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CRISE is an interdisciplinary research centre at the Université du Québec à Montréal, with more than forty researchers, practitioners, doctoral and post-doctoral students from four universities and twenty institutions and community organizations in Quebec.

The objective of CRISE activities is to reduce suicide and suicidal behaviours and to reduce the negative consequences of suicide.

CRISE released its newsletter - Info-CRISE

Brian Mishara, professor at the Psychology Department of UQAM and director of the Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide and Euthanasia (CRISE) has just received an important 2.5 million grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada to “develop and implement a mental health promotion programme based upon coping mechanisms for primary school children”. (May 13, 2011)

Professor Janie Houle, from the Psychology Department of UQAM, is officially FRSQ Junior Researcher in the Health and Society category. She has been awarded this bursary for her research project on the auto-management of health in persons suffering from depression. (May 13, 2011)

New Publication
 • Tousignant, M., Pouliot, L., Routhier, D.,Vrakas, G., McGirr, A. &Turecki, G. (2011). Suicide, Schizophrenia, and Schizoid-Type Psychosis: Role of Life Events and Childhood Factors. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 41(1) , 66-78. Abstract

Québec Statistics: La mortalité par suicide au Québec : données récentes de 2005 à 2009 - Mise à jour 2011.

New Publications
 • Mishara, B.L., & Weisstub, D.N. (2010). Défis éthique pour les nouvelles pratique en prévention du suicide. La Revue Française et Francophone de Psychiatrie et de Psychologie Médicale, 14(114), 6-9. French abstract
 • Tousignant, M. (2010). Pour une psychosociologie du désespoir et du suicide. TranSfaire & Cultures. Revue d’Anthropologie Médicale Clinique, 3, 37-50.
 • Vella, J. & Daigle, M.S. (2010). Évaluation préliminaire du programme Victor, Sandrine et le dragon, module Gestion du stress. Trois-Rivières: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. French abstract

Le suicide assisté sera le thème du débat présenté à l'émission Huis Clos de Télé-Québec cette semaine (22 octobre, reprises les 23 et 24 octobre), avec la participation de Brian Mishara.

Consultez les documents et mémoires déposés par Brian Mishara (1, 2, 3) et Isabelle Marcoux (4) dans le cadre de la Commission spéciales sur la question de mourir dans la dignité de l’Assemblée nationale.

Assemblée nationale du Québec
Following discussions with various experts, the Select Committee on Dying with Dignity produced a "Consultation Paper", which is a guide for this summer's public hearings. At the present time, it appears that this document has not yet been translated to English.

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