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

Website

Domestic 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

Website

Alcohol 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

Website

Alcohol 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

Website

Mental 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

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