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.
Loneliness and isolation
Loss of autonomy
Physical health, illness, and disability
Seniors
Comité des malades de Saint-Fulgence
French
Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean
Helps seniors, people with illnesses and 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.
418 674-2786
Delinquency
Financial problems
Comité du travail de rue d’Alma
French
Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean
For over 25 years, Comité du travail de rue d'Alma's street workers have been active in the city's downtown, providing youth and adults with a strong presence in their everyday environment (bars, parks, restaurants, schools, private residences, during celebrations, etc.).
418 662-6777
WebsiteBreakup
Domestic violence
Financial problems
Interpersonal problems
Loneliness and isolation
Men
Mental health/distress
Violence
Convergence Gaspésie
French
Gaspésie / Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Non-profit organization dedicated to helping men on the Gaspé Peninsula.
855-866-4455
WebsiteFamily caregivers
Loss of autonomy
Physical health, illness, and disability
Seniors
Coopérative de services à domicile de Québec
French
Capitale-Nationale
Coopérative de services à domicile de Québec's mission is to foster home support for seniors, people with loss of autonomy or reduced mobility, and caregivers by offering help, assistance, and respite services.
418 624-4617
WebsiteMen
Victims of sexual assault
Criphase
French
Montreal
Non-profit organization that helps men who have experienced childhood sexual abuse to free themselves from this heavy burden and live happier lives.
514-529-5567
WebsiteBreakup
Domestic violence
Men
Mental health/distress
Suicidal thoughts
Violence
C-TA-C
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
C-TA-C works with men experiencing difficulties in their relationships as a result of their use of inappropriate, impulsive, controlling, or violent behaviour or because they are going through a crisis or difficult period (breakup, loss, questions about their life, etc.).
418 725-2822
WebsiteAlcohol or drug addiction
Gambling addiction
Déclic Action
French
24/7
Laval
Accredited shelter whose mission is to help people with alcohol, substance, and gambling addictions.
450 628-1011
WebsiteGrief and loss
Loved ones
Youth
Deuil-Jeunesse (Alma)
French
Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean
Deuil-Jeunesse provides professional counselling to young people and families coping with the serious illness or death of a loved one or hardship related to parental separation, abandonment, or adoption. The organization works directly with young people and their families and friends
1 855 889-3666
WebsiteGrief and loss
Loved ones
Youth
Deuil-Jeunesse (Bas-Saint-Laurent)
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Deuil-Jeunesse provides professional counselling to young people and families dealing with serious illness, the death of a loved one, or hardship related to parental separation, abandonment, or adoption. The organization works directly with young people and their parents, family, and friends.
418-624-3666
WebsiteGrief and loss
Youth
Deuil-Jeunesse (Bas-Saint-Laurent, KRTB Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata–Les Basques)
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Deuil-Jeunesse provides professional counselling to young people and families dealing with serious illness, the death of a loved one, or hardship related to parental separation, abandonment, or adoption. The organization works directly with young people and their parents, family, and friends.
1 855 889-3666
Website