General information
Observatoire québécois de la proche aidance
CREGÉS – Domaine d’expertise Proche aidance
Informal or family caregiver (Government of Quebec)
L’Appui for Caregivers: Provides information, accompaniment and advocate for the rights of caregivers and the people they care for in the healthcare network.
Caregivers : Practical and Legal Tools (Educaloi)
Biblio-Santé – Caregivers: Thematic booklets containing dozens of references to books, organizations, websites, films, series and programs selected by certified librarians
- Information for caregivers and others who provide accompaniment in facilities of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
- Users’ Committee of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
Tax benefits and administrative formalities for caregivers (L’Appui)
Phone consultations – 24/7
811: Info-Santé and Info-Social
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- 811 - OPTION 1 | To speak with a nurse from Info-Santé
- 811 - OPTION 2 | To speak with a psychosocial worker
Listening, support and referral
Info-Aidant
7 days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. lappui.org
1-855-852-7784 info-aidant@lappui.org
Resource directories
L’Appui pour les proches aidants: Directory of mental health services for family caregivers in CIUSSS West-Central Montreal territory
211 Grand Montréal
Workshops and training
T’as ta place ! – Interactive online training for young family caregivers of people with mental health issues (in French only)
Fondation Émergence – “Chosen Family” program for LGBTQ+ informal caregivers
Devenir aidant, ça s’apprend (L’Appui pour les proches aidants – in French only) - programme de formation et de soutien conçu pour les personnes dont le proche a reçu un diagnostic d’Alzheimer ou d’une maladie apparentée
MeSSAGES (L’Appui pour les proches aidants – in French only) – programme de formation et de soutien en ligne pour les personnes aidantes d’un proche aîné ou avec un profil gériatrique
Other resources
Regroupement des aidants et aidantes naturels de Montréal (RAANM): Services and activities for family caregivers (in French only)
AMI Québec : Helps families manage the effects of mental illness through support, education, guidance, and advocacy
Bientraitance des personnes proches aidantes (Proche aidance Québec): Awareness tools (in French only)
Proches aidants ! Un jeu des 7 familles (offered by L’Appui pour les proches aidants) – A virtual game illustrating the different faces of caregiving (in French only)