Press review

Medical assistance in dying should not be extended to patients with mental illness: expert

• Expertise by Georgia Vrakas, PhD
• Global News, May 21, 2021

COVID-19’s effect on mental health in the regions, through the eyes of a small-town Gaspé psychologist

• Expertise by Georgia Vrakas, PhD
• CBC News, Jan. 31, 2021

Being a teenager in times of pandemic…

• Expertise by Christine Genest, PhD, and Jessica Rassy, PhD
• The Canadian, Jan. 24, 2021

CCTV footage is being used to study suicide, raising ethical concerns

• Expertise by Brian Mishara, PhD
• ABC News Australia, Feb. 29, 2020

Opinion: MAID should not be offered to people with mental illness

• Expertise and opinion by Georgia Vrakas, PhD
• Montreal Gazette, Feb. 18, 2020

Opinion: Ruling on assisted dying opens a Pandora’s box

We must ensure we do everything we can to help people with psychiatric disorders live better lives rather than offering better ways of dying.

• Expertise and opinion by Georgia Vrakas, PhD
• Montreal Gazette, Oct. 14, 2019

Can Three Numbers Stem the Tide of American Suicides?

A simple phone-line change is poised to put millions more people in touch with sympathetic strangers.

• Expertise by Brian Mishara, PhD
• The Atlantic, Sept. 23, 2019

Suicide prevention across Quebec and Nunavik

A coalition representing mental health advocates and First Nations groups want the provincial government to implement a new suicide prevention strategy.

• Expertise by Brian Mishara, PhD
• CBC Radio One, Homerun