Status of Women committee  In 2016 in Quebec, before the pandemic, the realization of the problems young people were experiencing in connection with medicalization led to the creation of the Mouvement Jeunes et santé mentale. That movement focused particularly on marginalized youth and observed that in sit

Status of Women committee  Excuse me, but what aspect did your question address, exactly?

Status of Women committee  We think it is obvious that there has to be support for the actions taken by community groups, particularly regarding mental health, but also the activities of women's groups, violence intervention groups, and groups that support men who commit spousal violence. Those grassroots

Status of Women committee  We believe the federal government could study the questions of prescription drug dependence and cessation support. It could do a Canada-wide study to see what is happening in terms of practices. It could make recommendations so that when a medication is prescribed, people receive

Status of Women committee  Exactly. In fact, these concerns are to some extent related, for example in the case of violence against women in a spousal or family relationship. The housing crisis exacerbates that violence, because it is extremely difficult for some women, at present, to leave the family hom

Status of Women committee  Yes, that is really what we are negotiating, including when there is federal funding that occasionally comes to us. We want the communities to be able to decide for themselves where the money will go. When we receive project funding, like under the Homelessness Partnering Strate

Status of Women committee  Health transfers are obviously critical in supporting the health systems of the various provinces. We can see that there's an urgent need to increase funding, particularly for mental health, which is the poor cousin in the budget of Quebec's Ministry of Health. In addition, we de

Status of Women committee  Project funding can definitely be useful at times in developing new ways of doing things. However, what community organizations in Quebec and elsewhere want is mission funding. Then they could promote and support mobilization using that resource. Consequently, we need to support

Status of Women committee  Yes, something like that.

Status of Women committee  Yes, of course. The mandate of the committee that was struck in the United Kingdom was to study, first, dependence on prescription drugs, including psychotropics, and, second, how to support persons in withdrawal. What we're seeing on the ground, particularly in the community s

Status of Women committee  Good afternoon. I would like to thank the committee for inviting me to take part in its study. The Regroupement des ressources alternatives en santé mentale du Québec represents some 100 Quebec community groups. The fact that those groups operate independently in carrying out th