Created in June 2008, the National Centre of Excellence in Mental Health (NCEMH) reports to the Direction de la santé mentale of the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS).
Mission: help advance best practices in mental health
Support the development of quality clinical practices for targeted clients based on the scientific literature (Evidence Based Practices)- Support the implementation and continuous quality improvement of Intensive Case Management (ICM according to the ACT model) and Variable Support (VS) in the community for adults with severe mental illnesses in accordance with the 2005-2010 Mental Health Action Plan
Services for Intensive Case Management (ICM) and Variable Support (VS) teams
The services offered by the NCEMH target managers and staff members of the public and community network who are working to implement ICM and VS programs. These initiatives include:
- Awareness, information and training activities
- Consultation and coaching services
Three guiding principles orient the actions of the NCEMH:
- Patient recovery
- Service continuity
- Partnership and collaboration with community resources
A multidisciplinary team
Jacques Gagnon, coordinator
Brigitte Chassé, Consultant
Clinical Consultant, Centre de réadaptation La Myriade
Mental Health Program - South
Miriam Hayes, Consultant
Nurse, Program Head, CIC Trois-Rivières
Regional ACT Program, Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec, Centre de santé et de services sociaux de l’Énergie
Deborah Thomson, Consultant
Coordinator, ACT Team,
CSSS du Haut-Richelieu
Daniel Gélinas, MSc, Research Associate
Psychoeducator, Social Worker, Research Associate, Centre de recherche Fernand-Séguin, Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine
Part-time consultants
Benoît Côté, Executive Director, Programme d’encadrement clinique et d'hébergement, Québec City
François Neveu, Director, Projet Suivi Communautaire, Montréal
Associate researchers
Eric Latimer, PhD, Researcher, Douglas Institute, and Assistant Professor, McGill University
Alain Lesage, MD, MPhil, Researcher, Fernand-Seguin Research Centre, Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine, and Professor, Université de Montréal
Partners
The NCEMH receives funding from provincial health and social services agencies and the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS).
The Centre collaborates with university institutions such as the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, the Hôpital Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, and the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec. It also relies on regional responders in mental health from the different health and social services agencies and on clinical supervisors in ICM-VS (Intensive Case Management– Variable Support) wherever these staff members are available.
Contact us
National Centre of Excellence in Mental Health
Bourget Pavilion, Room BO 2321
7401 Hochelaga Street, 2nd floor
Montreal, Quebec H1N 3M5
Phone: 514-251-4000, extension 3488
Fax: 514-251-4071
Jacques Gagnon, Coordinator
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Annie Barberis, Administrative Officer
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