Resources for Support: If you need help now

Access to Medical Health

Suicide Helplines

  • Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566

  • Suicide Action Montreal: 514-723-3594

  • Suicide.ca:call 1866277-3553 or Text:535353

Immigration

Crisis Hotlines

  • Suicide Action Montreal (SAM)

    Listening; education; bereavement support

    English/French

    24/7 Phone number: 1 866 277-3553 // 514-723-3594 x 2211

    SMS: 1 855 957-5353

    Suicide Action Montreal (SAM)

  • Association Iris

    Counselling; short-term housing; mobile intervention; crisis line (North).

    English/French

    Phone number: 514-388-9233

    Association Iris

  • Centre l’Autre Maison

    Crisis intervention line, follow-up; counseling; short-term housing (South-West)

    English/French

    Phone number: 514-768-7225

    Centre l’Autre Maison

  • Face a Face

    Free 8-week counseling; drop-in support groups; listening; general assistance

    English/French

    Phone Number: 514-934-4546

    Face a Face

  • Multi-Ecoute

    Listening; assistance; psychosocial support (CDN)

    English/French

    Phone Number: 514-737-3604

    Multi-Ecoute

  • Tel-Aide

    Non-judgmental listening center for people in distress

    English/French

    Phone number: 514-935-1101

    Tel-Aide

  • Tel-Ecoute

    Anonymous listening line

    English/French

    Phone number: 514-493-4512

    Tel-Ecoute

  • Tel-Jeunes

    Phone counselling for those under 20

    English/French

    Phone number: 1-800-263-2266

    SMS: 514-600-1002

    Tel-Jeunes

  • Tracom

    Short-term housing; community follow up, outreach, 24 hour crisis line

    English/French

    Phone number: 514-483-3033

    Tracom

  • Le Transit

    Crisis intervention centre; short-term housing; 24 hour crisis line (Center/East)

    English/French

    Le Transit

  • West Island Crisis Center

    Crisis line; counselling; short-term housing; mobile intervention (West Island)

    English/French

    Phone number: 514-684-6160

    West Island Crisis Center

  • Ecoute Entraide

    7 days, 8am to midnightPeer support groups; listening line

    French

    Phone number: 514-278-21301 // 844-294-2130

    Ecoute Entraide

  • Centre d’Ecoute le Havre

    Drop in centre with complete confidentiality

    French

    Phone number: 514-982-0333

    Centre d’Ecoute le Havre

Bilingual (French and English) hotlines outside of the Montreal area:

  • ConnexOntario

    Information on Ontario mental health services and referrals (Ontario)

    English/French

    Phone number: 1-866-531-2600

    ConnexOntario

  • Interligne

    Phone or web chat. General information; listening; referrals; support re: sexual orientation (Quebec)

    English/French

    Phone Number: 514-866-0103/ / 1-888-505-1010

    Association Iris

  • Kids Help Phone

    Phone helpline for kids and teens offering counselling, listening, referrals, and general info (Canada)

    English/French

    Phone Number: 1-800-668-6868

    Kids Help Phone

  • Ligne Parents

    Phone helpline for parents (Quebec)

    English/French

    Phone Number: 1-800-361-5085

    Ligne Parents

  • Revivre

    Phone helpline for those experiencing anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder (Quebec)

    English/French

    Phone Number: 1-866-738-4873

    Revivre

  • SOS Violence Conjugale

    Phone helpline for those experiencing anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder (Quebec)

    English/French

    Phone number: 1-866-738-4873

    SOS Violence Conjugale

Educational Resources

  • 'My Black Mental Health' Docuseries

    ‘My Black Mental Health’ is a short docuseries that aims to de-stigmatize mental health care within Montreal’s Black community. The docuseries features Black Montrealers opening up about their experience with mental health, barriers that they have encountered seeking mental health care, and what they hope the future of mental health care will look like for Black folks.

    The docuseries premiered at the Black Healing Centre’s exhibition in August of 2021. Click on the button below to view the trailer of the documentary.

    Learn more

  • Summer 2021 Research

    Our summer 2021 research examined the mental health care history of Black Canadians and the barriers to accessing mental health care. To ensure that the needs of everyone in the Black community of Tio’Tia:ke Montreal are upheld, the Black Healing Centre’s team also conducted research to help them come up with a common understanding of what a safer physical healing space looks and feels like for people who have been historically marginalized.

    Our research was presented at the Black Healing Centre’s Exhibition in August of 2021. Click below to read the BHC research papers.

    Learn more