À ce jour, peu d’études ont été conduites pour mieux comprendre le phénomène de la demande d’aide auprès d’hommes dans le contexte du cancer. Les études consultées suscitaient de nombreuses questions et hypothèses sur la signification que pouvaient accorder ces hommes à la demande d’aide. C’est pourquoi l’étudiante chercheuse a réalisé cette étude phénoménologique auprès d’hommes atteints d’un cancer de la sphère otorhinolaryngologique, afin de mieux comprendre ce phénomène. Huit hommes ont accepté de participer à l’étude. Suite aux entrevues semi-structurées, l’analyse des données, assistée par la méthode proposée par Giorgi (1997), a fait ressortir les thèmes centraux suivants : 1) Se sentir capables de faire face seuls aux diverses adversités; 2) Bénéficier du soutien des proches et de l’équipe de soins; et 3) Utiliser des stratégies cognitives. Les résultats ont révélé que la signification accordée à la demande d’aide est intimement liée à la construction sociale du genre, c’est-à-dire aux normes d’identité masculine acquises culturellement. Les valeurs accordées à l’autonomie, à l’estime de soi et à « l’égo masculin » expliqueraient en partie pourquoi les hommes interviewés demandent peu d’aide. Par ailleurs, la présence constante de la conjointe et le soutien de l’équipe professionnelle de santé semblent avoir grandement modulé les comportements de demande d’aide des participants en anticipant leurs besoins avant même qu’ils puissent les exprimer; ce qui invite à une réflexion sur l’empowerment, stratégie d’intervention fondée sur la responsabilisation individuelle. Des recommandations pour la pratique et la recherche infirmières sont formulées afin d’optimiser le soin et le développement du savoir infirmier dans ce domaine d’intérêt. / To date, few studies have been conducted to better understand the phenomenon of help seeking of men in the context of cancer. The reviewed studies elicited many questions and hypotheses about men’s understanding of help seeking in the context of cancer. Therefore, the research student has conducted a phenomenological study to describe this phenomenon in men with otorhinolaryngological cancer. Eight men have agreed to participate in the study. Following semi-structured interviews, the data analysis, assisted by the method proposed by Giorgi (1997), highlighted the following key themes: 1) Feeling able to cope alone with the various adversities, 2) Having the support of the family and the care team, and 3) Using cognitive strategies. The results showed that the lived experience of help seeking is closely linked to the social construction of gender, that is to say to the culturally acquired male norms. Values of autonomy, self-esteem and “male ego” explain in part why most of the participants did not ask for help. Moreover, the constant presence of the spouse and the support of the professional health care team appear to have greatly modulated participants’ help seeking behaviors by anticipating their needs, before they could even express them; this issue invites us to a reflection on the phenomenon of empowerment, intervention strategy based on the individual responsabilisation. Recommendations for practice and nursing research are formulated to optimize nursing care and to insure the pursuit of the development of nursing knowledge in this area of interest.

While previous research has explored women’s experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV), their help-seeking experiences and the barriers they encounter when seeking support, little research has explored the perspectives of women with disabilities regarding helpful IPV prevention, intervention and healing strategies. My qualitative research project sought to address two research questions: what have women with disabilities experienced when accessing support (from family, friends, and services) for IPV; and what do women with disabilities say would be helpful in the prevention or intervention of intimate partner violence. I undertook a secondary analysis of six interviews of women with disabilities who had been interviewed as part of a larger research study. My thematic analysis revealed many themes including experiences with sources of support—such as family, friends, counselling, and shelters—and strategies for prevention, including education and awareness; support system; affordable childcare and transportation; and self-care, spirituality, community, and social change. Barriers to support I identified include lack of education and awareness, lack of resources, lack of services, community size and dynamics, and potentially exclusive admission criteria. My intersectional analysis revealed the ways in which women’s social locations—such as their gender, cultural background, socio-economic situation, religion, disability and relationship status—influenced and shaped their help-seeking behaviours and their access to support systems. Several recommendations to address gaps in service provision are provided.

