Mental Health and Marginalized Persons: Beyond Access, How to Truly Reach Them?
Wednesday, May 4, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Maison du Développement Durable, also streamed on Zoom (hybrid mode)
Theme
While not all marginalized persons experience mental health disorders, the majority endure significant suffering due to isolation and traumatic events they have experienced. When they find the courage to seek help, disenfranchised persons often face numerous obstacles that limit their access to the care they need and to which they are entitled.
Mental health care for marginalized persons must promote an approach focused on understanding and support, fully considering the individual’s experience, the complexity of their journey, and what they want for themselves. It is essential to create a bridge between these individuals and the health system that fosters dialogue and the co-construction of care.
Don’t miss this event, which will introduce you to innovative solutions and approaches that enable truly reaching them.
*It is also possible to attend this panel online via Zoom by registering through this link: https://bit.ly/3uhrkPw
*If the evolution of the health situation does not allow this event to take place in person, it will be held entirely online.
The Panelists
Dr. Mylène Demarbre
Psychologist and Mental Health Coordinator at Doctors of the World Canada
Dr. Amal Abdel-Baki
Psychiatrist, Head of the Youth Mental Health Service at the CHUM, and Clinical Full Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal
Caroline Leblanc
PhD candidate in Community Health at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke
Prof. Marcelo Otero
Full Professor in the Department of Sociology at UQAM and Researcher at CREMIS (Montreal Research Centre on Social Inequalities, Discrimination, and Alternative Citizenship Practices)
Moderator
Dr. Nicolas Bergeron
President of Doctors of the World Canada (2006–2020)
Psychiatrist, Medical Psychiatry Service at the CHUM, and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal