Mental Disorders
Organizations and Resources Available
The following is a list of mental health resources in and outside of the Estrie region. Please call ahead to confirm the availability of bilingual services.
1 in 5 Canadians will experience a form of mental illness at some point in their lives
– Canadian Institute of Health Research
Emergency, Help and Talklines
911
In case of an emergency, please call 911.
Website
988
Suicide Crisis Helpline, please call 988.
Website
811
Info-Santé (physical health – option 1 to speak with a nurse)
Info-Social (mental health – option 2 to speak with a psychosocial intervener)
Website
ANEB – Anorexie et boulimie Québec (Body image issues and eating disorders)
Call: 1-800-630-0907
Website
ATQ – Aide aux trans du Québec (Help and support for trans and non-binary people)
Call: 1-855-909-9038 #1
Website
Crisis Services Canada (Suicide prevention service)
Canada: 1-833-456-4566
Québec (Provincial Suicide Crisis Line): 1-866-APPELLE (1-866-277-3553)
Website
Suicide.ca
Call: 1-866-277-3553
Text: 535353
Chatting online with a counsellor
Website
Drugs: Help and referral helpline
Call (Montreal): 514-527-2626
Call (outside Montreal): 1-800-265-2626
Website:
Elder Mistreatment Helpline
Call: 1-888-489-2287
Website
Gambling: Help and referral helpline
Call: 1-800-461-0140
Website
Hope for Wellness line for Indigenous peoples across Canada
Call: 1-855-242-3310
Website
Interligne – Talking gender and sexual diversity
Call or text: 1-888-505-1010
Call (Montreal): 514-866-0103
Website
Kids Help Phone
Call: 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868
Website
Provincial helpline for victims of sexual assault
Call: 1-888-933-9007
Call (Montreal): 514-933-9007
Website
Tel-Aide (People experiencing distress)
Call (Montreal): 514-935-1101
Website
Tel-Jeunes (Help and support youth)
Call: 1-800-263-2266 or text 514-600-1002
Website
SOS Conjugal violence helpline
Call: 1-800-363-9010
Website
Youthspace.ca
Text: 778-783-0177
Or chat online
abuse
DIRA-Estrie
Address:
300 Du Conseil St., suite 337, Sherbrooke, QC, J1G 1J4
Phone: 1-819-346-0679
Email: info@dira-estrie.org
DIRA-Estrie is a non-profit community organization whose mission is to prevent and fight against elder abuse. Provides support, information, referrals and accompaniment.
ADHD
TDA/H Estrie
Address:
1265 rue Belvédère Sud, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 4E2
Phone: 819-565-7131 or toll-free 1-888-392-2993
Email: intervention@tdahestrie.org
TDA/H Estrie informs, educates, and supports those living with ADHD. Services include individual support in person, on the phone or via videoconferencing; psychoeducational workshops for parents and children and adults with ADHD; conferences and training, and “La Bougeotte,” a specialized day camp for children that helps them to optimize their social skills.
caregivers
AMI-Québec (Action on mental illness)
Address:
5800 boul. Decarie, Montreal, QC H3X 2J5
Phone: 514-486-1448 (outside Montreal 1-877-303-0264)
Email: info@amiquebec.org
AMI-Québec is a non-profit organization that helps families manage the effects of mental illness through support, education, guidance, and advocacy. Services include support groups, workshops, counselling, education and outreach through presentations on mental illness.
APPAMM-Estrie (Association des proches de personnes atteintes de maladie mentale de l’Estrie)
Address:
574 rue King Est, Sherbrooke, QC J1G 1B5
Phone: 819-563-1363
Email: info@appamme.org
APPAMM-Estrie provides free and confidential services to families and friends of people living with a mental illness. This includes psychosocial support, information and referrals and monthly information sessions for the general public on mental health topics.
Maison des aidants de Brome-Missisquoi (RSABM) — Brome Missisquoi Caregiver Support Group (BMCSG)
Address:
614 boul. J.-André Déragon, Cowansville, QC J2K 0H7
Phone: 450-263-4236 or toll-free 1-877-248-4236
Email: info@rsabm.ca
Brome Missisquoi Caregiver Support Group provides support and rest for caregivers, while their loved one is being cared for by staff and volunteers at the Maison. Bilingual services include individual consultations, workshops, coffee meetings, and community lunches. Respite services are for adults with a temporary or permanent incapacity due to illness, a disability or advanced age. To access all services, caregivers must pay an annual membership fee of $10.
for men
MomentHom – Centre d’entraide pour hommes de l’Estrie
Address:
337 rue Dufferin, Suite 100, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 4M6
Helpline: 873-662-3603
Housing (Sherbrooke): 819-679-8191
Administration: 819-791-1210
MomentHom helps and supports men in vulnerable situations such as a relationship breakup, family problems, job loss, or financial difficulties. Services include a daily phone line available 9 a.m.–9 p.m., individual support, support groups, and temporary housing (La Maison Oxygène) for fathers and their children.
