As part of the 2026 Addiction Partners Expo held under the inspiring theme "Talking to each other for better action on addiction", Vilavi is showcasing the following banner to illustrate the impact of partnerships within our network. On September 15, 2026, this key event will bring together professionals from the health and social services sectors and the community sector. Our team will be on hand to discuss best practices and strengthen ties with our partners. The expo aims to maximize awareness of available services in order to optimize client referrals. It is an ideal opportunity for direct networking among the region's various professional communities.
Come meet us to discover how Vilavi actively contributes to improving the continuum of addiction care. Let’s join forces to provide support that is increasingly tailored to individual needs and rooted in a human approach.
Enable natural collaborations
In theory, we should work with any partner who comes forward to make a referral. However, smart management practice dictates that we recognize high-quality referral sources - those that grasp the issues at stake, align with our core areas of expertise in terms of profiles, and address the critical needs of our service users.
Providing support with a human touch
The humanistic approach calls for recognizing the individual's central role in the intervention process. It relies on the innate human potential for self-actualization, growth, and finding one's own solutions to challenges.
Recognizing ambivalence
The recovery journey is rarely linear; the path taken must always account for fluctuations in motivation, mood, and determination in order to maintain the provision of support and guidance under all circumstances.
Continuous presence of key individuals
For some, the presence of significant individuals is a given, whereas for others, it is completely absent. In many cases, the only significant person is a professional encountered at a specific stage of the process. This person must be recognized and retained despite the transition from one service to another.
Universal Access to Addiction Treatment: An urgent policy to face actual crisis!
While measures have been taken to accommodate individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) or addiction disorders (PAII, 2021, pages 63, 64), notably with high-acceptance modalities and the strengthening of intensive support services in the community, it is urgent to reaffirm the perspective of addiction treatment as an action with a high impact on the main factor of precarity for highly disaffiliated individuals. traitement des dépendances comme action ayant un impact élevé sur le principal facteur de précarité des personnes hautement désaffiliées.
Homeless individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) make housing stabilization efforts extremely complex and uncertain. For decades, Quebec's addiction treatment centers have offered treatment with accommodation (2,334 beds in 2024, AQCID), which makes it possible to reach these individuals before the disaffiliation resulting from substance use makes them completely resistant to the necessary efforts on their part to access housing.
Removing barriers to access to addiction treatment centers and adjusting funding to the scales generally applied to other residential resources would help guide willing individuals toward options whose access is currently limited by complexities resulting solely from incomprehensible administrative procedures.
Illustrating the impact of non-universality:
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Mémoire de l’AQCID (2024): Accès universel au traitement pour les personnes présentant un trouble lié à l’usage de substances