This Mental Health Week we would like to highlight the work done throughout the year to raise awareness and promote mental health. The Scouting Network at our CIUSSS is one example. The project creates valuable collaborations with the community and other organizations. Read our testimonials:
Rayya Khairallah - Caseworker and Navigator at the CMRL
“ The local scouting networks in mental health plays a key role in the greater West Island community and has created very warm and valued connections between active Lachine community members and the healthcare network.
Meetings with experts are also an opportunity for me to better know the people in this community, to learn more about mental health, and to learn more about the lives of the seniors I work with as a social geriatrics caseworker. THANK YOU ! ”
Maja Vodanovic - Lachine Borough Mayor
“ In recent years, we have seen the initiatives put in place by the CIUSSS Ouest-de-l’Île-de- Montréal have a positive impact in the field.
We would like to thank psychosocial scouting network and the frontline psychosocial intervention team who are making a significant difference in our community. These programs help to build and maintain social ties with our most vulnerable citizens. Other initiatives supported by the CIUSSS, such as the Café des aînés help to counter isolation.
Such programs contribute to an upswell of mutual aid and the creation of engaged and healthier communities. Thank you to everyone who plays a part in improving the quality of life in Lachine. ”
Louise Rosenberg - Café des aînés, Lachine
“ I am a community member and I have been a scout with the Scouting Network for over three years.
With support from this project we created a group for seniors in my borough at the municipal library. The group is an opportunity to discuss and share. It has become a source of hope and unending solidarity for everyone who takes part.
Thank you to the network for its continued support. ”
Mark Walford - Peer helper with the PCSM organization, founder of the Groupe Citoyen de l’Ouest-de-l’île-de-Montréal and scout member
“ On behalf of the West Island Citizens Group and Community Perspective in Mental Health, I want to express our appreciation and gratitude for the support and impactful collaborations we have had with the local Mental Health Scouting Network in our mental health community and community at large on the West Island. ”