LISTENING SERVICES
Secours-Amitié Estrie
Address:
CP 1596, Succursale Place de la Cité, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5M4
Talk Line: 819-564-2323
Administration: 819-823-5400
Email: saestrie@secoursamitieestrie.org
Secours-Amitié Estrie offers a free and confidential telephone talk line and referrals to other public, private and community resources. Trained volunteers are available to people experiencing psychological distress, suicidal thoughts, or isolation. Depending on the language skills of the volunteer, it may be possible to speak with someone in English as long as this is specified when first reaching out.
Vent Over Tea
email: info@ventovertea.com
Vent Over Tea offers free and confidential active listening services to all members of the local community. They have trained empathetic listeners that can help you. Their services can be offered online, or in person in a public space. You can email or visit their website to make an appointment.
mental health
Centre L’Élan
Address: 209 rue Hatley, Magog, QC J1X 3N2
Phone: 819-843-8885
Email: direction.centrelelan@gmail.com
Email: centrelelan@gmail.com
Centre l’Élan is a community resource offering support for people living with mental health issues. Services include individual and group therapy, art, music, and mind-body therapy, creative workshops, yoga and meditation, community dinners. Through government programs, they offer two job opportunities for reintegration into the workforce. These services emphasize creativity, personal growth and connection with others.
Here to Help: Mental health and substance use information you can trust
HeretoHelp is a project of the BC Partners working together to help people live well and better prevent and manage mental health and substance use problems. Provides information and support for the individual impacted by mental illness as well as the caregivers.
La Cordée Ressource alternative en santé mentale (RASM)
Address: 305 rue Dufferin, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 4M5
Phone: 819-565-1225
Email: lacordee@lacordeerasm.org
La Cordée welcomes and supports individuals living with mental health problems or emotional distress. They provide an alternative and community approach, promoting social inclusion, and community participation. Services include a day centre for people 18 to 65 years of age, supervised apartments, and a work platform to develop skills and for social reinsertion.
La Croisée des sentiers – Ressource communautaire en santé mentale
Address: 241 boul. Morin, Asbestos, QC J1T 3B3
Phone: 819-879-4886
Email: info@lacroiseedessentiers.com
La Croisée des Sentiers empowers people who live with mental health challenges or emotional difficulties on their life journey. They offer recreational and educational activities, individual support, and reintegration services for those returning to work or considering volunteer work in their communities. Services are available in French only, however English-speakers are welcome.
L’Ensoleillée
Address: 4663 rue Dollard, Lac-Mégantic, QC G6B 1G5
Phone: 819-583-5727
Email: ensoleilaccueil@gmail.com
L’Ensoleillée is a community organization with an alternative approach for those living with an emotional or mental health problem, and their families and friends. Services include meetings, discussions, individual and peer support, a lending library, community dinners, integration into the workplace, workshops, conferences, referrals, and promotion of mental health.
L’éveil ressource communautaire en santé mentale
Address: 240 rue Roy, Coaticook, QC J1A 1J3
Phone: 819-849-3003
Email: direction@eveilcoaticook.ca
L’Éveil is an alternative resource helping those living with emotional and/or mental health problems to stay or reintegrate in the community. Services include individual assessment, referrals, individual support, group activities, psychosocial support at work, a variety of programs such as creative workshops and training.
Le Rivage du Val St-François
Address:
423 rue Principale Nord, Richmond, QC J0B 2H0
Phone: 819-826-5303
Email: info@le-rivage.org
Le Rivage is an alternative and community service which helps individuals in a group setting, with a lived experience of a mental health problem, to integrate and remain in their community. Region covered includes Richmond, Valcourt, Windsor, Melbourne, Ulverton and Stoke.
Mon Shack.…Mes choix…Mon avenir!