Untreated substance use disorders are a major public health concern that has costly consequences at both the societal and individual level. Identifying the characteristics and resources of those who seek help for substance abuse problems in order to inform more effective intervention and treatment techniques is therefore an important research objective. Using the Network Episode Model (NEM) as a theoretical framework, this dissertation examines both substance abuse help-seeking (i.e. inpatient/outpatient treatment and 12-Step meeting attendance) and patterns of drug use over time among low-income African American women, with a special focus on the role of the social network system in shaping these outcomes. Drawing on social network theory, critical race theory, and health service utilization research, this test of the Network Episode Model addresses the relative absence of work examining the connections between network characteristics and help-seeking in multiply marginalized groups. The core relationships proposed by the NEM are systematically tested using longitudinal data gathered for the Black Women in the Study of Epidemics Project (N=643). Findings of multilevel models indicate strong support for the Network Episode Model. Specifically, measures of social influence, social control, and social integration significantly predict both patterns of drug use and help-seeking. Importantly, having contact with and receiving health advice from a physician emerged as a significant predictor of a number of positive outcomes, including quitting or abstaining from illicit drug use during the study and attending 12-Step meetings. Results also reveal that experiences specifically related to low-income African American women’s multiply marginalized status – such as experiencing gendered racism – significantly predict patterns of drug use over the study timeframe and may be an important risk factor for substance abuse. In all, this research reveals the important contributions of both traditional predictors and social network predictors on substance abuse help-seeking and patterns of drug use over time. Conclusions suggest that given the limited financial and material resources of multiply marginalized groups, learning how to mobilize or effectively build upon available social network resources to encourage substance abuse treatment may be a particularly fruitful strategy to explore.

While previous research has explored women’s experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV), their help-seeking experiences and the barriers they encounter when seeking support, little research has explored the perspectives of women with disabilities regarding helpful IPV prevention, intervention and healing strategies. My qualitative research project sought to address two research questions: what have women with disabilities experienced when accessing support (from family, friends, and services) for IPV; and what do women with disabilities say would be helpful in the prevention or intervention of intimate partner violence. I undertook a secondary analysis of six interviews of women with disabilities who had been interviewed as part of a larger research study. My thematic analysis revealed many themes including experiences with sources of support—such as family, friends, counselling, and shelters—and strategies for prevention, including education and awareness; support system; affordable childcare and transportation; and self-care, spirituality, community, and social change. Barriers to support I identified include lack of education and awareness, lack of resources, lack of services, community size and dynamics, and potentially exclusive admission criteria. My intersectional analysis revealed the ways in which women’s social locations—such as their gender, cultural background, socio-economic situation, religion, disability and relationship status—influenced and shaped their help-seeking behaviours and their access to support systems. Several recommendations to address gaps in service provision are provided.

Addendum and errata are pasted in onto back end papers & back pages. / Copy of author's previously published article inserted. / Bibliography: leaves 451-466. / 466 leaves ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Deals with two issues: (1) teacher's implementation and utilisation of a personal safety program in South Australia (the Protective Behaviours program) and (2) what children learn about personal safety by participating in the program. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Psychiatry, 1996

Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2008. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-69).

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Les communautés sont des acteurs de premier plan dans les efforts de prévention de la radicalisation. En effet, la famille et les amis sont parmi les premiers à pouvoir observer certains comportements laissant présager l’adhésion à une forme d’extrémisme violent. Néanmoins, nous n’en savons encore que très peu quant au point de vue des communautés relativement au fait de contacter une ressource formelle ou informelle pour un cas de radicalisation. Cette étude s’intéresse alors à mieux comprendre les enjeux qui influencent la volonté de contacter le Centre de prévention de la radicalisation menant à la violence (CPRMV), un organisme indépendant de la police, pour un proche dans une situation de radicalisation. Pour ce faire, nous avons réalisé des entretiens et des focus group menés auprès de 29 individus habitant le Grand Montréal et s’identifiant soit en tant que Québécois, Juif, Musulman, Latino-Américain ou Africain. Les résultats suggèrent la présence d’une multitude d’enjeux à la prise de contact avec une ressource ; certains ayant été identifiés par la majorité des participants, alors que d’autres semblent être plutôt propres à une communauté particulière. Parmi les résultats partagés par l’ensemble des répondants, il a été possible d’observer que la méconnaissance des ressources disponibles et la crainte des répercussions apparaissent comme des enjeux centraux. De plus, les résultats suggèrent que les participants entrevoient la radicalisation comme un phénomène essentiellement lié à l’islam, ce qui pourrait être expliqué par l’influence des représentations véhiculées par les médias, et qui pourrait conséquemment avoir une incidence sur la manière de comprendre et d’identifier un cas de radicalisation. Enfin, la zone grise que représentent les comportements associés à la radicalisation semble poser problème dans l’évaluation de la gravité de la situation et ultimement la décision de faire appel à une ressource d’aide, telle que le CPRMV, ou à la police. / Communities are key players in efforts to prevent radicalization. In fact, family members and friends are among the first to observe changes or early signs suggesting that someone might be heading toward a form of violent extremism. Yet, we still know very little about communitybased views on reaching out to a formal or informal resource regarding a possible case of radicalization. This study seeks to better understand the issues that influence the willingness to contact the Center for the Prevention of Radicalization leading to Violence (CPRLV), a Montreal-based independent organization. For this purpose, we conducted interviews and focus groups with 29 individuals living in Greater Montreal, who self-identify as Quebecers or as Jewish, Muslim, Latin American or African. The results suggest the presence of a multitude of issues inhibiting reaching out to a specific resource; while some have been identified by most participants, others seem to be rather specific to a community. Among the results shared by all respondents, it has been observed that the lack of knowledge of available resources and the fear of repercussions appear to be central issues. Moreover, the results suggest that the participants perceive radicalization as a phenomenon essentially linked to Islam, which could be explained by the influence of media representation of the issue and could consequently have an impact on their way of understanding and identifying a radicalization-prone case. Finally, the gray area surrounding the behaviors associated with radicalization appears to be a problem in assessing the severity of the situation and ultimately the decision to reach out to an aid resource, such as the CPRLV, or the police.

