Des sentinelles chez les membres du personnel: quelques exemples

Several higher education establishments have trained their staff to spot signs of distress in their environment and direct people to the appropriate help resources. The “Agir en sentinelle” training program offered by the Association québécoise pour la prévention du suicide is often used to develop such a support network in facilities. These people can thus play a role in cases of distress or suicide prevention, without however being an intervener or a professional.  Sentinel networks have been set up in a number of establishments, some offering initial training to which may or may not be added ongoing training. A list of sentinels is often available on plant websites. 

Here is a list of plants that have set up a sentinel network or related initiative.

• Cégep Garneau
• Université de Montréal
• Université Laval
• Institut national de recherche scientifique
• Université du Québec en Outaouais
• Université du Québec à Montréal
• Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

This article from the Observatoire sur la réussite en enseignement supérieur (ORES) discusses the Université du Québec en Outaouais initiative.

Le programme de Sentinelle de l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) a été présenté dans le cadre des Journées annuelles de transfert de connaissances sur la santé mentale étudiante, organisées par l’ISMÉ en mars 2024.

Speakers:

• Karine Allard, in charge of mental health promotion at UQTR Student Services
• Chantal Turgeon, Human and Organizational Development Consultant, UQTR Human and Organizational Development Department.
• Annie Therrien, accredited trainer at the Centre de prévention du suicide Accalmie in Trois-Rivières.
• Colombe Sieber, Training Officer, Human and Organizational Development Department, UQTR.
• Daniel Lepage, suicide prevention volunteer and board member of the L’Accalmie suicide prevention center in Trois-Rivières.

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Note: As agreed with Journée SME participants, questions and interventions from the audience do not appear in this recording. These sequences were cut out of the video.