Province of New Brunswick

Our New Brunswick team is made up of youth and their supporters, First Nations, community, researchers, decision makers, and service providers. New Brunswick was chosen as a site for this research project because it is representative of Canada. It is bilingual, diverse, urban, and rural. Download the ACCESS OM NB Project Overview

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  • About Us
    Meet our Partnering Communities

    As the only province-wide demonstration site, we work with Partnering Communities (PCs) around the province to provide safe spaces and support for local communities and youth. Our Partnering Communities are currently located in:

    Elsipogtog Health & Wellness Center
    Nancy Milliea
    Elsipogtog Youth Center Supervisor
    205 Big Cove Road
    Elsipogtog, NB   E4W 2S1

    Tel.: (506) 523-4741
    Email: ElsipogtogAccess.Clinician@ehwc.ca

    P.E.E.R. SJ
    Teri Vienneau & Geraldine Seaward
    28 Richmond Street,
    Saint John, NB  E2L 3B2

    Tel.: (506) 658-5374
    Email: PEER.SJ@gnb.ca

    Centre de Bénévolat de la Péninsule Acadienne
    Isabelle Godin
    ACCESS OM NB Clinician
    220, boul. Saint-Pierre Ouest, suite 100
    Caraquet, NB   E1W 1A5

    Tel.: (506) 727-1866
    Email: sfp2@nbnet.nb.ca

    For general inquiries or to become involved in the ACCESS OM NB project, please reach us at info@accessnb.ca.

  • Our Approach

    New Brunswick’s challenges

    In the Children and Youth Rights and Well-being Snapshot, the New Brunswick Health Council and the Child and Youth Advocate reported that:

    • In New Brunswick, the rate of youth hospitalization due to mental health issues in 2013-2014 was twice the Canadian average.
    • Many NB youth report that they are unhappy with the mental health care they receive.


    New Brunswick’s Solution

    We will work to make sure that all New Brunswick youth have timely access to community-based mental health care. We will listen and work with youth and their supporters. We will look for people and organizations that offer support to the community already. We will work with them to find out what other support is needed. Our suggestions will be tailored to each community, recognizing that each is different and unique.


    ACCESS Open Minds New Brunswick Research and Evaluation Plan

    During the project, we will collect and analyze information to see how our work makes a difference in the lives of youth in NB.

  • Our Team
    • Vickie Plourde

      Primary Investigator

    • Laure Bourdon

      Research Coordinator

    • Krystelle LeBlanc

      Administrative Assistant

  • News & Events

    ACCESS Open Minds NB Partnering Communities get together in Elsipogtog First Nation

    Read more about the meeting here: Report-face-to-face Meeting Elsipogtog 2018  (June 6, 2018)

    Following the 2017 ACCESS Open Minds NB event in Caraquet, approximately 40
    people from the ACCESS Open Minds NB program met for two days at the Elsipogtog First
    Nation Youth Center. The Elsipogtog ACCESS site hosted young people who are receiving
    ACCESS mental health services, social workers, researchers and family members from the
    three ACCESS OM / ES NB sites, namely Elsipogtog, Caraquet and St John.

    ACCESS OM NB partners with Medavie (March 26, 2018)

    ACCESS Open Minds New Brunswick and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation announce a partnership with Medavie. Read about it here: https://access6625.wpengine.com/access-om-new-brunswick-partners-medavie/

    #MyDefintion Campaign: Started in 2014 by the Student Union at the University of New Brunswick, and run by Lee Thomas, #MyDefinition is an online and print poster campaign (well… a combination of a lot of campaigns!) which aims to smash stigma and spread the message: your mental health is a part of you, but it does not define you. ACCESS OM NB invites you to meet six of our brave faces who are working in their communities as mental health advocates and leaders.

    ACCESS OM NB announces Partnering Communities! (May 4, 2017)

    ACCESS Open Minds New Brunswick (ACCESS OM NB) is pleased to announce partnerships with three provincial community organizations that will enable them to open their doors to young people struggling with mental health challenges and improve access to integrated mental health care. Click here to download the press release.

  • Contact
    Vickie Plourde
  • Location Open Map
    68 Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur Street
    Moncton,
    New Brunswick,
    E1A 3H6,
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