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Research Program
My research program aims to better understand the evolution of individuals with mental health issues across different stages in the justice system. At each of these steps, there are opportunities where it becomes possible to intervene and provide care. My specific goals can be found throughout these steps and are divided into three categories:
- Better understand chronicity of the legal journey as well as the care of individuals presenting with a mental-health issue.
- Understand the evolution of the psychiatric and legal monitoring of individuals declared not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder
- Identify and evaluate Québec’s mental-health courts.
More specifically, this program can be divided into two conceptual models:
- The effect of social context on the trajectory of individuals in the legal system who present with mental-health issues.
- The dynamic conceptualization of their health trajectory.
Awards and Distinctions
- Chercheur boursier Junior 1 du Fonds québécois de la recherche en santé
- Coup de cœur du ministre des Prix d’excellence du réseau de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec
- Canadian Psychological Association Significant Contribution Award
Keywords
Crime and mental issues, not criminally responsible, mental-health courts, rational choice theory