Mental health help and support resources

To obtain care or services or to find a professional with whom you feel comfortable, contact one of the following resources:

• Info-Social 811
• Your family doctor
• Your local community services centres (CLSC)
• A psychologist or a psychotherapist in a private practice

Talk anytime, anywhere in Québec, with a professional who is able to speak openly about suicide:

• By telephone: suicide prevention and help line: 1 866 APPELLE or 1-866-277-3553
• By text (SMS): 1-855-957-5353
• By chat: Suicide.ca

Also see the Prevent suicide page.

• Canadian Mental Health Association  
• Douglas Institute
  Mental Health Info
• Mouvement Santé mentale Québec  (in French only)
• Réseau Avant de craquer (in French only)
  Federation of organizations dedicated to the wellbeing of the family and friends of people living with mental health problems

• Veterans Affairs Canada
  Helpline: 1-800-268-7708
  This resource is for veterans and their immediate families only
• Association des centres d’écoute téléphonique du Québec  (site Web in French)
  Find a help line in your region
• LigneParents 
  Helpline: 1-800-361-5085 (in French only)
  This free and confidential service is available day and night to all parents of children aged between 0 and 20 years. The service is provided by professionals.
• Tel-jeunes 
  Helpline: 1-800-263-2266
  This free and confidential service is available day and night to children aged between 5 and 20 years. The service is provided by professionals.

• Association des groupes d'intervention en défense des droits en santé mentale du Québec   (in French only)
• Au cœur des familles agricoles (in French only)
  Psychosocial support network for agricultural producers and their family
• Centres de crise  (in French only)
  Regroupement des Services d’Intervention de Crise du Québec
• Relief
  Québec Anxiety, Depressive and Bipolar Disorders Support Association
• Regroupement des ressources alternatives en santé mentale du Québec (in French only)
• Réseau Avant de craquer (in French only)
  Federation of organizations dedicated to the wellbeing of the family and friends of people living with mental health problems 
• Réseau d’entendeurs de voix du Québec  (in French only)
  For people who hear voices and those who support them

Resources are available for the family and friends of people living with mental disorders:

• Association québécoise des parents et amis de la personne atteinte de maladie mentale (AQPAMM) (in French only)
• LigneParents 
  Helpline: 1-800-361-5085 
  This free and confidential service is available day and night to all parents of children aged between 0 and 20 years. The service is provided by professionals.
• Regroupement des associations PANDA du Québec (in French only)
  The Regroupement supports establishing services that promote the educational and social success of people with ADD/ADHD and responding to the needs of their family and friends.
• Réseau Avant de craquer (in French only)
  Federation of organizations dedicated to the wellbeing of the family and friends of people living with mental health problems
• Société québécoise de la schizophrénie   (in French only)
• Réseau d’entendeurs de voix du Québec
  For people who hear voices and those who support them

Also see the Living with a Person Suffering from Mental Illness page to find out how you can help someone with a mental illness while respecting your limits.

Anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder

• Relief
  Québec Anxiety, Depressive and Bipolar Disorders Support Association
• Phobies-Zéro
  Helpline: 1-866-922-0002

Attention deficit with or without hyperactivity (ADHD)

• Regroupement des associations PANDA du Québec (in French only)
  The Regroupement supports establishing services that promote the educational and social success of people with ADD/ADHD and responding to the needs of their family and friends.

Mood Disorders

• Relief
  Québec Anxiety, Depressive and Bipolar Disorder Support Association

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Veterans Affairs Canada
  Helpline: 1-800-268-7708
  This resource is for veterans and their immediate families only
• Trauma
  Douglas Mental Health Institute
• Trauma Studies Center
  Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal
• Centre d’aide aux victimes d’actes criminels (CAVAC)
• Centres d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel (CALACS)

Psychotic Disorders

• Société québécoise de la schizophrénie  (in French only)
• Réseau d’entendeurs de voix du Québec
  For people who hear voices and those who support them
• Association québécoise des programmes pour premiers épisodes psychotiques  (in French only)