
Michel Laroche has been a psychologist for 27 years. Since university, he has been interested in the psychological impact of chronic illness on people living with arthritis and those around them. He has been a partner in the development of the Aide entrAide program, which supports parents whose children live with arthritis as well as adults with the disease. Mr. Laroche is a speaker and clinical advisor for the Arthritis Society’s Quebec division. Laroche is also director of the mental health and addiction programs at CISSS Chaudière-Appalaches.