Associations Supporting People with Illness

Organization facilitating access to psychological assessment and treatment services by covering part of the cost.

Guidance and support for people living with or who have experienced cancer and their close ones.

• Information and referrals.
• Individual and group psychological support.
• Multisensory room.
• Support for all bereaved people, regardless of the cause of death.
• Palliative and end-of-life care.
• Monthly workshops: physical well-being and stress management, healthy lifestyle habits, etc.
• Conferences and training: attentive presence, emotional release techniques (TLE), etc.
• Documentation centre: library and video.
• Gym.

• Helpline and information on tinnitus.
• Support helpline.
• Referral to regional professional resources.
• Open mutual aid group every month.

• Advocacy.
• Sale or loan of specialized equipment for walking.
• Documentation.

Services for seniors.

• Home assistance for varied light housework.
• Shopping assistance.
• Technology assistance.
• Crutches, cane, walker and wheelchair loans.
• Friendly calls.
• Home visits for people living alone.
• Conferences.
• Listening and referral.
• Assistance with forms.
• Physical and recreational activities.
• Community lunches.
• Partnership with the Carrefour Communautaire Montrose for the meals on wheels program and for medical transportation.
• Tax clinic.

Resource centre for people living with HIV-AIDS or hepatitis C.

Support

• Case management: guidance and referral.
• Support groups led by a member and a counsellor.
• Thematic groups led by counsellors on serostatus disclosure and testimonies.

Material assistance

• Safe sex materials.
• Food and dietary supplements buyers club, information on nutrition and treatments.

Education

• Information on treatments.
• Education on prevention.
• Training and conferences on the medical and psychosocial aspects of HIV and hepatitis C.
• Educational workshops for schools, groups and community centres.
• Sex education toolkit for teachers.
• Naloxone kits distribution.
• Distribution of new injection equipment for drug users.
• Interventions in festive environments.

• Support helpline.
• Twinning program for parents of children and people living with allergies.
• Training programs in a daycare setting, schools and restaurants.

Alzheimer awareness and support to people living with Alzheimer and their close ones.

• Individual and family counselling.
• Activity centre: in-person and online socializing and stimulation activities for those diagnosed.
• Professional training: training in the workplace.
• Support groups for spouses caregivers.
• Sharing Sounds of Music: online music program for individuals who experience the effects of sundowning.
• Educational conferences and training for caregivers, health care professionals and the public.
• Therapeutic yoga for caregivers of people living with dementia.

Consultation, support and respite for people living with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers.

• Intervention: individual, family or group meetings and telephone listening.
• Respite: group and home stimulation respite.
• Coffee meetings and focus group.
• Training for caregivers.
• Exercise your brainpower: memory and concentration stimulation workshops.
• Representation in the community.
• Documentation centre.
• Training sessions for healthcare professionals.
• Lectures for schools, businesses, and senior centers.

• Helpline.
• Individual or family counselling on site or at home with follow-up.
• Support groups for people with Alzheimer's and caregivers.
• Activity and respite centre, emergency drop-in centre.
• At-home stimulation respite: 4 hours per week or 8 hours every 2 weeks.
• Temporary or permanent housing.
• Training for caregivers.

• Free and confidential counselling.
• Support and information groups for people living with Alzheimer and their caregivers.
• Monthly support groups for people living with a neurocognitive disorder and for caregivers.
• Weekly activities for people living with a neurocognitive disorder.
• Conferences for the general public.
• Webinars and teleconferences.
• Training for health care professionals.
• Respite for caregivers: stimulation at home and at the permanent activity centre and Saturday activity centre.
• Art therapy for people living with a neurocognitive disorder and for caregivers.

• Helpline.
• Individual and family counselling.
• Training and support workshops for caregivers.
• Coffee meetings for spouses and for caregivers.
• L'Embellie: speech workshops and activities.
• Home respite.
• Drop-in respite and day centre.
• Vocational training.

Accompaniment of people affected by Alzheimer's disease.

• Support, information, referral and advice.
• Phone counselling.
• Individual and family counselling in person.
• Day and respite centres: social and stimulation activities.
• Accompaniment and respite at home.
• Training workshops.
• Support groups.
• Brain stimulation workshops.
• Information and awareness workshops.
• Conferences.
• Professional training program.
• Reference platform for health care workers: www.referenceaidancequebec.ca

* Another service point at 181 Principale Street, Gatineau (J9H 6A6).

Education, information and support for people living with diabetes.

• Recreational and sports activities: aquafitness, fitness, swimming and bowling.
• Support group on demand.
• Cooking classes.
• Grocery store accompaniment with a professional.
• Nutritional education.
• Foot care.
• Diabetes screening.
• Annual events: Christmas event and conferences.

• Free dinners for members.
• Social and recreational activities: painting classes, pottery classes, film screenings, bingo, etc.
• Rental, sale and exchange of used adapted equipment: chairs, bath seats, crutches, etc.
• Adapted community garden.

• Monthly online support groups for people living with the disease and for caregivers.
• Awareness activities to the network of institutions in Québec.
• Listening and referral.
• Social activities.
• Research support.

• Arthritis connections: self-help, information and support program.
• Arthritis talks: webinars and conferences.
• Arthritis information line: follow-up on information and support requests by phone and email.
• Digital and educational resources.
• E-Newsletter.
• Publications and information kits.
• Summer camp for kids with arthritis.

Support for people living with arthritis.

• Adapted physical activities.
• Social activities: monthly brunch, etc.
• Support groups open to all.
• Wellness workshops: each workshop deals with an arthritis-related topic.
• Arthritis self-management program.
• Conferences with experts.

• Information on all types of arthritis.
• Emotional support.
• Caring and sharing: support groups for people living with arthritis and caregivers.
• Support groups for people coping with scleroderma.
• Information sessions, pain management classes.
• Exercise classes.

Assistive devices loan programs to maximize independence, safety, maintenance in the living environment and integration.

• List of assistive devices covered by the programs: www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-system-and-services/assistive-devices-disabilities-and-handicaps/assistive-devices-programs-for-persons-with-a-physical-or-intellectual-disability-or-an-autism-spectrum-disorder-asd#c3062