PEPP-Montreal (Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses) was the 2004 recipient of the first-ever grant from the Zhubin Foundation ($25,000). Dr. Ashok Malla, Director of the Research-Clinical Division of the Douglas Hospital and McGill University and the Director of PEPP-Montreal, and his team continue to develop the core aspects of this innovative and important initiative - family support, education and opportunity to resume a normal life, and the prevention of serious mental disorders in youth. This year past year saw a further extension of the program with the opening of a new clinical research program for young people who experience recent changes in their thoughts, feelings, or functioning that might indicate a high risk for the development of psychosis. The Clinic for Assessment of Youth at Risk (CAYR) has as its ultimate objective the prevention of the onset of psychotic disorders. Their clients' age range is from 14 to 30 years old. Some of the activities implemented included a series of workshops for families of recently diagnosed young family members, an early case detection outreach program to the community, and the initiation of a pilot project for the assessment and counseling of ultra high risk young people and their families.

To view Dr. Malla's PowerPoint Presentation, please click here.

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