Les adolescents sont de plus en plus nombreux à chercher des réponses à leurs questions en matière de santé par les technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC), surtout en santé mentale. Ainsi, plus les adolescents ont un risque suicidaire élevé, moins ils cherchent de l’aide en personne et plus ils se tournent vers les TIC. À ce jour, aucune étude québécoise n’a exploré le processus de recherche d'aide par les TIC chez des adolescents ayant un risque suicidaire. Le but de la présente étude était donc de comprendre et générer une théorie sur le processus de recherche d'aide par les TIC chez des adolescents ayant un risque suicidaire. Les objectifs de recherche étaient : (1) de décrire l’utilisation des TIC par des adolescents à risque de suicide pour rechercher de l’aide et (2) de comprendre le processus de recherche d'aide des adolescents par les TIC pour trouver des ressources en lien avec le suicide. La méthode de la théorisation ancrée a été utilisée pour répondre à ces objectifs et modéliser le processus. La collecte de données a été effectuée à partir d’entrevues individuelles semi-structurées, d’un questionnaire sur la recherche d’aide par les TIC et d’observations d’une recherche d’aide réelle par les adolescents de l’étude. Un n de 15 participants, âgés de 13 à 17 ans ayant un suivi pour leur risque suicidaire a été atteint par la saturation théorique. Les données recueillies ont été transcrites, puis soumises à une analyse de contenu par codification ouverte, axiale et sélective. Le modèle paradigmatique de Corbin et Strauss (2015) et la méthode de la comparaison constante ont été utilisés jusqu’à la saturation des données et l’émergence d’une théorie substantive, soit la théorie de la noyade émotive virtuelle. Il en résulte que les TIC les plus utilisées par les jeunes de l’étude étaient les sites Internet d’information et de ressources, les vidéos en ligne ainsi que les outils d’autoformation. Cette utilisation des TIC s’avérait fréquente, rapide et efficace. Pour « composer virtuellement avec sa noyade émotive » (catégorie centrale), l’adolescent peut adopter plusieurs stratégies, parfois dans une même séance: se distraire, s’informer, se dévoiler et aider les autres. Ces stratégies peuvent entraîner une croissance émotive, l’obtention d’aide, un soulagement temporaire, aucun changement, une exacerbation des idées suicidaires ou un passage à l’acte. Des recommandations pour la pratique clinique, la formation ainsi que la recherche sont émises. / A growing number of adolescents are seeking answers to health problems through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), especially regarding mental health. Some studies even report that adolescents highly at risk of suicide do not seek help in person and prefer seeking help through ICT. To our knowledge, no study in Quebec has yet explored the ICT help-seeking process of adolescents at risk of suicide. Thus, the aim of this study was to understand and generate a theory on the ICT help-seeking process of adolescents at risk of suicide. The objectives were to: (1) describe the use of ICT by adolescents at risk of suicide seeking help and (2) understand the ICT help-seeking process of adolescents at risk of suicide. Grounded theory methodology was used in response to these objectives to help model the help-seeking process of adolescents at risk of suicide. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, an ICT help-seeking questionnaire and live observations of ICT help-seeking by the adolescents of this study. Theoretical saturation was reached with a total of 15 adolescents, aged 13 to 17, at risk of suicide. Data was analyzed using Corbin and Strauss’s paradigm model and the constant comparative method until data saturation occurred and a substantive theory was generated called the virtual emotional drowning theory. In order to “virtually cope with emotional drowning” (central category), the participating adolescents tried different strategies and sometimes, more than one strategy was used in the same session. These strategies included distracting themselves, getting informed, revealing themselves and helping others. The use of these strategies resulted in emotional growth, getting help, getting temporary relief, having no changes or sadly, having an exacerbation of suicidal thoughts or an actual suicide attempt. Finally, suggestions for clinical practice, training programs and future research are presented. The results of this study allow a better understanding of the use of ICT by adolescents at risk of suicide in order to develop, implement and evaluate ICT nursing interventions that will better respond to these adolescents’ needs.

