El objetivo más común de las intervenciones que apoyan a los jóvenes en su tránsito a la vida independiente es el de ayudarles a convertirse en relativamente autosuficientes. Fue en este contexto en el que el proyecto se creó para implementar y evaluar las estrategias de trabajo en grupo con esta población. Se utilizaron dos fuentes de información: los jóvenes que participaron en el programa (n=31) y todos los facilitadores. La intención de esta investigación ha sido no sólo la de seguir la trayectoria de los jóvenes participantes a través de procesos grupales, sino también la de proponer a los profesionales que intervinieron en esa transición a la vida adulta un paradigma de tratamiento alternativo y una manera diferente de trabajar con grupos. Los resultados revelan que la aplicación de nuevos enfoques de intervención es un proceso que lleva tiempo y debe tener en cuenta el contexto en el que se interviene. Esta investigación plantea una serie de cuestiones centrales en relación con la definición, la ejecución y la evaluación de programas que apoyan la transición a la vida adulta de los jóvenes vulnerables. Descriptores: • jóvenes vulnerables

The housing crisis in Abitibi-Temiscamingue has persisted for over fifteen years, characterized by a housing shortage and limited access to affordable housing. This article contributes to understanding how this housing crisis is directly linked to regional labour shortages, particularly by impeding recruitment efforts in a context where the labour replacement index is below one. Using a mixed-method approach, researchers conducted a descriptive analysis of statistical data on housing, industry, employment, and the workforce. Additionally, individual interviews with regional businesses assessed the crisis's effects on operations, recruitment, and employee retention. Findings indicate that while most companies did not perceive a direct impact, 39 % reported employees facing housing-related difficulties, such as delays in securing accommodations or resignations due to shortages. The crisis was found to affect recruitment more than retention, especially when hiring international workers. Almost halfof the surveyed companies had to reduce their opening hours due to labor shortages, while a third refused contracts because of recruitment challenges. Some businesses resorted to subcontracting, adjusting workloads, or limiting services to manage workforce constraints.

OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the current study was to examine the effects of child vehicle restraint-related knowledge and trust in information on car seat use among Indigenous Peoples in Canada. METHODS:An in-person survey was administered to participants who identified as Indigenous (i.e., First Nation or Métis). Participants included those from the Canadian provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec. The sample consisted of 536 Indigenous adults, ages 18 and older, who reported having children aged 12 or younger or reported transporting other children in vehicles. The analysis focused on the prediction of consistent car seat use. Logistic regression models were used to test the main predictive effects of gender, living on reserve, levels of child vehicle restraint-related knowledge, and levels of trust in information. An interaction effect of child vehicle restraint-related knowledge by trust in information on consistent car seat use was also tested. RESULTS:Gender did not significantly predict consistent car seat use. However, those who reported living on reserve were 52% less likely to report consistently using car seats than those who reported not living on reserve. Additionally, those who exhibited high levels of child vehicle restraint-related knowledge were two and a half times more likely to report consistent car seat use than those with low knowledge levels. Respondents' level of trust in information was also significantly related to consistent car seat use. Respondents who reported high levels of trust in information were nearly twice as likely to report consistent car seat use than those who reported low levels of trust. Finally, among respondents who demonstrated low knowledge, those who showed high trust in information were nearly two and half times as likely to report consistent car seat use than those who showed low trust. CONCLUSIONS:The current study provided evidence that having the requisite knowledge and trust in information was found to be associated with caregiver compliance in using car seats on a regular basis.

Introduction : La vision biomédicale de la santé ne cadre pas avec la vision holistique qu’ont les peuples autochtones. Les différences entre ces visions de la santé engendrent chez les Autochtones de profondes peurs et une méfiance envers le système de santé. Or, les recherches montrent que l’intégration des savoirs traditionnels est prometteuse pour des soins de santé culturellement sécurisants. Bien que l’intégration des savoirs traditionnels soit encouragée, il existe peu de recherches empiriques au Québec (Canada) sur la manière dont cette intégration se déroule concrètement. Objectifs : 1) décrire comment les savoirs traditionnels sont intégrés dans les soins des personnes autochtones qui vivent avec une condition de santé, 2) explorer les mécanismes et les éléments contextuels pouvant influencer cette intégration et 3) identifier des pistes d’amélioration pour une meilleure intégration de ces savoirs traditionnels dans les soins. Méthodes : Étude de cas qualitative et participative menée au centre de santé de la communauté atikamekw de Manawan, utilisant l’approche à double perspective. Des cercles de parole, des entrevues familiales et individuelles seront réalisés avec des professionnels de la santé autochtones et allochtones, des guérisseurs traditionnels et des personnes autochtones. Les données seront analysées thématiquement et validées par des collaborateurs autochtones. Discussion et retombées anticipées : Les résultats permettront une meilleure compréhension des éléments influençant l’intégration des savoirs traditionnels autochtones dans les soins aux personnes autochtones. Ces résultats sont essentiels dans une perspective durable et globale de la santé pour améliorer la qualité et la sécurité des soins offerts aux populations autochtones.

