People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are typically excluded from assertive community treatment (ACT) teams, the intensive model that typically serves people with serious psychotic and mood disorders. Nevertheless, many people with BPD are on ACT teams for clinical comorbidity or other reasons. Suitability and ability of ACT to provide their care is understudied. Our scoping literature review shows a limited body of research, with strong but mixed opinions on this dilemma, but notable incorporation of training and skills (e.g., dialectical behavioral therapy) into ACT may improve care for this population whose presence on ACT teams is a clinical reality.

Partnering with patients and family caregivers (commonly referred to as patient partnership) is increasingly common in health services, research, education, and policy. In the field of mental health, service user involvement intersects with distinct historical trajectories and as such, may take on unique forms. This review draws on a broader systematic review of literature on patient partnership. We ask: How does literature on patient partnership in mental health and addictions describe the history of service user involvement and the roles of service users? Two broad frames for service user involvement are identified, which offer contrasting perspectives about the history, value, and power relations involved in service user involvement. Future research can consider implications of these perspectives, and opportunities for synthesis.

Canadian Muslims are a growing population at an increased risk of addiction who have been found to underutilize health services. The Canadian-Muslim Addiction Program (C-MAP) offers an innovative intervention serving as a practice for public-health education to transform addiction care in this population by reducing stigma and increasing help-seeking.

To support population mental health, mental hygiene propounds a universal public recommendation. March 2022 was the inaugural mental hygiene challenge where community members were invited to spend 10 minutes a day throughout the month engaged in mental hygiene activities. The outcomes suggest daily mental hygiene supports mental well-being.

Cet article présente le modèle des Men’s Shed, ou ateliers pour hommes, comme pratique innovante en santé mentale communautaire. Il détaille les problématiques auxquelles ils répondent, leur fonctionnement et les défis. Nous soulignons le besoin de littérature scientifique en français sur la question.

This article describes a novel framework for the provision of individual psychotherapy for youth with histories of homelessness. We discuss the value of a one-at-a-time therapy approach in stepped care contexts through the Housing Outreach Project—Collaborative (HOPC), a comprehensive program for young people transitioning out of homelessness in Toronto, Canada.