FEPP-specific
Specialized training on peer support and family peer support in FEPP
SARPEP (2026)
If you want the trainer version of the presentation, please contact the SARPEP team:
sarpep.cr.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
sarpep.cr.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
SARPEP and integrating patient partners into a LHS
Unité de Soutien SSA-Québec (Quebec’s LHS Support Unit)
(25min)
PAIRPEP: A co-built approach to support the integration of peer support
Deschênes, J.M., Abdel-Baki, A., Ferrari, M., Roy, M.-A., Morin, M.-H., Arbaud, C., Levasseur, M.A., Bossé, A., Julien, G., & Iyer, S.N.
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health (2025)
Implementing a rapid-learning health system in early intervention services for psychosis: qualitative evaluation of its feasibility and acceptibility
Ferrari, M., Saulnier, M. S., Iyer, S.N., Roy, M.-A., & Abdel-Baki, A.
Health Research Policy and Systems (2025)
SARPEP, a rapid-learning healthcare system of early intervention services for psychosis in Quebec, Canada: Feasibility, acceptability, and early impacts
Abdel-Baki, A., Ferrari, M., LeBlanc, A., Arbaud, C., Rabouin, D., Roy, M.-A., & Iyer, S.N.
Schizophrenia Research (2025)
Using a Learning Health System to Integrate Peer Support in Early Intervention Services for Psychosis in Quebec: Protocole for a Participatory, Mixed-Methods Study (the PAIRPEP Project)
Todesco, B., Iyer, S.N., Ferrari, M., Roy, M.-A., Morin, M.-H., Deschênes, J. M., Julien, G., Bossé, A., Levasseur, M. A., & Abdel-Baki, A.
Early Intervention in Psychiatry (2025)
Tools for post-FEPP transfer
Transfer Plan Memo for Clinics
Infographic summarizing the different steps of the transfer process at the end of FEPP follow-up, intended for clinicians.
Brochure on post-FEPP transfer for youth and their families
Explanatory brochure for young people and their loved ones including information on preparation and the transfer process at the end of FEPP follow-up.
FEPP Completion Certificate
Template for a FEPP completion certificate, to give to youth (if desired) to mark this transition!
Detailed Transfer Plan
Template of a detailed transfer plan that summarizes the youths journey and their follow-up in FEPP: warning signs, symptoms, medications, treatments and interventions carried out, the youth's progress, dangerousness, etc.
IP services in Canada, Assessing and improving equity in EIP, Access and engagement
Abdel-Baki, A.
Canadian Consortium for Early Intervention in Psychosis (2022)
Podcasts on peer support in first episode psychosis
Other videos on the role and contribution of peer support
Caregiver Needs Assessment Questionnaire – PPA
To better understand how the questionnaire was developed (12 min)
The voice of loved ones: a path to cultural security (24 min)
For members of the SARPEP community, a poster is available to advertize the questionnaire, and a knowledge exchange session was held on the topic.
Guide
English version
French version
Spanish version
Gabriel’s resilience – The road to recovery after a first psychosis
Directed by Louis Delisle, this documentary traces the poignant journey of Gabriel Julien, who, after enduring severe psychotic episodes, rose to become a mental health lecturer and peer support worker.
Podcast: Parallel realities
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Integration cheat sheets for PSW-FSW in FEPP (Versions for PSW, FSW, team leaders, and managers)
PSW
PSW-FSW Integration Checklist – PSW Version
A checklist to guide the integration of peer support worker into a FEPP team, including an evaluation tool and a team introduction cheatsheet.
FSW
PSW-FSW Integration Checklist – FSW Version
A checklist to guide the integration of family support worker into a FEPP team, including an evaluation tool and a team introduction cheatsheet.
Team leaders
PSW-FSW Integration Checklist – Team Leader Version
A checklist to guide the integration of a peer support worker or family support worker into a FEPP team, intended for team leaders.
Managers
PSW-FSW Integration Checklist – Manager Version
A checklist to guide the integration of a peer support worker or family support worker into a FEPP team, intended for managers.
Clinical tools - Canadian Consortium for Early Intervention in Psychosis
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First Episode - JAP Clinic website
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AQPPEP: Quebec's Association of First Episode Psychosis Programs
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A Rapid-Learning Health System to Support Implementation of Early Intervention Services for Psychosis in Quebec, Canada: Protocol
Ferrari, M., Iyer, S., LeBlanc, A., Roy, M-A., & Abdel-Baki
JMIR Research Protocols (2022)
The clinical presentation of first-episode psychosis across different migrant and ethnic minority groups in Montreal, Quebec
van der Ven, E.
Early Intervention in Psychosis (2013)
Specialized assertive community treatment intervention for youth experiencing homelessness suffering from a first episode of psychosis and a substance use disorder: A two-year follow-up study
Doré-Gauthier, V., Miron, J., Jutras-Aswad, D., Ouellet-Plamondon, C., & Abdel-Baki, A.
Early Intervention in Psychiatry (2019)
Case management in early psychosis: a manual
Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (2012)
Homeless youth with first-episode psychosis: A 2-year outcome study
Lévesque, I. S., & Abdel-Baki, A.
Schizophrenia Research (2020)
Peer support for recovery in early intervention for psychosis: issues surrounding its implementation in Quebec and the French- speaking world
Pires de Oliveira Padilha, P., Gagné, G., Iyer, S. N., Thibeault, E., Levasseur, M. A., Massicotte, H., & Abdel-Baki, A.
Santé mentale au Québec (2023)
First episode psychosis: practical challenges of early intervention
Santé mentale au Québec (2021)
Individual articles
Entire journal
Early intervention in psychiatry: Beyond Psychosis Risk
McGorry, P.D.
Early Intervention in Psychosis (2013)
Cannabis Use, Medication Adherence, and Symptom Intensity: Exploring the Complex Interplay
Faridi, K.
Early Intervention in Psychosis (2013)
Cannabis and Psychosis: Is there an aspect of psychotic illness that promotes cannabis use?
Cassidy, C., Brodeur, M., Lepage, M., & Malla, A.
Early Intervention in Psychosis (2013)
Disengagement from early psychosis intervention services: an observational study informed by a survey of patients' and families' perspectives
Polillo, A., Voineskos, A. N., Foussias, G., Kidd, S. A., Bromley, S., Soklaridis, S., Wang, W., Stergiopoulos, V., & Kozloff, N.
Schizophrenia (2022)