À l’intersection du vieillissement et de la santé mentale : la coordination des services offerts aux personnes de 50 ans et plus vivant avec un trouble mental grave
À l’intersection du vieillissement et de la santé mentale : la coordination des services offerts aux personnes de 50 ans et plus vivant avec un trouble mental grave
- Bernadette Dallaire, Full time Professor, École de travail social et de criminologie, Université Laval
- Diane Harvey, Director, Association québécoise pour la réadaptation psychosociale
People aged 50 and over living with a severe mental disorder (SMD)—such as schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, or personality disorders—are at heightened risk of social exclusion. Research shows that this population often experiences premature physical aging, early loss of independence, and reduced life expectancy. These physical vulnerabilities are compounded by significant psychosocial challenges, including social isolation, economic precarity, and limited agency.
The loss of independence affects several other areas of life, including income, housing, social support, and social inclusion. As a result, addressing the needs of people aged 50+ living with SMD requires coordinated and integrated responses across public and community health and social services. However, both public policies and service systems often overlook this population, effectively rendering them an “orphaned” clientele whose realities and needs are rarely taken into account.
Drawing on findings from the research project Les actions gouvernementales au Québec : impacts sur les personnes âgées marginalisées ou vivant des dynamiques d’exclusion sociale (FQRSC, 2020–2025), this webinar will present key issues affecting people aged 50+ living with SMD. It will also highlight concrete avenues for improving service coordination and supporting more inclusive, responsive practices for this population.
This webinar is part of the special CREGÉS Lunch and Learn series: Personnes âgées marginalisées au Québec : mieux comprendre pour mieux agir
Other webinars in in the series
- La coordination des services et l’inclusion des personnes âgées LGBTQ+ : enjeux, obstacles et pistes d’action with Sandra Smele and Sophie Parent (Université Laval)
- Coordination et gouvernance : les angles morts du système with Meghan Joy
