The event, far from the anecdotal news item, according to representatives of organizations working with poor people, reminds us that psychological distress is very present, particularly in this pandemic period.
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The director believes that the gesture made by the man in his forties shows how the pandemic has accentuated the suffering in an already vulnerable segment of the population. As telemedicine is not accessible to people who do not have technological tools, people needing help could not be taken care of.
The general manager of the Chicoutimi homeless reception center, Michel St-Gelais
The Canadian Mental Health Association also observes a lack of resources.
There are waiting lists everywhere. The entry doors to go into the network are very difficult [à ouvrir], notes Valérie Maltais, executive director of the organization in Saguenay.
She finds that even basic needs are difficult to meet in people with a mental health problem.
When you are not able to find accommodation and you are not able to buy groceries with the budgets you have, things start badly.
With the cold season upon us, concerns are all the greater.
The simple fact that Quebec temporarily authorizes a health insurance card without a photo because of the health crisis has made life difficult for less well-off people, who find themselves without a photo ID.
People have had a hard time getting the identity documents they need to have a bank account or to be able to make withdrawals, things like that. It’s a lot of little things piling up and making the pressure almost unbearable right now, notes Michel Saint-Gelais.
In stable condition
The man who inflicted severe burns on himself in front of peace officers is in stable condition, said the Saguenay Police Department (police de Saguenay">SPSSaguenay Police Department). The Bureau of Independent Investigations (BEI) has opened an investigation. The opening of an investigation does not mean that there was a fault during the intervention. the ATOffice of Independent Investigations explained that as soon as a person is injured or killed during a police intervention, it is their duty to investigate.
