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A new project by Nathalie Bier, Kévin Bouchard and Charles Gouin-Vallerand in which the Chair is involved was subsidized for more than a million dollars by the CIHR . THis project is part of the Chair's programmation as part of the use of home care technology.

The CCEG of the Cégep de Drummondville, the Living Lab en innovation ouverte (LLio) of the Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup, SOS violence conjugale, the Maison d’hébergement Simonne-Monet-Chartrand, the Équipe de Recherches Appliquées et Interdisciplinaires sur les Violences intimes, familiales et structurelles (RAIV), as well as the Institut et Haute École de la Santé La Source HES-SO has led from March 2021 to March 2023, a research action entitled: “Violence within aged couples living at home during a confinement period: reinforcing the sense of security with a better understanding of these situations and the realisation. (Violence au sein des couples âgés vivant à domicile en période de confinement: renforcer le sentiment de sécurité par une meilleure compréhension de ces situations et la réalisation)”.

Invited by Mrs. Julie Forgues (Agente de planification, de programmation et de recherche pour le CISSS Chaudière-Appalaches), the Chair had the pleasure to close the month of February with the presentation of a webinar entitled: "Ageism and autoageism: Raising awareness on perceptions that hinder us" (« Âgisme et autoâgisme : Prendre conscience des perceptions qui nous nuisent ») by Mélanie Couture (Chairholder).

Mélanie Couture, Chairholder was interviewed by Camille Chai for February 10, 2024 show entitled Ça me regarde - Ami télé.