Resources
For help finding the right resource:
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, you can contact a counsellor at any time by phone, text or chat.
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Financial problems
Loneliness and isolation
Social and professional reintegration
Répit du passant
French
24/7
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Répit du passant is a shelter for people who are destitute and have no resources or place to sleep. They can eat their fill and sleep safely. Residents also learn skills to help take their lives in hand and manage and plan more effectively so they can be more autonomous.
418 722-6559
WebsiteFamily caregivers
Loss of autonomy
Physical health, illness, and disability
Ressource d’aide aux personnes handicapées Bas-Saint-Laurent–Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
This resource works with community and government health and social services organizations to inform, guide, and assist people living with disabilities and their families with a view to helping them meet their needs.
418 722-7233
WebsiteMental health/distress
Santé mentale Québec – Bas-Saint-Laurent (ACSM)
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Santé mentale Québec – Bas-Saint-Laurent is a nonprofit community organization dedicated to promoting mental health, preventing mental health problems, and providing support and self-help activities to the general population.
418 723-6416, poste 100
WebsiteFamily caregivers
Loss of autonomy
Physical health, illness, and disability
Seniors
Société Alzheimer du Bas-Saint-Laurent (Rimouski-Mitis)
French
English
Bas-Saint-Laurent
The Alzheimer Society is a nonprofit organization that provides information and support services to people with Alzheimer's disease in the Lower St. Lawrence region.
418 724-7204, poste 5618
WebsiteYouth
Tandem-Jeunesse
French
24/7
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Tandem-Jeunesse is a community shelter for young people age 15 to 22 who are experiencing difficulties. It serves the Kamouraska, Rivière-du-Loup, Témiscouata, and Les Basques regional county municipalities.
418 856-2202
Website2SLGBTQIA+
Alcohol or drug addiction
Anxiety disorders
Bipolar disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Breakup
Bullying
Burnout
Chronic Pain
Depression
Domestic violence
Eating disorders
Family caregivers
Farmers
Financial problems
Gambling addiction
Grief and loss
Indigenous peoples
Insomnia
Internet addiction
Interpersonal problems
Legal problems
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
Suicidal thoughts
Traumatic brain injury
Victims of crime
Victims of sexual assault
Violence
Women
Tel-Aide Québec
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Capitale-Nationale
Gaspésie / Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Mission: To provide a free listening and referral service to anyone experiencing loneliness, anxiety or distress, as well as to those with suicidal thoughts.
Hours of operation from 9:00 a.m. to midnight, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
418-686-2433 / Régions 1-877-700-2433
WebsiteDomestic violence
Loneliness and isolation
Men
Social and professional reintegration
Violence
Trajectoires Hommes du KRTB
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Trajectoires Hommes is a community organization that works with men who are dealing with personal or work-related difficulties or engaging in violent behaviour. It offers shelter, assistance and support services for men who want to change.
418 605-0878
Website