Promoting a more inclusive society for the elderly, people with disabilities and, more broadly, all people in vulnerable situations, requires profound changes in the health care system in many countries.
Known as “deinstitutionalization”, this movement means strengthening the participation of people in decisions and activities that concern them, whether they live in an institution, in their usual environment, or in relation to their habits and life projects. The aim is to achieve social participation by considering the people we support as partners in our organizations, as real professional and institutional actors who contribute to this transformation of the health care system.
This book brings together the contributions of more than 40 researchers from different countries (particularly French-speaking and Canadian) as well as patients involved in research, trials or associations. These contributions explore the terminological and legal foundations of a more inclusive society – different mechanisms, innovative forms of housing and methods of supporting the public and professionals in favor of inclusion – and different models for energizing territories and thus strengthening society’s commitment in favor of inclusion.
