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Objectives Access to stable, safe, and affordable housing is an important determinant of health and community integration among people living with mental illness. Previous studies on housing stability, housing satisfaction and residential preferences among people living with mental illness have primarily been conducted among those with extensive service use experiences. First-time mental health service users, and youth in particular, are likely to present with distinct housing needs. The current study aimed to explore the housing experiences of new mental health service users, as well as the perceived obstacles and facilitators to their residential stability. Methods Projet AMONT is a longitudinal mixed-methods cohort study on the residential trajectories of service users in the 36 months after their initial contact with psychiatric services. The qualitative component consisted in a qualitative descriptive study. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with fourteen individuals at the beginning of their service use trajectory. Findings The thematic analysis uncovered how the emergence of mental illness and initial contacts with psychiatric services are associated with transformations in the area of housing and, for many, with housing instability. This instability might occur in continuity with adverse early life trajectories, or through the disruption caused by the emergence of mental illness. Informal social support emerged as the main protective factor against housing instability. Housing satisfaction was associated with multiple and sometimes conflicting needs regarding privacy, safety, social interactions, response to basic needs, performance of activities of daily living, and community integration. The specific developmental issues of youth at the beginning of their service use trajectories influence housing stability and satisfaction. Their housing then becomes a reflection of and laboratory for identity exploration and consolidation. Conclusion The findings highlight the importance of adopting a homelessness prevention lens among people living with a first episode of mental illness, particularly youth with adverse early life trajectories. Many existing approaches could be implemented or strengthened: cross-sector partnerships with all actors present in the trajectories of people with emerging mental illness; family approaches in early intervention, peer support, and screening for unstable housing situations. Adapting practices to the specific developmental characteristics of youth seem to be a key for homelessness prevention for this population.

The Revue Santé mentale au Québec (RSMQ) purpose is to contribute to the mental health knowledge dissemination and acquisition by adding much-needed cultural diversity to a scientific world community dominated by English-speaking journals. The RSMQ leadership wish to expand its societal impact and scientific outreach by working with its institutional partners to attract researchers and clinical practitioners across the world wishing to share their passions for learning in French.

Objectives Hospital emergency departments (ED) are often overcrowded, and patients using ED for mental health (MH) reasons contribute in great part to this situation. In Quebec, in 2014-15, 17% of ED users with mental disorders had visited ED at least 4 times for various reasons. These patients' frequent ED use usually reflects the inadequacy of the services provided to them. A better understanding of the underlying reasons behind this frequent ED use would enable stakeholders to formulate recommendations that would help improve services, making them more suited to the needs of these patients. The aim of this study was to identify the factors that encourage or limit the use of ED by frequent ED users, the term "frequent ED users" being defined as patients who use ED at least 3 times over a one-year period. Methodology Between April and September 2021, 20 ED professionals were interviewed concerning factors they perceived as encouraging or limiting ED use among frequent ED users. Participants worked in a psychiatric ED or in other hospital services (e.g., assessment-liaison module), or were partners of the ED within the territory (e.g., crisis centers). Study data were analyzed using a content analysis method carried out in various stages (e.g., data transcription, content coding), and guided by a conceptual framework comprised of 4 categories of factors that encourage or limit frequent use for MH reasons. These factors were related to the healthcare system, patient profiles, health professionals, and the MH network's organizational characteristics. Results More encouraging factors than limiting ones were identified as pertains to ED use. Most factors were associated with the healthcare system (and particularly with the unavailability of MH services), and with patient profiles, more specifically those with complex mental disorders compounded by psychosocial problems. Organizational characteristics, in particular the deployment of innovations in the ED or in partnership with it, although not widely deployed overall, tended to limit ED use. Conclusion This study highlights the importance of developing more innovations in the ED and in conjunction with other hospital and community services to better meet the needs of frequent ED users, and thus reduce their use of these services. ED should optimize their role in the screening, brief treatment, referral, and quality monitoring of services for patients, particularly those not adequately served by outpatient MH services.

Objectives Collaboration between family caregivers and professionals plays a critical role in the recovery of the person living with a mental health disorder. However, collaborative practices between family caregivers and professionals are impeded by issues relating to confidentiality, particularly in connection with bidirectional information sharing between the parties involved. In doing so, these issues affect the quality of mental health services. Method A qualitative study was conducted with 19 family caregivers and 19 mental health professionals from 2 Quebec regions[2] in order to identify issues related to information sharing and confidentiality from their combined perspective. The Photovoice method was used and individuals semi-directed interviews were conducted with the 38 participants. Results Confidentiality and the refusal of the person living with a mental health disorder to consent to share information remains important and current obstacles in mental health practises. The organization of mental health services should ensure better integration of family caregivers into care teams so that they can contribute to the person's recovery and thus receive all the support and information they need to exercise their role. This study shows that family caregivers have different information needs in order to carry out their role and accompany the person living with a mental health disorder, including the need for general and non-confidential information to better support the person. While respecting the fundamental rights and autonomy of the person, who is free to consent or not to sharing information concerning him or her, professionals and family caregivers can still interact and create an alliance that promotes collaboration and recovery. Conclusion This article offers benchmarks to facilitate dialogue among people living with a mental health disorder, family caregivers and professionals, and to support their actions around information-sharing and respect for confidentiality in mental health practises. Ultimately, the intention here is to foster collaborative practices that will help improve the quality of mental health services.

Anxiety and depression are among the most common mental disorders in the workplace and represent one of the leading causes of disability among workers. Symptoms related to these disorders have important repercussions for workers and organizations, such as a decrease in job satisfaction, as well as various difficulties in functioning at work (e.g., presenteeism, absenteeism). Social support from colleagues and relatives represents a promising lever to support the numerous workers living with symptoms of depression or anxiety. Objective The aim of this study was to identify the social support practices of relatives and colleagues that are perceived as being beneficial to the work functioning of individuals with anxiety or depressive symptoms. Method To do this, we conducted semi-structured interviews with workers presenting symptoms of anxiety or depression (n=25) in order to explore their experiences regarding the social support they received. A 6-step thematic analysis was then performed. Results The results of our research identified 30 social support practices and grouped them into 5 broad functions: friendship (e.g., laughing with colleagues, contacting loved ones through technology or social networks during working hours), emotional support (e.g., listening, resolving conflicts quickly), social support (e.g., sharing experiences with others), instrumental support (e.g., helping with work-related or non-work-related tasks), informational support (e.g., giving advice to help reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms), and validation (e.g., normalizing or de-dramatizing situations). Conclusion In short, this study provides a relevant portrait of the various social support practices that relatives and colleagues can put forward to promote the functioning of workers presenting symptoms of anxiety or depression.