Resources
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Loss of autonomy
Physical health, illness, and disability
Baluchon Alzheimer
French
English
24/7
Provincial Resource
Baluchon Alzheimer offers respite, support, and assistance services to those who wish to continue caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or a related disease at home, while respecting the values established by the organization. The organization offers 24-hour respite care for periods of 4 to 14 days to allow caregivers to catch their breath.
1 855 762-2930
WebsiteFamily caregivers
Loss of autonomy
Physical health, illness, and disability
Centre Info Parkinson
French
English
Provincial Resource
Info Centre Parkinson is an online information centre that provides comprehensive, reliable, up-to-date information to people with Parkinson's disease, caregivers, and health professionals
1 800 720-1307
WebsiteLoss of autonomy
Physical health, illness, and disability
Dystrophie musculaire Canada
French
English
Provincial Resource
Muscular Dystrophy Canada’s mission is to enhance the lives of people with neuromuscular disorders by continually working to provide ongoing support and resources while searching for a cure through well-funded research.
1 800 567-2873
WebsiteFamily caregivers
Loss of autonomy
Physical health, illness, and disability
Albatros Montréal
French
English
Montreal
Volunteer support for people in palliative or end-of-life care and their loved ones, and free respite for family caregivers.
514 255-5530
WebsiteLoss of autonomy
Physical health, illness, and disability
Association de la fibromyalgie du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
French
Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean
A self-help group for people with fibromyalgia in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region who want to take charge of their lives.
418 602-3552
WebsiteLoss of autonomy
Mental health/distress
Physical health, illness, and disability
Association de soutien et d’information face à la douleur
French
Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean
Raises awareness about chronic pain and the importance of early intervention, listens to and supports people affected by it, promotes and facilitates access to services, and helps people with chronic pain improve their condition and capacities.
418 549-0707
WebsiteLoss of autonomy
Physical health, illness, and disability
Association des arthritiques du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
French
Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean
Promotes the well-being of people with arthritis, advocates for their rights, raises awareness of the disease among members' families, and works to improve services and prevention in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.
418 549-2002
Loneliness and isolation
Loss of autonomy
Physical health, illness, and disability
Association des personnes handicapées de Desbiens
French
Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean
The association promotes the integration and development of people with disabilities.
418 346-1066
Alcohol or drug addiction
Anxiety disorders
Bipolar disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Breakup
Bullying
Burnout
Chronic Pain
Delinquency
Depression
Domestic violence
Eating disorders
Emergency care responders
Family caregivers
Farmers
Financial problems
Gambling addiction
Grief and loss
Indigenous peoples
Insomnia
Internet addiction
Interpersonal problems
Legal problems
LGBTQ
Loneliness and isolation
Loss of autonomy
Loved ones
Men
Mental health/distress
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Panic attacks
Physical health, illness, and disability
Postpartum depression
Posttraumatic stress
Schizophrenia
Self-harm
Seniors
Social and professional reintegration
Suicide prevention
Traumatic brain injury
Victims of crime
Victims of sexual assault
Violence
Women
Youth
Carrefour le Moutier
French
English
Montérégie
A front-line community organization with a regional scope whose mission is to welcome, listen to and equip anyone who is going through a difficult time, a period of transition, so that they can regain their strength and their power to act, for themselves and for their community.
450-679-7111
WebsiteFamily caregivers
Loss of autonomy
Seniors
Centre d’aide aux proches aidants des Basques (CAPAB)
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
CAPAB's mission is to improve living conditions for family caregivers in the Des Basques regional county municipality so they can continue providing care.
418 851-4040
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