Caring for the visible to heal the invisible

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Goal: $1.5 million!

Every day at the Mental Health Department of Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne, adults of all ages face deep psychological distress. They are loved ones, colleagues, parents. They need care — but also a space that supports their recovery.

The teams who care for them have a dream: to transform this outdated environment into one that is calming, reassuring and dignified. A human-centred space, worthy of their compassion and commitment.

Your donation will help modernize the units, directly improve the wellbeing of patients, and support the essential work of the care teams.

Offer calm. safety. humanity.

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A place for recovery

Every day, patients walk through the doors of the Mental Health Department at Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne.
Crisis. Distress. Loneliness. Fear. For many, it’s their very first contact with psychiatry.

That first impression is crucial. Patients and their loved ones need to feel safe and supported — safe enough to stay… and to come back for help, if they need it again.
Martin Tétreault, Director of Mental Health, Dependence and Homelessness Programs

That first impression is crucial. Patients and their loved ones need to feel safe and supported — safe enough to stay… and to come back for help, if they need it again.

Martin Tétreault, Director of Mental Health, Dependence and Homelessness Programs

That moment can make all the difference.
It can be the beginning of a recovery journey…
or the moment the door closes for good.

A space that needs to be transformed

With 89 beds across three specialized units (young adults, adults, geriatric psychiatry), it’s the largest psychiatric unit in a general hospital in Québec — second only to the Douglas Institute. But the facilities date back to 1977.
Little light. Few colours. A cold, noisy, worn-out environment.
A space that reflects neither the humanity or the excellence of the dedicated staff who work there every day.

Worn-out surroundings can wear down morale and hinder recovery. But a soothing, welcoming space can foster healing. When we care for the visible, we help heal the invisible.
Martin Tétreault, Director of Mental Health, Dependence and Homelessness Programs

The faces of the psychiatry department.

What your donation will do

Every detail matters when it comes to creating an environment that supports recovery.

With your donation, we can transform cold, outdated spaces into care settings that are human, calming and respectful of every individual’s dignity.

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Every detail matters when it comes to creating an environment that supports recovery.

With your donation, we can transform cold, outdated spaces into care settings that are human, calming and respectful of every individual’s dignity.

You’ll help patients and the mental health team benefit from:

+ Calm: Improve lighting and colour to create a soothing atmosphere. — **Calm:** Improve lighting and colour to create a soothing atmosphere.

+ Dignity: Renovate bedrooms and bathrooms to provide a warmer welcome. — **Dignity:** Renovate bedrooms and bathrooms to provide a warmer welcome.

+ Shared life: Redesign communal areas to support rehabilitation. — **Shared life:** Redesign communal areas to support rehabilitation.

+ Freedom: Create an outdoor space for therapy and relaxation. — **Freedom:** Create an outdoor space for therapy and relaxation.

+ Movement: Set up an exercise room to support overall wellbeing. — **Movement:** Set up an exercise room to support overall wellbeing.

+ Meaning: Offer leisure activities through community partnerships. — **Meaning:** Offer leisure activities through community partnerships.

+ Support: Adapt workspaces to improve staff conditions. — **Support:** Adapt workspaces to improve staff conditions.

Create real impact

1 in 5 people will experience a mental health episode in their lifetime

Since the pandemic, demand for services has increased by 30%

400 hospitalizations each year, lasting from a few weeks to several months

A team of deeply human, highly qualified and committed caregivers

Ils comptent sur vous

Votre don est un acte de bienveillance.
Un geste concret qui améliore le quotidien de centaines de personnes.
Patients, proches, soignants.

Let’s care for the visible to heal the invisible

This is the team of caregivers and specialists united by the same heartfelt mission.

When walls protect without confining, when light returns, when colours soothe… hearts can open, bonds can be rebuilt, and recovery becomes possible.

Are you ready to make history with them and help redesign living spaces that reflect their mission?

Together, let’s create impact for mental health.

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Photo reportage – Mental Health Department

A healthy, attractive and safe environment becomes a partner in recovery. It gives courage to those who are fighting, comfort to loved ones, and energy to care providers.

At the entrance to the pavilion: improve lighting and colours for a more serene environment.
Each year, hundreds of people walk through the doors at Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne’s Mental Health Department. For some, it’s their first psychotic episode. For others, it’s a difficult return for a hospital stay or a visit to the outpatient clinic. Reception becomes the first form of care they receive. Redesigning this area will make the promise of safety and confidence more concrete.

Redesigning the common areas to promote rehabilitation.
At the psychiatry pavilion, patients stay an average of 35 days. It’s their living environment as they work to regain their equilibrium. In this common room, patients and staff gather and chat. Meals are shared here and laughter during games sometimes takes the place of talk. It’s a communal living—fragile at times, reassuring at others. Transforming it into an area with serenity and warmth will offer patients an environment that better supports their reintegration and can transform these moments into genuine levers of rehabilitation.

comfort: replacing furniture to enhance users’ safety.
Sitting side by side, patients’ gestures sometimes express what words can’t: worry, impatience, the need to hold onto something. These simple gestures testify to the fragility and courage of their daily lives. In these moments of shared silence, the environment plays a discreet but vital role. Adapting it, making it gentler and more respectful, will give each person the opportunity to experience these moments a little more serenely.