Cet article utilise une méthode mixte basée sur une analyse descriptive pour approfondir la connaissance de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue et sur une consultation évaluative pour identifier les impacts de la crise du logement sur les entreprises de cette région administrative québécoise. Les portraits des MRC ont été réalisés à partir de données secondaires provenant de diverses sources pour caractériser les territoires, leur population, l’emploi, la main-d’œuvre et le logement. Un questionnaire soumis à un échantillon d’entreprises a permis de compléter les portraits en ce qui a trait aux impacts de la crise du logement sur les activités, sur le fonctionnement et sur le développement des entreprises participantes, puis de documenter les stratégies déployées et proposées aux élus pour en limiter les effets et pour consolider le recrutement et la rétention des employés. À partir d’une revue de littérature, des modèles inspirants de gestion, de conception et de développement de logements sociaux et abordables ont été identifiés ailleurs au Canada et dans le reste du monde pour pallier la crise du logement en Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

Nous en connaissons peu sur la pratique d’intervention de groupe en région, ce qui ouvre un champ de questions qui dépassent de loin la simple description des conditions de travail en intervention. Ce travail souhaite valoriser et rendre « visible » la pratique d’intervention de groupe des professionnelles issues du travail social, dans un contexte québécois, et plus spécifiquement dans un environnement de région ressource, environnement qui pose des défis et des enjeux importants reliés à ce mode d’intervention. À travers une recherche qualitative et un processus de théorisation ancrée, ce mode d’intervention a été exploré auprès de 10 intervenantes. Les principaux résultats nous permettent d’identifier les spécificités régionales de l’intervention de groupe, telles qu’une pratique destinée fondamentalement aux femmes avec des approches choisies pour l’intervention, la confidentialité et la protection de la vie privée des participantes du groupe, le manque de transport en commun, et une pratique de groupe plus présente dans le milieu communautaire.

Social work with groups is one of the social work intervention methods, and describes an approach directed at individuals, families, and communities. Most articles discussing this intervention method result from research conducted in larger urban centers. This research is based on the training and needs of social workers doing group work; specifically, qualitative research on social workers practising group intervention work in northern Quebec (Canada). The results indicate social workers' satisfaction with training that simultaneously integrates practical work and group theory in a university setting. Group intervention work in rural areas has certain advantages over social work in large urban centers (sharing and understanding of a shared reality, breaking down isolation barriers), but social workers also have to face certain challenges specific to their region, such as confidentiality, a lack of public transit for users, and the lack of importance placed by the health network on this type of intervention work.

La présence de la philanthropie de changement social dans le financement des démarches de développement territorial devient de plus en plus importante. Moins restrictive et plus flexible, elle a ainsi tendance à suppléer aux subventions étatiques souvent jugées plus strictes, voire contraignantes, tout en étant moins accessibles. Même si cette nouvelle propension vers la philanthropie semble un atout pour le développement des communautés, elle n’en demeure pas moins pour autant exempte de questionnement. Cet article fait état des formes et des impacts de la relation de proximité entre la philanthropie de changement social et les démarches de développement territorial qui regroupent des acteurs individuels et collectifs engagés pour améliorer les conditions de vie de la population.

Objective Booster seat use among the general population remains relatively low, despite their effectiveness in preventing injury among children when involved in motor vehicle collisions. Given the prevention of injuries that booster seats provide, understanding the factors that hinder or facilitate the use of these seats is critical, particularly in communities that are often overlooked when conducting general population studies. To date, no studies have examined the prevalence and predictors of booster seat use among Indigenous peoples in Canada. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of booster seat use among Indigenous peoples across Canada and the factors that impact their use. Methods Data were collected from a survey of participants from First Nations communities and organizations serving Indigenous peoples nationwide. Hypotheses arising from known predictors of booster seat use across the general population were tested using logistic regression models. Results The strongest predictor of booster seat use, even when all other study factors were accounted for, was the reduction of barriers related to the use of booster seats, such as a child’s resistance to being placed or staying in the passive safety restraint or a parent, guardian, or other caregiver being unwilling to use or unsure of how to install/setup the booster seat. Conclusion Most Indigenous participants consistently used booster seats to safely secure children being transported in vehicles. However, this compliance rate is well below that of the general population. Accessibility and affordability of child safety restraints and/or children’s refusal to use booster seats, as well as having more than 1 child to secure, were identified as mitigating factors. Access to and the affordability of booster seats, coupled with clear and understandable information on how to use them, are critical components to compliance. Raising awareness among Indigenous peoples communities regarding the importance of using booster seats is imperative. To achieve this, Indigenous peoples must lead discussions to ensure that child safety strategies not only are based on research and best practices but are culturally connected and community driven. Through meaningful collaboration, vehicle-related injuries and mortality among Indigenous children can be significantly reduced.