Address:
3195 rue College, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0E7 (Borough of Lennoxville)
Phone: 819-481-0385
Email: info@monshack.ca
Mon Shack offers supervised residential units for young adults aged 18-35 living with a mental health problem. Services, in a bilingual living environment, include initial welcome and referrals, individual and group meetings, and personalized support to develop autonomy and facilitate the recovery process. Activities and workshops include cooking, budget management, community garden, art therapy, and yoga.
OASIS santé mentale Granby et région
Head Office:
18 rue St-Antoine Nord, Granby, QC J2G 5G3
Granby and Region: 450-777-7131
Toll Free: 1-855-272-7837
Email: info@oasissantementale.org
OASIS santé mentale supports caregivers and family members of loved ones living with a mental health problem. Services include psychosocial interventions in-person or over the phone, support during the process of seeking and receiving a psychiatric evaluation for a loved one, support groups, and psychoeducational programs.
Virage
East Angus
Address:
37 rue Angus Nord, East Angus, QC J0B 1R0
Phone: 819-832-4404 or 1-866-832-4404
Weedon
Address:
209 rue des Érables, Suite 302, Weedon, QC J0B 3J0
Phone: 819-877-2674 or 1-800-449-2674
Email: viragesm@abacom.com
Virage santé mentale is a non-profit community organization that provides workshops and conferences, individual support, a grief and bereavement support group, support for family and friends of those living with a gambling problem, a lending library, help with social and work reintegration, and supervised apartments.
Ordre des psychologues du Québec (Order of psychologists of Quebec)
call (for general inquiries): 1-800-363-2644
call (for help to find a professional): 1-800-561-1223
email: info@ordrepsy.qc.ca
An excellent resource to help you find a psychologist or psychotherapist (provides a database of professionals). Services are fee-based and generally covered by private insurance plans. Alternate low-cost resources also offered. The OPQ works to protect the public by ensuring the quality of services offered by its members, by promoting the development of the profession and by advocating for better access to psychological services.
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Association québécoise de la douleur chronique (AQDC)
Helpline: 1-855-368-5387 (Monday to Friday 8 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1–4:30 p.m.)
Administration: 1-855-230-4198
Email: aqdc@douleurchronique.org
AQDC is a non-profit organization working to improve the condition and reduce the isolation of people with chronic pain. Services are free and include a helpline, information (e. g. locating a pain clinic) and support groups for people experiencing chronic pain and their relatives. There are support groups throughout Québec and one offered in English.
RELATIONSHIPS
Le Seuil de l’Estrie
Address: CP 1503 Place de la Cité, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5M4
Phone: 819-821-2420
Email: leseuil@abacom.com
Le Seuil helps men with couple relationship problems. Also provides individual and couple counselling for men, women, and adolescents experiencing anger management issues or violent behaviors within their relationships or social circles.
SUICIDE PREVENTION
Crisis Services Canada (suicide prevention service)
Canada: 1-833-456-4566
Québec (Provincial Suicide Crisis Line): 1-866-APPELLE (1-866-277-3553)
JEVI Centre de prevention du suicide – Estrie
Address:
120, 11e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke QC, J1E 2T8
Helpline:
819-564-1354
Phone (Administrative):
819-564-7349
Email: preventionsuicide@jevi.qc.ca
JEVI offers free and confidential services to promote well-being and prevent suicide. Services are offered to people having suicidal thoughts, and to their family and friends, to those grieving the loss of someone who died by suicide, and to professionals seeking information and to refer. Follow up services (postvention) are provided to families, in the workplace, and in schools after a suicide attempt or death by suicide.
Centre de prévention du suicide de la Haute-Yamaska (CPS H-Y)
Address:
328 rue Principale, Suite 220, Granby, QC J2G 2W4
Helpline:
450 375-4252
Administration:
450 375-6949
CPS H-Y is a non-profit community organization which offers suicide prevention and intervention services. They help people who are having suicidal thoughts, their loved ones, and those grieving someone who has died by suicide. Services include a 24/7 helpline and support for the “sentinelles” (community members who have been trained to recognize the signs of people at risk of suicide and are knowledgeable about available resources). They also offer a support group for men experiencing suicidal thoughts.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
If you would like some assistance navigating these directories of professionals, please contact Mental Health Estrie and through our Info and Referral Service, we would be happy to help.
