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.
Financial problems
Loss of autonomy
Seniors
Centre des bénévoles Roberval
French
Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean
Centre des Bénévoles Roberval provides assistance to seniors and people in distress and works to improve conditions for volunteers.
418 275-2720
Loneliness and isolation
Social and professional reintegration
Youth
Centre Éclosion
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Centre Éclosion provides youth from primary school age to young adulthood in the RCM of La Matapédia with a meeting place for educational projects and crime-related interventions and works to overcome social isolation and foster skill development among disadvantaged people in the area.
418 756-3744
Domestic violence
Interpersonal problems
Violence
Centre Ex-Equo
French
Chaudière-Appalaches
The mission of the Centre Ex-Equo is to help men and women struggling with violent behaviour in a marital and family context, and to offer services of all kinds related to this problem. In addition, by specific agreement, we offer services to men and women with sexual deviance problems.
1-877-613-1900
WebsiteDomestic violence
Loneliness and isolation
Women
Centre féminin du Saguenay
French
Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean
Centre féminin du Saguenay is a shelter for women with or without children who are victims of violence or in difficulty.
418 549-4343
Legal problems
Victims of crime
Victims of sexual assault
Violence
Centre for Services in Restorative Justice
French
English
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Centre du Québec
Estrie
Lanaudiere
Laurentides
Mauricie
Montérégie
Montreal
The Centre for Services in Restorative Justice (CSJR) creates safe spaces where people or groups affected by situations of abuse and violence, whether within or outside the legal process, can express themselves, listen and share.
1-833-320-2757
WebsiteAlcohol or drug addiction
Delinquency
Social and professional reintegration
Centre L’autre côté de l’ombre
French
Centre du Québec
For-profit resource certified by MSSS and Quebec's correctional services department. Offers individual and group therapy and social reintegration services for people with single or multiple addictions to psychoactive substances. The services are open to men and women age 18 and over with a criminal record
819 222-8400
Alcohol or drug addiction
Men
Centre L’Envolée de Granby
French
English
24/7
Montérégie
Centre L'Envolée was established to help men age 18 and over who have drug or alcohol addiction issues, whether or not they have a criminal record, using an approach that promotes total abstinence as a way of life.
450-378-5326
WebsiteAlcohol or drug addiction
Gambling addiction
Centre L’Escale
French
English
24/7
Gaspésie / Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Outpatient rehab and detox support services
418 763-5000
Mental health/distress
Centre L’Escale de Jonquière
French
Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean
Centre l'Escale de Jonquière offers housing and other services to people who are experiencing or have experienced mental health problems and/or psychological distress to help them regain control of their lives and continue playing an active role in the community.
418 547-3644
WebsiteMental health/distress
Centre L’Escale de Saint-Félicien
French
Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean
Provides a living environment and a broad range of services to people who are experiencing or have experienced mental health problems and/or psychological distress in order to help them to regain control over their lives and maintain an active role in their community.
418 679-9262
Website