Hintergrund und Fragestellung: Weiter steigende Raten des Konsums psychotroper Substanzen und klinisch bedeutsamer Substanzstörungen vor allem bei Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen, veränderte Gebrauchs- und Problemkonstellationen der Konsumentengruppen und die Einführung neuer Therapien und Versorgungsmodelle (Prävention, Frühintervention, Therapie und Rehabilitation) erfordern insbesondere angesichts der begrenzten Finanz- und Versorgungsressourcen neue Bedarfs- und Allokationsmodelle. Diese sollen praxisnah und effizient zu entscheiden helfen wann, bei welchen Rahmenbedingungen, welche Interventionsart und -strategie die individuell erfolgversprechendste ist. Diese Fragen werden in einem Forschungsprojekt des Suchtforschungsverbundes ASAT bearbeitet, das in einer umschriebenen Region mittels schrittweiser, epidemiologisch basierter Bedarfsund Bedürfnisanalysen die Ableitung und Priorisierung von institutionellen und therapeutischen Zuordnungsstrategien untersucht. Methodik: Basierend auf einem prospektiv-epidemiologischen Design wurden (1) bei einer repräsentativen regionalen Bevölkerungsstichprobe (EDSP-Studie) Inzidenzmuster, Spontanverlauf, Risikofaktoren und Konsequenzen des Substanzgebrauchs, -missbrauchs und der -abhängigkeit sowie Inanspruchnahmeverhalten, gedeckter und ungedeckter Bedarf beurteilt. (2) Ergänzt wird diese Erhebung durch eine Gesamterfassung und Evaluation des regionalen Suchthilfesystems. (3) Über statistische Analysen von Verläufen und Suchthilfeangeboten in der Region sollen "natürliche" Allokationsprozesse dargestellt und "outcome"-orientiert bewertet werden. (4) Anhand der dabei sichtbaren Mängel und Defizite können dann zusammen mit den Einrichtungen verbesserte Allokationsrichtlinien für einzelne sowie Gruppen von Patienten abgeleitet werden. Die Ergebnisse sollen in das regionale Suchhilfesystem übertragen werden. Ergebnisse und Diskussion: Erste Ergebnisse des Projekts bestätigen die Möglichkeit, Risikogruppen über spezifische Verlaufsanalysen zu identifizieren (z.B. regelmäßige Cannabiskonsumenten, Mehrfachkonsumenten, mehr weibliche Konsumenten mit einem höherem Abhängigkeitsrisiko). Die Inanspruchnahmemuster deuten in Teilbereichen (Frühintervention) auf ein hohes Ausmaß ungedeckten Bedarfs hin und scheinen neue Allokationsentwürfe zu erfordern. Den Einrichtungsträgern und regional Verantwortlichen der Suchthilfe können nach Auswertung weiterer Daten umfassende Bedarfsabschätzungen und verschiedene alternative Allokationsmodelle basierend auf der Perspektive von KlientInnen/ PatientInnen bereitgestellt werden. / Background and Aims: Increasing rates of substance use and substance use disorders especially in adolescents and young adults, changing patterns of use and associated problems and the introduction of new therapies and programs of care (prevention, early intervention, therapy, rehabilitation) require new need and allocation models especially because of restricted financial and care resources. These models should provide a rational basis for the improvement of allocation processes as well as setting priorities in the provision and restructuring of community and patientoriented interventions. In the present paper, we will present a project of the ASAT research network program which aims at a multi-staged, integrated epidemiology-based need and program evaluation in an area to determine institutional and therapeutical allocation processes. Methods: Based on a prospective epidemiological design, (1) prevalence and incidence, risk factors and course of substance use, abuse and dependence are investigated in a representative sample of the community-based EDSP study. Additionally, helpseeking behaviors, met and unmet need are assessed. (2) The investigation is supplemented by a survey of all substance use services in the area. (3) Course of substance use and service provision of substance use services in the area will be analyzed and reviewed to identify natural allocation processes and to determine the outcome. (4) With the knowledge of deficits and unmet need, improved allocation guidelines for specific groups of clients and patients will be developed. The results will be transferred into the regional health care system. Results and discussion: First results show that the identification of new risk groups with the help of course typologies is possible. The patterns of help-seeking point to a high rate of unmet need, especially with regard to the targeted early intervention, and a need of alternative allocation models. After the assessment and the overall data analyses, need evaluations and several alternative allocation models based on the clients'/patients' perspective will be provided.