSS Cavendish. He is also a trainer for the Centre for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology (CREGÉS) at the CSSS Cavendish.
Marie-Claude Roberge holds a Master's degree in sociology of health from the Université de Montréal and has over 15 years of experience in promoting health and social adaptation.
David Robitaille is a psychiatrist who has been closely involved in the implementation of primary mental health care for 10 years. He is member of an expert committee on the organization of primary mental health care at the MSSS and medical adviser on several primary mental health care research advisory committees.
Social worker Marie-Lyne Roc is a professional affairs manager for the professional development department of the Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec. She takes part in various projects related to the specificity of social work, the promotion of social work practices and the contribution of the profession at clinical and social levels.
Mr. Roy has addressed men’s mental health from various angles. Currently pursuing his doctorate in social work at Université Laval, his thesis will focus on male roles and their influence on how Quebec farmers adapt to stress.
Louise St-Arnaud is a professor in the Département des fondements et pratiques en éducation in the faculty of education at Université Laval and director of the Canada Research Chair on Occupational Integration and the Psychosocial Environment of Work (CRIEVAT).
Sheela Subramanian is a Planning and Policy Analyst at the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario where she leads work on health equity, human rights, and accessibility issues in mental health.
Mai Thanh Tu, Ph.D. is a researcher at the Université de Montréal Public Health Research Institute (IRSPUM). For several years now, her work has focused on stress and depressive symptoms in mothers and children of all ages, from birth to the start of adolescence. She is also interested in the health of immigrant families, and the stressful living conditions and events that affect them.
Helen-Maria Vasiliadis is an assistant professor at the Département des sciences de la santé communautaire of the Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé at the Université de Sherbrooke. Her research involves determinants associated with the use of mental health services by the population (equity and accessibility), cost analyses, assessment of the effectiveness of health care services offered to psychiatric patients, quality of life and program evaluation.
Michel Vézina is a doctor specializing in community health, a professor in the Département de médecine sociale et préventive at Université Laval, a consultant in occupational health at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec and a regular researcher for GIROSST (Groupe interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l'organisation, la santé et la sécurité du travail) at Université Laval.
Georgia Vrakas is currently conducting two community-based participatory research projects on Aboriginal youth mental health and empowerment.
Occupational therapist and member of Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital’s intensive case management team, Véronique Wilson recently completed her Master’s in community health at the Université de Montréal. Her thesis focused on hierarchized care in CSSSs, and the factors influencing and guiding its implementation.
