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Indigenous Support ↓
Legal Advice ↓
Reproductive Care ↓
Sexual Violence ↓
Substance Use ↓
Suicide ↓
Anxiety and Stress
Empower me – Virtual counselling: 1-833-628-5589
Anxiety Canada – Resources and Programs
L’Autre Rive – Community Organization (in French only)
Canadian Mental Health Association – What is Stress and What Can I Do About It
Everyday Health – How to end an Anxiety Attack
Mind your Mind – Anxiety Disorders Overview
Relief – Anxiety Disorders Community Organization (in French only)
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autisme Estrie (website in French only)
Offers services to contribute to the wellbeing of people living with ASD and their loved ones.
Fédération Québécoise de l’autisme (website in French only)
- Talk to someone about available resources.
- Toolbox to help people living with ASD in their daily lives.
Centre de réadaptation de l’Estrie du CIUSSS de l’Estrie
Specialized services for autism spectrum disorder.
Neurodivergent Hub
Provides programs and materials to support neurodivergent students in developing life skills and becoming work-ready.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Totally ADD – Self-Assessment for ADD
TDAH Estrie – Individual support, workshops and information (website in French only)
Centre for ADHD Awareness Canada – Symptoms, assessment, treatment and education
Depression
Empower me – Virtual counselling: 1-833-628-5589
Canadian Mental Health Association – What is Depression
Depression Hurts – Could it be Depression?
Antidepressant Skills Workbook: Self-care manual based on scientific research about which strategies work best in managing depression
Disordered Eating
Eating Disorders Nova Scotia (services in English, most services are free)
Arrimage Estrie – Free or low-cost support groups and workshops (in French only)
National Eating Disorder Information Center (NEDIC)
BodyBrave virtual support (English services, free or low-cost)
Lookingglass (English services, free or low-cost)
Resources for friends and loved ones:
NEDIC: helping an adult with an eating disorder
Eating disorder Nova Scotia: friends and family peer support online
ANEB Québec: open online support group for loved ones
Finance
Empower me: financial planning services 1-833-628-5589
Quebec Government Student Financial Assistance
Thrift Stores
Estrie Aide – 15% off for students! (website in French only)
Armée du Salut (website in French only)
Le Comptoir Familial de Sherbrooke – provide very low-cost clothing, electronics and houseware items
Bishop’s Community Cupboard Instagram page or email them at communitycupboard@ubishops.ca.
Food Banks
Cornerstone Food Bank – monthly boxes for people in need
Moisson Estrie: book an appointment to evaluate eligibility
SOS Cuisine: low cost weekly meal plans
Gender and Sexual Identity
Bishop’s Pride Alliance (BUPA) Instagram page
B.U. Gender Equity Centre – Facebook page
B.U. Gender Equity Centre – Instagram page
Interligne: help and information for those concerned with sexual orientation and gender diversity
Call: 1-888-505-1010
Text: 514-866-0103 (Reachable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Trans Lifeline: offers direct emotional and financial support for trans people in crisis
1-877-330-6366 (Reachable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Alterhéros: dedicated to the demystification of sexual orientations and gender identities (ask your question or consult the previously asked questions)
Project 10: active listening sessions for members of the 2LGBTQ+ community
Educaloi:
Indigenous Support
Hope for Wellness Helpline: (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Mental Health benefits in Canada: information on counselling benefits in Canada
Native Shelters Network of Quebec
Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls: Health and cultural support services for survivors, family members and those affected by missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Phone: 1-844-413-6649
First Nations and Inuit Suicide Prevention Association of Quebec: telephone counselling sessions and spiritual healing services.
Phone: 514-933-6066
First Peoples Justice Center of Montreal: support individuals throughout the entire process of the judicial and correctional systems
Phone: 514-499-1854
Quebec Native Courtworkers: legal assistance to Indigenous people involved in the criminal and penal justice system
Phone: 1-833-753-2095
Legal Advice
Aide Juridique Estrie: a team of lawyers to guide and help you through the judicial process in criminal law matters or youth court cases
Townshippers Legal Information Clinic: a law student is available once a week each semester to answer legal questions by phone, email or in-person appointment
Reproductive Care
Clinique de planification des naissances – Sherbrooke
From Tiny Tot to Toddler: practical guide for parents from pregnancy to age two
Financial Assistance Quebec Government
Becoming a Parent: overview of government programs and services
SOS Grossesse Estrie: Information and Help for Pregnant Women
Lennoxville & Districts Women’s Center: provides services exclusively in English
Sexual Violence
Sexual Violence Helpline
1-888-933-9007
Help and resources in the event of sexual assault
CALACS: Women’s Center for help with and to fight against sexual assault
Lennoxville and District Women’s Centre: sexual assault support services for women
CAVAC Estrie: Crime Victims Assistance Centre
Shase: men seeking assistance regarding sexual assaults in childhood, adolescence and adulthood
Substance Use
Empower me: virtual counselling: 1-833-628-5589
Al-Anon: help for families of alcoholics
Alcoholics Anonymous: Find a meeting near you
Drugs Help and Referral: Helpline available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Narcotics Anonymous: Find a meeting near you (website in French only)
Suicide
811 option 2 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Info-Social phone support by social workers for people in distress or supporters. Dial 811 and choose option 2.