Helplines

Addictions

Al-Anon Meetings for friends and family of alcoholics. Provides moral support

• Tel: (514) 866-9803

Alcooliques Anonymes (9h-23h)

• Tel: (514) 376-9230

Dépendants affectifs anonyms

• Tel: (514) 990-4744
• 1 877-612-4744

Phone line for the depressed

• Tel: (514) 278-2130

Drogue: Aide et référence (24h)

• Tel: (514) 527-2626
• 1 800-265-2626

Drug Help and Referral – Bilingual helpline offering information and referrals on substance abuse issues

• Tel: (514) 527-2626

Gamblers Anonymous

• Tel: (514) 484-6666  

Jeu: Aide et référence (24h)

• Tel: (514) 527-0140
• 1-800-461-0141

Narcotiques Anonymes (24h)

• Tel: (514) 249-0555
• 1 800-879-0333

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender hotlines

Aids Community Care Montreal

• Helpline answering questions in English about HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Tel: (514) 527-0928
• For French service call Info-SIDA Tel: (514) 521-7432

Gay Line

• Tel: (514) 866-5090

Gai-Ecoute

• Helpline offering listening and information on issues related to sexual orientation.
• http://www.gai-ecoute.qc.ca
• Tel: (514) 866-0103

Project 10

• Anonymous & confidential helpline for gay & lesbian youth.
• Tel: (514) 989-4585

Other Helplines

ANEB Quebec

• Prevention, information, and support including helpline and groups for people with eating disorders as well as for people close to them
• Tel: (514) 630-0907  

Écoute UQAM

• Tel: (514) 987-8509

Missing Children’s Network

• Tel: (514) 843-4333

Tel-Aide Confidential listeners

• Staffed by volunteers, so if there’s no one there who speaks English, they will refer you to the next shift or try to find someone to help you
• Tel: (514) 935-1101

Parent Helplines

Parents Anonymous

• Offers a listening service for parents having trouble dealing with their children. 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Tel: (514) 288-5555    

Parent Helpline (24 hours)

• 1-888-603-9100

Parent Line/Lignes Parents

• Helpline offering listening & support groups to parents and children
• 1-800-361-5085

Suicide

Association québécoise de prévention du suicide

• 1 866-277-3553

Suicide Action Montreal

• Helpline offering listening and crisis intervention with confidentiality for people contemplating suicide and those affected by it.
• Tel: (514) 723-4000

Women Helplines

Centre pour victimes d’agression sexuelle (24h)

• Tel: (514) 934-4504

Montreal Sexual Abuse Helpline

• Tel: (514) 933-9007

SOS Conjugal Violence Helpline

• Listening/referral for victims of domestic violence; services offered to women only.
• 1-800-363-9010

Trêves pour elle

• Listening service and crisis line for women who are victims of sexual aggression. Individual and group follow-up
• Tel: (514) 251-0323

Woman Aware

• 1-866-489-1110 or Tel: (514) 489-1110

Youth Helplines

Al-Ateen Montreal

• Tel: (514) 866-9803

Bureau de Consultation de Jeunesse

• Helpline for youth in difficulty who want information or who want to know their rights.
• Tel: (514) 270-9760 or Tel: (514) 274-9887

Face a Face Listening and Referral Center

• Helpline offering listening and information/counselling, housing, welfare for the homeless.
• Tel: (514) 934-4546

Kids Help Phone

• Helpline offering listening & assistance to teens.
• 1-800-668-6868

Teenage Health Unit Hotline

• 24 hr service offered by the Herzl Family Practice Centre of the Jewish General Hospital dealing with everything from birth control, STIs and pregnancy to family conflicts and abuse
• For teens 13 to 19 years old
• Tel: (514) 340-8242

Tel-Jeunes Hotline for under-20 year olds

• Tel: (514) 288-1444