A comforting visit.
A visit from a family member, friend or loved one brings comfort. These visits are bolstering, a balm for the soul, a driver in recovery. Families are an integral part of the therapeutic trajectory. Offering spaces that are designed to accommodate these precious moments provides a concrete place for love and support in the recovery process.

The body in movement.
With guidance from the kinesiologist, patients take a chair yoga class. An adapted well-lit room will enhance the impact of these activities, underscoring the importance of the body in achieving wellbeing. Offering a room suitable for movement will give these activities even greater power to build self-confidence and foster wellbeing.

A breath of fresh air.
Getting some fresh air, enjoying the breeze, taking a stroll outdoors: for patients, the yard provides a moment of respite. This space could become a genuine therapeutic garden, a peaceful spot, a place to breathe and sit with nature. Redesigning this yard will extend the care continuum by providing an outdoor space conducive to recovery.

A relationship of trust.
Sitting with a social worker, a patient finds the space to talk, to recount, sometimes to listen. Here, dialogue is its own form of care. It’s a moment where trust is built, where talking becomes a tool for recovery. Offering spaces that are more suitable for these exchanges will give greater power to the therapeutic relationship that supports each patient.

Consultation with the psychiatrist.
Throughout their stay, patients meet with the psychiatrist, in this case Dr. Prud’homme. These regular consultations are part and parcel of the recovery process and are understood as important meetings. It’s an opportunity to talk about symptoms, progress, concerns and, above all, to be listened to. This therapeutic space is an essential aspect of the recovery process. By making it more welcoming, more human, it will support this crucial meeting that enables the patient to feel heard and supported during their hospital stay.

A shared vision.
The team in the Mental Health Department dreams of … a care environment adapted to patients, reassuring for loved ones who are visiting and rewarding for the team who work to provide quality care. We need $1.5 million to transform these spaces. Each donation becomes light, colour, comfort, a space to breathe. Together, let’s care for the visible to help heal the invisible.

Regaining self-esteem.
Here, daily gestures and activities can sometimes be overlooked. Care providers will step in and style a patient’s hair, apply some nail polish… They’ll take things a step further, beyond medical care, so that patients can maintain these life rituals. Recovery requires these concrete details to help rebuild self-esteem.

Anxiety can’t be put into words … it’s something that’s felt.
Hands clasped against the stomach describes anxiety better than words. In these situations, environment can make a big difference: serene lighting, a calm ambiance, reassuring visuals. Redesigning these spaces, improving the equipment, will help to transform anxiety into a moment where it’s possible to breathe a little easier, to regain some strength and to take a step forward.

Maintaining or rebuilding the invisible connection, during and after!
Noemie and Dominique, social workers, prepare the return to the community, provide follow-up, help to find resources. In these often invisible but vital roles, they guide with care, so that after their hospital stay, patients find the necessary balance to feel even better. It’s a discreet but essential link in the care trajectory. It’s a close-knit team that works in collaboration with nurses, caseworkers, psychiatrists and administrative staff for the patient’s wellbeing during and after their stay.

Attending to the psychological and the physical.
Every gesture is precise, well-considered, designed to bring relief and reassurance to the patient, with a steady focus on each individual. Modernizing the care stations and nursing spaces will lighten daily loads and enable staff to work in an environment that reflects the quality of the care they provide to patients.

Small steps.
Solving crossword puzzles. This is one of the activities patients and their care providers do together. This simple, almost trivial moment is, in reality, a step in rehabilitation: regaining concentration, stimulating memory, picking up the thread of daily life. Leisure activities are therapeutically valuable. Supporting them with better adapted spaces will encourage the small steps that lead to great strides.

Offering a more rewarding environment!
Two colleagues chat in this tight space. Proximity creates mutual support. But offering a more adapted, ergonomic space will give teams the opportunity to carry out their mission with even greater fluidity and serenity. Care providers give so much. Their environment should give back.

The momentum of movement.
Physical activity plays an essential role in helping to unwind. It releases tension, channels energy, restores vitality. Redesigning this space to make it entirely therapeutic will reinforce the role of movement in recovery.

A close-knit team.
This photo showcases the 135 professionals, including 35 psychiatrists, who are devoted to our patients and rub shoulders in these spaces each and every day. They’re united by a shared mission: to support some 400 patients every year. Every role counts: physicians, nurses, social workers, patient attendants, case workers … Together, they create an exceptional care community. By modernizing their environment, we’ll be recognizing their dedication and offering them conditions that reflect the quality of their commitment.