De façon continue, le système québécois du logement social est touché par les transformations des systèmes de prise en charge des personnes ayant des incapacités. D’une manière générale, le logement est pressenti comme l’un des lieux privilégiés d’intervention visant l’amélioration de la santé et du bien-être. Les origines de ces changements correspondent à la volonté de trouver des alternatives aux institutions lourdes et coûteuses, mais surtout d’offrir de réelles opportunités aux gens y vivant. Les interfaces entre le secteur de la santé et du logement social s’en trouvent accrues (cibles et missions). On assiste à un déplacement des frontières qui séparaient auparavant ces deux univers. Ni logement ni hébergement, ces nouveaux milieux de vie substituts sont, en quelque sorte, des hybrides. Malgré tout, ces hybrides, en dépit des problèmes intersectoriels qu’ils peuvent créer, sont porteurs d’approches novatrices qu’on pourrait reconnaître dans l’élaboration des programmes et politiques concernant les milieux de vie substituts. Cet article fera état d’une recherche financée par les Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC). À partir des huit cas étudiés dans la filière des personnes âgées en perte d’autonomie, une caractérisation des manifestations du phénomène d’hybridation sera faite. L’article s’attardera aux éléments à considérer pour évaluer la pénétration de l’univers de l’hébergement dans celui du logement et les conséquences que cela a sur le caractère inclusif et stimulant de ces logements offerts aux aînés ayant des incapacités.

Existing evidence suggests that child welfare involvement has a deleterious impact on Indigenous peoples in Canada in terms of increasing their risk of becoming a visible or hidden homeless individual. Visible homelessness is generally understood as those individuals found sleeping in parks, cars, shelters, or on the streets and other locales such as in abandoned buildings or under bridges. Whereas the hidden homeless are those who find interim accommodations with friends, family members, and acquaintances. Although in saying this, many of the visible homelessness scenarios can also be considered hidden. Regardless, all situations of homelessness reflect uncertainty, lack of safety, and an increased vulnerability to abuse and exploitation. The pathways to homelessness are rooted in structural deficits in the society, which are multiplicative and intersectional in nature. They include housing affordability, oppression, conditions of physical and mental well-being, employment and employability, as well as family support and community connection. On the other hand, the greater the educational achievement experienced by Indigenous peoples the less the risk of being subjected to homelessness. The premise of this paper is that Indigenous peoples are multiplicatively oppressed and that these intersecting sites of oppression increase the risk of Indigenous peoples in Canada becoming homelessness. Hypotheses were tested using the 2014 panel of Canada's General Social Survey, including 1081 Indigenous peoples and 23,052 non-Indigenous white participants. Indigenous identity, involvement in the child welfare system, and level of educational achievement were all significantly associated with experiences of hidden and visible homelessness, p < .001. As hypothesized, the odds associated with being involved in the child welfare system (odds ratio [OR] = 4.15) were stronger than that associated with identifying as Indigenous (OR = 1.47). As predicted, achieving a university education served as a protection against becoming homelessness (OR = 0.27). The hypothesized relationship between ethnicity and child welfare system involvement interaction was not observed. However, Indigenous participants (7.1%) were nearly four times as likely to have been involved with the child welfare system than were non-Indigenous white people (1.9%). Thus, at the population level, Indigenous peoples are at far greater risk of having been involved in the child welfare system, and consequently experiencing homelessness than non-Indigenous peoples. Of note, the hypothesized ethnicity by educational attainment interaction was observed. Among white people in Canada, a university education likely prevents most (83%) of visible homelessness otherwise experienced by those who did not complete high school (OR = 0.17) and prevents a significant amount (18%) of hidden homelessness. Startlingly, no such prevention was associated with completion of university among Indigenous peoples in Canada. Implications and future research needs are discussed.

