Emergencies
If you require immediate assistance, call 911 or contact your community’s public safety department.
Call Info-Social 811 to access psychosocial services outside of your community.
Suicide prevention helpline : if you are thinking about suicide or worried about someone :
- Call at 1-866-277-3553;
- Text a counsellor at 535 353;
- Chat with a counsellor at
suicide.ca .
The Hope for Wellness Helpline is available 24/7 to all Indigenous people across Canada.
- 1 855-242-3310
Chat online
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls support line is a national, toll-free support call line available 24/7 to anyone who requires assistance.
- 1 844 413-6649
Contact your local
Atikamekw communities
Services sociaux Atikamekw Onikam offers the following services:
- Prevention and treatment of sexual abuse
- Help for victims of crime
- Shelter for teenagers
- Shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic and family violence
Contact Services sociaux Atikamekw Onikam
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Sans frais: 1-866-523-6153
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Cree communities
Wiichihiwauwin helpline
Wiichihiiwaauwin telephone helpline services. Cree-speakers and Cree Elders are available upon request.
Contact Wiichihiwauwin helpline
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7 days a week
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24 hours a day
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Inuit communities
Contact Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services
Naskapi community
Contact CLSC Naskapi
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1008, rue Naskapi, Kawawachikamach
Urban areas
INDex/Réseau Montréal
INDex is a database that allows you to easily find support services, community programs, and resources tailored to the needs of Indigenous peoples who are victims or at risk of violence in Montreal.
Contact Réseau Montréal
Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec
The Native Friendship Centres offer services designed for Indigenous peoples living in urban areas. There are centres in several cities: Val-d’Or, Trois-Rivières, Montréal, Québec, La Tuque, Chibougamau, Joliette, Maniwaki, Senneterre and Sept-Îles.
Contact Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec
Centres Mamik
Offer services to Indigenous peoples in Roberval, Alma and Saguenay.
Contact Centres Mamik
Centre d’amitié autochtone de Québec
Offers services to Indigenous peoples in Québec City.
Contact Centre d’amitié autochtone de Québec
Other useful resources
The Québec Family Information Liaison Unit
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The Québec Family Information Liaison Unit is not an emergency or frontline service. If you require immediate assistance beyond the resources listed above, you can contact one of the following services:
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Contact Sexual Violence Helpline
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7 days a week
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24 hours a day
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Contact Tel-Jeunes
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7 days a week
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Chat and texting in real time: from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Telephone helpline: 24 hours a day
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Toll-free: 1-800-263-2266
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Contact Ligne Parents
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365 days a year
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Telephone: 24 hours a day
Through live chat and texting: from 2:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
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Toll-free: 1-800-361-5085
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Last update: July 6, 2026