Patricia Garel, C.M.
Outremont, Quebec
Patricia Garel has widened the scope of child and adolescent psychiatry in Canada. A child psychiatrist at the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine and clinical associate professor at Université de Montréal, she is internationally renowned for creating Espace Transition, a unique program using art and the creative process to facilitate the social reintegration of hundreds of youths with mental health issues. Supported by an array of partners, this initiative has taken psychiatry out of the hospital, allowing patients to develop their skills in a more human environment conducive to their development.