Search
Skip to Search Results-
Fall 2022
Background: Most discharged psychiatric patients in Alberta are offered follow-up appointments with Alberta Health Services (AHS) Addiction and Mental Health (A&MH) community providers. It is typical to wait weeks or months for a follow-up appointment, resulting in a substantial psychological...
-
Job Retention and Career Development for People with Serious Mental Illness: A Participatory Capacity Building Project
DownloadFall 2023
Introduction: People with serious mental illness (PSMI) are capable and willing to contribute meaningfully to the workforce. However, a vast majority experience employment marginalization and hazardous work environments due to the stigma that portrays them as incapable or dangerous. Current...
-
Fall 2016
INTRODUCTION: Peer-based housing support for people with severe mental illness who are at risk of homelessness is a promising, though understudied, intervention approach. OBJECTIVES: To examine how well an Edmonton pilot project implementing peer-based housing supports addressed factors...
-
There's a way out for me: Insights from support intervention for low-income women who smoke.
Download2010
Letourneau, N., Boscoe, M., Makwarimba, E., Greaves, L., Stewart, M., Kushner, K. E., Spitzer, D., Daum, C.
Based on an assessment of low-income women’s support needs and preferences, an intervention was designed consisting of 14 weekly group support sessions encompassing peer and professional facilitators and volunteer buddies. Participants (n=44) completed a 13-item semi-structured qualitative...