Resources
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If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, you can contact a counsellor at any time by phone, text or chat.
Breakup
Domestic violence
Loneliness and isolation
Women
Centre-femmes du Grand-Portage
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Centre-femmes du Grand-Portage offers telephone counselling and support services for women that promote self-help, solidarity, and autonomy.
418-867-2254
WebsiteBreakup
Domestic violence
Loneliness and isolation
Women
Centre-femmes La passerelle du Kamouraska
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Supports women experiencing social, psychological, and economic hardship.• Provides women with opportunities to meet and share their experiences.• Shares information about the status of women.• Promotes and enhances the status of women.
418 492-1449
WebsiteAlcohol or drug addiction
Anxiety disorders
Breakup
Burnout
Depression
Financial problems
Gambling addiction
Interpersonal problems
Legal problems
Loneliness and isolation
Men
Mental health/distress
Violence
Centr'Hommes Charlevoix
French
24/7
Capitale-Nationale
Organization offering various services (individual, group, accommodation) to men aged 18 and over who need help, whatever their problem.
418-202-0997
WebsiteIndigenous peoples
Chibougamau Eenou friendship centre
French
Nord-du-Québec
The mission of the CAEC is to improve the quality of life of its members by offering quality services to the indigenous population living in or passing through Chibougamau by providing a culturally relevant and safe environment; by promoting a cross-cultural environment that showcases indigenous culture and traditions in order to create and maintain bridges with the population; by supporting indigenous citizen participation in the city.
418-748-7667
WebsitePostpartum depression
CHU Sainte-Justine
French
English
Montreal
The Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine is the largest mother-child center in Canada and one of the four largest pediatric centers in America.
514-345-4931
WebsiteFinancial problems
Legal problems
CIRCCO, Centre d'information et de recherche en consommation de Charlevoix-Ouest
French
Capitale-Nationale
Community organization for the collective defense of consumer rights, offering various services such as advice and support, information meetings and tax assistance.
418-435-2884
WebsiteAlcohol or drug addiction
Gambling addiction
Loved ones
Social and professional reintegration
Clinique Nouveau Départ
French
English
24/7
Montreal
Residential treatment servicesResidential detox support serviceSocial reintegrationHelp and support for families and friends
1 888 488-2611
WebsiteFamily caregivers
Loss of autonomy
Comité d’accompagnement La Source
French
English
Bas-Saint-Laurent
La Source is a nonprofit organization that works with palliative care patients and their families to help them navigate the final phases of illness as serenely as possible.
418 867-4827
WebsiteGrief and loss
Loved ones
Mental health/distress
Suicidal thoughts
Comité de prévention du suicide de Lebel-sur-Quévillon
French
English
24/7
Nord-du-Québec
Organization whose mission is to prevent suicide and reduce its impact by offering professional and specialized suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention services to the public.
819 755-3911
Loneliness and isolation
Loss of autonomy
Physical health, illness, and disability
Seniors
Comité des malades d’Albanel
French
Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean
Helps seniors, the ill, people with disabilities, and people in difficulty by providing transportation to appointments (hospital, doctor, care home, physiotherapy, specialist, etc.), weekly visits to care homes, daily phone calls, and activities throughout the year.
418 618-2463