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.

Grief and loss

Loved ones

Youth

Deuil-Jeunesse (Mauricie)

French

Mauricie

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

Men

Victims of crime

Victims of sexual assault

Emphase Mauricie–Centre-du-Québec

French

English

Mauricie

Emphase's mission is to improve the personal and social well-being of men who have been sexually assaulted with activities and services.

1 855 519-4273

Website

Mental health/distress

Schizophrenia

Entendons-nous

French

English

Mauricie

Self-help group for people who hear voices.

819 297-2006

Website

Financial problems

Fonds Communautaire des Chenaux

French

Mauricie

The Fonds Communautaire des Chenaux provides a humanistic and personalized approach to helping people in financial difficulty by offering budgeting and food security services.

819 840-3088

Site Web

Domestic violence

Men

L’Accord Mauricie

French

Mauricie

L'Accord Mauricie's mission is to help tackle the problem of domestic violence by getting men to take responsibility for their violent or controlling behaviour. It also work to raise public awareness about the issue of domestic violence and possible solutions.

819 693-5264

Website

Financial problems

Loneliness and isolation

Physical health, illness, and disability

La Maison de l’abondance

French

Mauricie

La Maison de l'Abondance is a community organization whose primary mission is to provide emotional, material, and physical support for low-income, disadvantaged, and/or disabled people.

819-265-4149

Alcohol or drug addiction

Gambling addiction

Internet addiction

Youth

Le Grand Chemin (Saint-Célestin)

French

Mauricie

Le Grand Chemin is a nonprofit organization that provides free services to teenagers age 12 to 17 who have developed or are in the process of developing drug, gambling, or cyber addictions.

819-229-2018

Website

Financial problems

Mental health/distress

Suicidal thoughts

Le Hamac

French

24/7

Mauricie

A "family"-type housing service for people who are homeless or in a situation of psychosocial crisis.

819 536-4169

Mental health/distress

Le Phénix – Centre Mauricie/Mékinac

French

Mauricie

Works to improve the well-being and quality of life of people with mental health problems in the Centre-de-la-Mauricie region.

819 539-1980

Website

Mental health/distress

Le Traversier

French

Mauricie

Le Traversier offers a dynamic and welcoming environment that encourages people with mental health problems to help themselves, overcome their isolation, and develop their autonomy.

819 371-2420

Website

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