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Four times a year, The Regroupement québécois des résidences pour aînés (RQRA) publishes their magazine L’Adresse. In the latest edition published on September 15, the Chair had the opportunity to publish an article giving a glimpse of the Program GIFT ( Goodwill against Intolerance For Togetherness) in residence's content entitled Program GIFT in residence: equiping yourself to promote goodwill and counter intolerance between residents (free translation of Programme BIEN en résidence : s’outiller pour promouvoir la bienveillance et lutter contre l’intolérance entre les résidents).

The University Institute of Front Line in Health and Social Services(free translation of Institut universitaire de première ligne en santé et services sociaux )(IUPLSSS), in collaboration with Marie Beaulieu and the Government agency that helps increase the social participation of people with disabilities in Québec (free translation of Office des Personnes Handicapées du Québec) (OPHQ), initiated the creation of a podcast summarizing the highlights of the research on psychological and material and financial mistreatment towards older adults with disabilities directed by Marie Beaulieu and Hélène Carbonneau of the UQTR.

The University Institute of Frontline in Healthcare and Social Services (free translation of Institut universitaire de première ligne en santé et services sociaux), in collaboration with Marie Beaulieu and the Government agency that helps increase the social participation of people with disabilities in Québec (free translation of Office des Personnes Handicapées du Québec), started the creation of a podcast summarizing the highlights of the research on psychological and material and financial mistreatment of people with disabilities directed by Marie Beaulieu and Hélène Carbonneau of the University of Québec in Trois-Rivières.

Contributing to counter mistreatment: A guide addressed to Age Friendly Communities (free translation of Contribuer à la lutte contre la maltraitance: Guide à l’intention des municipalités amies des aînés) is a guide that was developed for the Department of Health and Social services of the government of Québec. It is intended for actors of local and regional county municipalities committed to an Age friendly community (free translation of Municipalité amie des aînés, or MADA) approach inside their territories. Marie Beaulieu, Chairholder, and Julien Cadieux Genesse, previous coordinator of the Chair, were the pillars for the development of this guide in collaboration with the MADA research team.

Throughout 2021, the Research Chair will participate in two working committees that will analyse, in-depth and each according to their mandate, the ethical issues faced by occupational therapists in situations of organisational mistreatment and present possible solutions that could be mobilised.

Now available free-of-charge on the website of the Minister of Health and Social Services, the guide offers essential information on ‘what you need to know to protect yourself and the health of others’ and is based on the latest scientific knowledge on COVID-19.