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
Mental health/distress
Youth
L’Ancrage de L’Isle-aux-Coudres
French
Capitale-Nationale
L'Ancrage de L'Isle-aux-Coudres has poverty reduction, youth, family, and physical and psychological preventive healthcare components and manages a transitional residence.
418 438-1616
Loneliness and isolation
Loved ones
Mental health/distress
L’Ancre
French
Capitale-Nationale
L'Ancre offers support services for friends and family of people living with mental illness or serious mental health disorders to help them overcome isolation and realize their potential.
418 248-0068
WebsiteLoneliness and isolation
Loved ones
Mental health/distress
Social and professional reintegration
Suicidal thoughts
Suicidal thoughts
L’Arc-en-ciel (Portneuf)
French
Capitale-Nationale
L'Arc-en-Ciel is a community organization that works in mental health. Its services are offered to all residents of the Portneuf RCM and include suicide prevention, psychosocial rehabilitation, friend and family support groups, social and job market reintegration, and housing support.
418 285-3847
WebsiteDelinquency
L’Arc-en-soi
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
L'Arc-en-soi is a halfway house for offenders from the Lower St. Lawrence and Gaspé regions that promotes their gradual social reintegration and provides an alternative to incarceration.
418 862-3721
WebsiteAlcohol or drug addiction
Social and professional reintegration
L’Arrimage, centre de traitement des dépendances
French
Bas-Saint-Laurent
L'Arrimage's mission is to restore the dignity and well-being of every person suffering from addiction. It goes beyond cessation to help people feel better about themselves and reclaim their place in society.
Service général : 418 724-0460
WebsiteAnxiety disorders
L’Autre Rive
French
Estrie
Helps people who have phobias, fears, or anxieties (panic disorder) that prevent them from functioning normally.
819 564-0676
WebsiteDomestic violence
Women
L’Escale de l’Estrie
French
English
24/7
Estrie
L'Escale's mission is to help and support women and children who are victims of domestic violence by providing a safe, open and non-judgmental environment.
819-569-3611
WebsiteInterpersonal problems
Mental health/distress
Social and professional reintegration
L’Éveil de Brome-Missisquoi
French
English
Estrie
L'Éveil is a community mental health resource that helps people with emotional difficulties and mental health problems remain in or reintegrate into the community.
450 263-6240
WebsiteDomestic violence
Victims of crime
Victims of sexual assault
Women
La Bouée
French
English
24/7
Estrie
Shelter and intervention services for victims of physical, psychological, verbal, economic, or sexual abuse.
1 888 583-1233
WebsiteLoneliness and isolation
Loved ones
Mental health/distress
La Boussole
French
English
Capitale-Nationale
La Boussole brings together and provides support to the families and friends of people with clinical symptoms of mental health disorders. The organization offers a range of assistance and information services and other resources to help improve their quality of life.
418 523-1502
Website