Team VISEV brings together social, legal and clinical expertise to develop a research program around social integration of people with challenging behaviors.

The current research projects target social integration determinants as well as services and assessment tools. 

The interdisciplinary team gathers the expertise of seven researchers and and six collaborators from different fields. 

The interdisciplinary team gathers the expertise of seven researchers and six collaborators from different fields. 

Many organizations, public institutions and bodies from a wide range of sectors take an active part in our program and keep an eye on our work with interest. The common projects we share with these partners aim to: Strengthen the bonds through

Various instruments play a pivotal part in our work, they are crucial for us to achieve our pursued objectives and to fulfill our mission. Behavior risk assessment and management tools are particularly useful in clinical settings.

Duncan Pedersen studies how societies impact the mental health of their citizens. His work focuses on Latin America.

Anne Crocker, PhD, focuses her work on the interface between mental health and the law.

A Douglas-led team of world health researchers search for effective interventions for disadvantaged civilian populations.

It appears that Luka Magnotta’s lawyer will be arguing that his client is not criminally responsible in the murder and dismemberment of Lin Jun because he is suffering from Schizophrenia. I will wait until the evidence gets out before commenting on the specific case but since next week is Mental Illness Awareness Week I thought [...]