Malgré l’accroissement marqué du nombre d’Autochtones vivant dans la rue ou dans des situations de grande vulnérabilité, les réalités autochtones de l’itinérance au Québec et au Canada demeurent peu documentées. Cet article a pour objectif de pallier ce manque, en brossant un portrait des écrits scientifiques récents (2005–2016) concernant le phénomène de l’itinérance vécue par les populations autochtones du Québec et du Canada. Notre contribution vise notamment à actualiser et à compléter les efforts de recension de Patrick (2014), laquelle a procédé à une revue exhaustive des écrits scientifiques canadiens, principalement anglophones, publiés sur le sujet entre 1988 et 2012. Notre démarche rassemble des contributions récentes en français et en anglais s’intéressant à l’itinérance chez les Autochtones et vise à raffiner nos connaissances quant aux facteurs familiaux qui influencent le phénomène. Cette revue de littérature sur l’itinérance autochtone révèle que certaines réalités de l’itinérance autochtone sont mieux documentées que d’autres, que certains champs d’études ont investi davantage la question. Ainsi, si les contributions dans le champ de la santé publique sont nombreuses, elles le sont beaucoup moins en psychologie et en travail social, où les pratiques d’intervention sont peu documentées, sinon pas du tout. Cet état de choses en dit long sur l’exclusion systémique vécue par les Autochtones, lesquels participent très peu à la production de connaissances les concernant directement. Despite the marked increase in the number of Aboriginal people living on the street or in situations of great vulnerability, the Aboriginal realities of homelessness in Quebec and Canada remain little documented. The purpose of this article is to bridge that gap by presenting an outline of recent scientific literature (2005–2016) concerning the homeless experiences of Aboriginal people in Quebec and Canada. Our contribution seeks to update and complete the survey efforts of Patrick (2014), which was an exhaustive review of mainly English Canadian scientific literature on the subject, produced between 1988 and 2012. Our work brings together recent contributions in French and English concerning Aboriginal homelessness and seeks to improve our knowledge of family factors that influence homelessness. This review of the literature shows that certain realities of Aboriginal homelessness are better documented than others; research in some areas has looked further into the question. While there are numerous contributions in the field of public health, they are much more limited in the areas of psychology and social work, where intervention practices are little document, if at all. This situation says a great deal about the systematic exclusion of Aboriginal people, who participate very little in the production of knowledge that directly concerns them.

The most common goal of interventions that support youth from care in the transition to independent living is to help them to become relatively self-sufficient. It was in this context that a project was created to implement and evaluate group work strategies for this population. Two sources of information were used: the youths who participated in the program (n=31) and all the facilitators. The intent behind this research was not only to monitor the trajectory of the youth participants through the group process, but also to expose the workers who intervened in the transition to adulthood to an alternative treatment paradigm and a different way to work with groups.The results reveal that the implementation of new intervention approaches is a process that takes time, and must take the context of the work into account. This research raises issues in relation to the definition, the implementation and the evaluation of programs that support the transition to adulthood for vulnerable young people.

The underutilization of child car seats among Canadian Aboriginals could let us think that Aboriginal parents care little for the safety of their children. We unpack this hypothesis through analysing the establishment of intervention programs aimed at improving road safety in two Anicinabek communities of Quebec, Lac-Simon and Kitcisakik. The concerns of these communities’ members and the types of actions they wish to prioritize in order to reduce the harm caused by motorized vehicle accidents show that children hold an important symbolic space. Rather than the result of parental negligence, the underutilization of child car seats appears in great part due to the poverty in which a number of Aboriginal families live. Furthermore, youth safety seems to be a motivation leading communities and their members on the path of change. This article also informs us on the type of education and the concept of family that are most frequent among the Anicinabek. Taking these cultural elements into account in the development of intervention programs allows for the adaptation of action to the local context.

Este artículo se apoya en trabajos teóricos y empíricos llevados adelante desde hace 20 años en el marco de un programa de viviendas sociales en Québec, Canadá. Para ello realizaremos un análisis en el cual distinguiremos dos formas de participación de los actores del tercer sector en el desarrollo de las políticas públicas. La primera, definida como co–producción, en la que la participación de los actores se limita a la puesta en ejecución de las políticas públicas, y la segunda, llamada co–construcción, que expresa la relación en la intervención conjunta de esos actores en el diseño mismo de las políticas. Para ilustrar esta distinción, analizaremos la intervención del tercer sector en un programa de vivienda social llamado Accès Logis Québec que permitió, entre 1997 y 2014, realizar y desarrollar 37 000 nuevas viviendas.