Last spring, Mike Santoro gave a conference at the Douglas as part of the activities of Social Work Week organized by Joan Simand, MSW, Professional Chief of Social Services, and her team. Social work aims to restore or improve social functioning of i

Major changes for mental health in the Professional Code.

Again this year, Frames of Mind attracted a crowd looking to learn more about the different aspects of mental illness.

During is annual convention, the Association québécoise d'établissements de santé et services sociaux presented its AQESSS awards to institutions that have implemented innovative projects to improve services to the public. Douglas Communications Team Wins AQESSS "Coup de coeur" Award.

In September 2008, a small internal team began developing a prefeasibility study to support the Douglas infrastructure renewal project. On Wednesday, May 20th, our Board of Directors passed a resolution endorsing the study, and approving its submissio

The Douglas Mental Health University Institute will be hosting an international conference on the use of Internet in mental health care, May 14 to 16 2009.

Children's mental health was the theme of the Douglas Institute Foundation's 12th annual Open Minds Benefit, held March 11 at the Hilton Montréal Bonaventure. In the presence of Ministers Yves Bolduc (Health and Social Services) and Kathlee

Individual placement and support (IPS) to find employment: Relevance of this model for Quebec.

Nurses working in psychiatric care believe that patients agree to being put into isolation if they cooperate or remain passive. This is one of the main findings from a research report led by Caroline Larue, PhD, from Hôpital Louis-H. L

Like all other healthcare establishments, the Douglas Institute follows the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS). The Pandemic Plan has been deployed across the Institute and the Pandemic Plan Management Committee has