Ordre des psychologues du Québec (Order of psychologists of Quebec)
call (for general inquiries): 1-800-363-2644
call (for help to find a professional): 1-800-561-1223
email: info@ordrepsy.qc.ca
An excellent resource to help you find a psychologist or psychotherapist (provides a database of professionals). Services are fee-based and generally covered by private insurance plans. Alternate low-cost resources also offered. The OPQ works to protect the public by ensuring the quality of services offered by its members, by promoting the development of the profession and by advocating for better access to psychological services.
Affordable Therapy Network
A directory of therapists offering low cost and sliding scale counselling across Canada. This includes in-person, online, couples therapy and groups. You can browse through the list of therapists and once you find someone you like, you can contact them directly and set up a free consultation.
addiction
Centre Jean-Patrice Chiasson
Address: 1930 rue King Ouest, Sherbrooke, QC J1J 2E2
Phone: 819-821-2500
This centre offers inpatient and outpatient services for youth and adults living with an addiction or a mental health problem or both. Services include help and support during the detox and withdrawal management process, and facilitating reintegration into society. Services are also available to caregivers.
Dunham House (Maison Dunham)
Address: 1964 rue Scottsmore, Dunham, QC J0E 1M0
Phone: 450-263-3434
Email: info@dunhamhouse.ca
Dunham House is a residential treatment centre for individuals with mental health and concurrent disorders including addiction. Services offered include workshops, individual and group counselling, art, music, sport, and equine therapy. There is the option of a 6-month core program and a 30-day intensive program. All services are provided in English.
ANXIETY DISORDERS
L’Autre Rive
VISIT WEBSITE (Under Construction)
Address: 925 rue du Conseil, Sherbrooke, QC J1G 1L6
Helpline: 819-564-0676
Administration: 819-564-4691
Email: info@autre-rive.ca
L’Autre Rive supports and helps individuals living with phobias, fears or worries (panic disorder) that prevent normal everyday functioning. Services include individual or group support, talk line during opening hours, information and referrals, training of volunteers, a lending library, support for family and friends, response to crisis situations, social activities, and workshops.
eating disorders
Arrimage Estrie
VISIT WEBSITE (Under Construction)
Phone: 819-564-7885
Email: info@arrimageestrie.com
Arrimage Estrie promotes body acceptance and diversity and supports people with body image issues and eating disorders. They offer different support groups to people over age 17 including intuitive eating, art therapy, body acceptance and an ED (eating disorder) group for people living with an eating disorder. Arrimage also offers educational workshops, information about body image and eating disorders, kiosks and presence at conferences and events.
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
CIUSSS de l’Estrie – CHUS (Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke)
The CIUSSS de l’Estrie covers nine local services networks (RLS) and has 101 points of service including hospitals, CLSCs, CHSLDs, youth protection services, and re-adaptation centres. List of services.
LEGAL rights of persons with mental illness
Pro-Def Estrie (Promotion et défense des droits en santé mentale)
Address:
1255 rue Daniel, Suite 116, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5X3
Phone (Sherbrooke): 819-822-0363
Phone (Estrie region): 1-800-561-0363
Email: info@prodefestrie.org
Pro-Def Estrie promotes and defends the rights of people who have experienced or are living with a mental health problem. Their work is based on the principles of social justice, freedom, and equality. Services include information, help and support.
mood disorders
Mood Disorders Canada Online Discussion Forum
MDSC works collaboratively with health, research, private sector and government partners so that these organizations keep people with mental illness at the forefront of their activities. Works to improve the lives of Canadians with mental illness and fights stigma.
The Mood Disorder Society of Canada Discussion Forum brings people together online where you can ask questions, read how others are living with and managing their mood disorder, give and receive support. https://mdsc.ca/forum
Postpartum Progress
PostpartumProgress.com is dedicated to maternal mental illness. It offers information, support and hope for all pregnant and new moms who experience postpartum depression and all other mental illnesses relate to pregnancy and childbirth.
PSYCHOSIS
PEPP-Montréal
Address:
1PEPP-Montréal
Douglas Institute Wilson Pavilion, 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Montreal, (Quebec) H4H 1R3
Phone: 514-888-4453
Fax: 514-888-4458
PEPP-Montréal is a program for young people (14 to 35 years old) who are experiencing an untreated first episode of psychosis. Early intervention in psychosis is important. “It is designed to improve outcomes in schizophrenia and other psychoses through earlier detection of untreated psychosis and effective treatments tailored to the specific phases of the disorder” (PEPP-Montréal, 2021).
