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The trial leave…
Trial leave allows you to see how your loved one behaves outside of the psychiatric ward, without a caregiver to observe. Trials are usually held on weekends, because family...
What if we stop helping?
What if we stop helping? What if we stopped helping? Mental illnesses are known to affect a person’s functioning in all spheres of life: social network, work, family life,...
Presenting a request for a prescription for a psychiatric evaluation.
Have you noticed significant changes in your loved one's behaviour and habits? Do you have many concerns about your loved one's health and safety or those of others? Despite...
Mental health versus mental health problems
My own personal guide “Mental Health”…. You hear it everywhere, but you don’t really explain it! I feel like all the eggs are in the same basket! So I...
35 years experience...
Developing a unique approach.
With many years of experience, our team has accumulated solid expertise in mental health with families in the region.
We have developed a unique approach, recognized throughout Quebec, that effectively meets the specific needs of families who are accompanying one of their loved ones toward recovery.
Psychosocial intervention
Individual and/or family consultations with the goal of developing knowledge, enhancing skills, and supporting the family in the process of adjusting to mental illness.
Psycho-educational trainings
Educational activities that enable participants to develop knowledge, skills, or attitudes related to individual or family coping strategies.
Self Aid
Activities that consist of peer-to-peer time with supportive facilitation.
Information and Awareness
Activities aimed at transmitting information and sensitizing the population and the various milieus on mental health issues, their impacts on the members of the entourage in order to break down prejudices.
Social intervention services
Need Help ?
We can help you.
We support family and friends by offering them services adapted to their needs; listening to them, informing them and training them so that they can face the daily difficulties caused by the presence of a mental illness in a loved one.
Answers to your questions
How much does a consultation cost?
Our services are completely free!
However, you can make a voluntary contribution or make a donation for which we will provide you with a tax receipt.
How do I get my unwilling loved one treated?
In fact, you cannot have him treated against his will. You can, however, make a request to order custody for psychiatric evaluation under the Protection of Persons Whose Mental Condition Endangers Themselves or Others Act.
The only ground that allows family or relatives to request a psychiatric evaluation for a loved one is that his mental state presents a danger to himself or others.
We find the statement of this ground in Article 27 of the Quebec Civil Code, which reads as follows: “If there are serious grounds for believing that a person presents a danger to himself or to others by reason of his mental state, the court may, at the request of a physician or an interested person, order that he be, despite the absence of consent, temporarily kept in a health or social services institution to undergo a psychiatrix examination.”
Contact a member of our team to see what you might try.
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Although we are largely funded by the Community Agency Support Program (CASP), we need your help to help others and to maintain and improve our service offerings.
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