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This article focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) as a concurrent disorder; a clinical reality frequently found in adults where integrated treatments are recommended as a method of intervention. Among them, the Seeking Safety program (SS) is the most empirically validated. Evidence of its efficacy is now established in an adult population and it is the only treatment that exceeds the control treatment for PTSD and SUD. The work on the French version is also encouraging. Youth, meanwhile, is equally at risk for this type of disorder; the prevalence is estimated between 11% and 47% (community and clinical population). Although psychosocial impacts are important, there is little research on integrated treatment for this population. However, two recent studies demonstrate the efficacy of the SS program for American youth. Adjustments are underway to adapt the program to the reality of adolescents and their parents and facilitate its implementation. Preliminary data were collected from French Canadian youth (18-25 years) who received motivational interviewing sessions combined with SS offered in group (n=6 ) or in individual sessions (n=3). The results show that the French version of the SS program appears to be effective in a group context as significant improvements were noted in the PCL-S, the MAST-22 and also according to the axis 5 of the DSM-IV-TR (large effect sizes). However, no significant improvement was noted for individual care and the DAST-20 in group context; although these measures appear to have evolved in the direction of wellness. This study suggests that the French version of the SS program is promising in the treatment of PTSD-SUD for French-Canadian youth in a clinical context.

Keywords: état de stress post-traumatique, troubles liés aux substances, comorbidité, traitement intégré, jeune, français, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders, comorbidity, integrated treatment, youth, French, transtorno de estrés postraumático, trastornos ligados al consumo de sustancias, comorbilidad, tratamiento integrado, joven, francés

The aspirations for the future that vulnerable young mothers develop early in adulthood tend to be influenced by their life experiences, including their experience of motherhood. Using a narrative approach, this study examines the aspirations expressed by 20 young mothers across all aspects of life, with a view to achieving a broader understanding of their experiences and how such aspirations can serve as sources of hope. Research participants, all of whom were between 18 and 26 years old, were recruited through community organizations for socio-economically vulnerable women with psychosocial adjustment issues. Semi-structured interviews revealed their strong desire to be good mothers, a notion they associated with having greater stability in their lives, access to material goods, positive relationships, and a stronger sense of well-being. They also expressed a desire to support those around them and give back to society. The results of our study therefore highlight the high expectations that these young mothers have for themselves, despite the limited opportunities currently available to them. Our findings also point to the importance of paying close attention to such women’s aspirations for the future when offering them support services.

Keywords: young mothers, jeunes mères, vulnérabilité, vulnerability, aspirations, aspirations, future, avenir, transition à la vie adulte, transition to adulthood, Québec, Quebec

The objective of this introduction is to present the contributions to this issue on happiness. Beforehand, we tackle a few themes that seem to have great interest : the « rewards » of happiness, its contagion, the reticence toward it, the connection with nature and fine arts that form good constituents of happiness and, lastly, genetic and epigenetic aspects of happiness.

Keywords: bonheur, émotions positives, émotions négatives, happiness, positive emotions, negative emotions