Pare Chocs

The Pare Chocs committee is a non-profit group that advocates for the abolition of Electroconvulsive_therapy(ECT) in Québec.

The Pare Chocs committee believes that the medical procedure of ECT[1] harms patients instead of helping, and is a violation of the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms [2] of many of the patient that receive it.

History

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Pare Choc started the campaign to abolish electroshock in Québec , in the year 2005.


Activities and publications

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The Pare Choc committee performs an annual protest in May to raise public awareness about electroshock in Québec.

The Pare Choc committee produces a publication 3 to 4 times a year concerning the current news and events about electroshock.

The Pare chocs commite has published eleven papers so far, they are titled " INFO CHOQUÉE "

vol 1 no 1

vol 2 no 1

vol 2 no 2 Janvier 2009

vol 2 no 3 Avril 2009

vol 2 no 4 Mai 2009

vol 3 no 1 Janvier 2010

vol 3 no 2 Avril 2010

vol 3 no 3 Octobre 2010

vol 4 no 1 Février 2011

vol 4 no 2 Mars 2011

vol 4 no 3 Avril 2011

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