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Aggression Estrie CALACS (Centre d’aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel)
Address:
CP 1594, Place de la Cité, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5M4
Phone: 819-563-9999 or 1-877-563-0793 Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Provincial Crisis Line: 1-888-933-9007
Email: info@calacsestrie.com
Aggression Estrie CALACS helps girls and women 12 years of age and older who have experienced sexual assault, recently or in their past. Services include individual and group counselling, information and referrals, support for the individuals’ support network, workshops and information kiosks; judicial, medical and social accompaniment. Interveners also advocate on behalf of girls and women for non-discriminatory and nonviolent communities.
CALACS Granby (Centre d’aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel)
Address:
CP 63, Granby, QC J2G 8E2
Phone: 450-375-3338
Provincial Crisis Line: 1-888-933-9007
Email: info@calacs-granby.qc.ca
CALACS Granby helps girls and women 12 years of age and older who have experienced sexual assault, recently or in their past. Services include information concerning their rights and options, support, intervention, and accompaniment. They provide training for those working with victims of sexual assault and their loved ones to ensure that the interventions used are appropriate.
CIVAS (Centre d’intervention en violence et agressions sexuelles)
Estrie, including La Pommeraie and Haute-Yamaska:
Address:
CP 161, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5H8
Phone: 819-564-5127 ext. 222
Email: civas.e@bellnet.ca
Granby: point of service one day per week
CIVAS offers individual and group support for those who have committed or who are concerned about committing a sexual offense. Services also include support for the loved ones of those individuals and training for professionals
Soutien aux hommes agressés sexuellement–Estrie (SHASE)
Address:
230 rue King Ouest, Suite 206, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 1P9
Phone: 819-933-3555
Email: info@shase.ca
Le SHASE supports, guides, and provides tools for men who have experienced sexual assault. Services include individual support and group support meetings and workshops for those who have completed the groups. They also provide presentations to raise awareness about the reality faced by men who have experienced sexual assault.
GRIEF
811
https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/finding-a-resource/info-sante-811
Info-Social (option 2 to speak with a psychosocial intervener)
CLSC
https://www.santeestrie.qc.ca/soins-services/pour-tous/clsc
Connect with your local CLSC to learn more about the services they offer.
Funeral homes
Are you aware that some funeral homes provide grief support groups and services? Reach out to a nearby funeral home to learn more about the support they offer.
Ordre des psychologues du Québec (Order of psychologists of Quebec)
call (for general inquiries): 1-800-363-2644
call (for help to find a professional): 1-800-561-1223
email: info@ordrepsy.qc.ca
An excellent resource to help you find a psychologist or psychotherapist (provides a database of professionals). Services are fee-based and generally covered by private insurance plans. Alternate low-cost resources also offered. The OPQ works to protect the public by ensuring the quality of services offered by its members, by promoting the development of the profession and by advocating for better access to psychological services.
Avante Women’s Centre
Address: 9 rue de la Rivière
Call: 450-248-0530
Email: info@awcentre.com
Avante’s Women’s Centre welcomes all English-speaking women in the Brome-Missisquoi region and provides various forms of support, including a grief support group.
Cowansville Support Group for Widowed Women
Address: 203 rue Principale, Cowansville QC J2K 1J3
Email: bcbellingham@gmail.com
Support group meets the 1st Monday of every month at Emmanuel Church in Cowansville from 10am to 12pm. No fixed agenda or registration required. Occasionally, guest speakers are invited to speak on issues related to being a widow.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Everybody Grieves – Webinar (YouTube)
Hosted by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, this webinar explains what grief is, how you or your family may react to it, and how to process grief.
Through sharing stories, this website offers support for someone who is in grief, or for a supporter, who would like to receive additional tools to support a friend or family member.
MyGrief.ca is an online resource aimed at guiding individuals through their grieving process in the convenience of their homes and at their preferred speed. This resource facilitates a deeper understanding of one’s grief and provides support in tackling the challenging questions that may emerge.
The Compassionate Friends of Canada
This website offers a secure space and assistance to parents mourning the loss of a child, regardless of the child’s age or the circumstances of their passing.
Virtual Canadian Hospice
https://www.virtualhospice.ca/en_US/Main+Site+Navigation/Home.aspx
This website provides support and personalized information about advanced illness, palliative care, loss and grief for everyone going through a hard time.
This website provides a wealth of information on grief filled with resources related to understanding grief and loss, provides guidance on how to help a grieving friend or family member, provides online courses about grief, and more.