Aire ouverte is a place for young people who are 12 to 25 years old. In collaboration with local organizations, youth can receive various services related to: Physical health (e.g., sexuality, pregnancy, screening tests, medical examinations); Well-being (e.g., conflict, violence, difficult relationships, drugs, alcohol, addictive games); emotions and mental health (e.g., anger, sadness, concerns about the future, anxiety, depression, difficult situations). Professionals, such as a nurse or a social worker, are on site and can answer questions or help youth find the right services to meet their needs.

Les jeunes de 12 à 25 anIf you are a young person aged 12 to 25, you will find mental health and well-being services at Aire Ouverte. These services are available on-site, or, depending on the case, at one of our partner sites. The staff are competent and understanding. They will help you in a non-judgmental way, regardless of your situation, occupation, or condition. The services offered are free and confidential. You can come with or without an appointment., trouveras à Aire ouverte des services pour ta santé et ton bien-être. Ces services sont disponibles sur place ou, selon le cas, chez l’un de nos partenaires. Le personnel présent est compétent et compréhensif. Il t’aidera sans porter de jugement, peu importe ta situation, ton occupation ou ta condition. Les services offerts sont gratuits et confidentiels. Tu peux t’y rendre avec ou sans rendez-vous.

ACCM’s Education for Prevention department offers innovative and inspired programs that aim to decrease the transmission of HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted and blood borne infections. The programs nurture the confidence and self-determination required to overcome shame and make informed and autonomous decisions regarding one’s sexual health.

AlterHéros is a non-profit community organization staffed almost entirely by volunteers. AlterHéros’ mission is to foster the development of individuals in relation to their sexual orientation, gender identity, and sexuality. While the services are mainly tailored towards the needs of young people aged 14 to 35, resources are available to any individual who may need information or support regardless of age.

AMI Quebec is committed to educating parents, teachers, students, and the community at large about early detection of mental health issues, to avert the devastation that long-term mental illness can cause. They offer free public awareness and outreach programs.

Anxiety Canada, a non-profit organization, was created to raise awareness about anxiety, and to support access to proven resources and treatment. They are a leader in developing free online, self-help, and evidence-based tools to help manage anxiety.

The current COVID-19 situation can have an impact on your mental health. Practicing physical distancing makes it even more important that we make an extra effort to remain emotionally connected. Finding ways to stay connected with friends, family and loved ones will support good mental health and well-being. Please refer to some of the tips and online resources below from our partners to support and help manage your mental health through this difficult time.

The Black Healing Centre seeks to counteract the trauma that comes with the Black experience, and the poverty that is enacted by systematic racism, by providing free and subsidized therapy sessions. These types of therapies are often inaccessible to Black folks due to the stigma put on mental health, in the Black community and the inability to cover the expenses.

The BMHC uses their collective experiences to empower members of Black communities by breaking mental health barriers and promoting healing through culturally competent education and innovative community care.

Le projet Option Protection est un projet parapluie qui consiste à organiser une médiation culturelle dans les sphères de vulnérabilités des communautés ethnoculturelles qui entravent leur insertion sociale réussie au sein de la société. Le projet Option Protection est un projet parapluie qui consiste à organiser une médiation culturelle dans les sphères de vulnérabilités des communautés ethnoculturelles qui entravent leur insertion sociale réussie au sein de la société.

Overall, CMHA is centered around knowledge transfer and information; awareness raising; and social impact initiatives. They offer information and awareness, programs, seminars, training, and talks, publications, community outreach, and public speaking engagements.

The goal of Adap.t is to provide various tools to youth workers, teachers and parents so that they can better support young people in: learning how to deal with and normalize mental health as well as their emotions (worries, anxiety, uncertainty…); building on or developing mental health management strategies, particularly their resilience and social skills; demystifying the demand for help.

At CASEL, they envision all children and adults as self-aware, caring, responsible, engaged, and lifelong learners who work together to achieve their goals and create a more inclusive world. They strive to identify and contribute to the types of educational experiences that foster personal and collective growth and well-being, especially for those our society has long underserved. Their free webinars are a great place to start the SEL learning process.

DAWN Canada’s mission is to end the poverty, isolation, discrimination, and violence experienced by women with disabilities and Deaf women. DAWN is an organization that works towards the advancement and inclusion of women and girls with disabilities and Deaf women in Canada. The overarching strategic theme pf DAWN is one of leadership, partnership, and networking to engage all levels of government and the wider disability and women’s sectors and other stakeholders in addressing key issues.

ÉKIP is a reference framework of actions to take to promote health and well-being and prevent problems among young people of school-age in order to contribute to student perseverance and educational success. It is designed for professionals working in the education, health and social service and community networks. ÉKIP encourages these networks to work together to maximize the impact of their actions and to provide young people with the tools needed to handle the real-life situations they encounter. The ÉKIP framework presents effective, recognized means for working with preschool children and with elementary and secondary school students attending public and private schools in Québec.

En mode ado is a project of the Direction de la santé publique de la Montérégie (DSP). The goal of this initiative? To support parents of teens by promoting positive parenting practices and addressing the challenges experienced by teens aged 12 to 17. Why En mode ado? Simply because being “in teen mode” (En mode ado), means understanding the challenges teens face on a daily basis through their eyes. The website is geared toward parents, but the information in the toolkits is relevant for all adults who intervene in a child's life.

Ensemble seeks to work and interact with young people to promote respect for differences and to engage in dialogue to build an environment free of discrimination and bullying.

Family Smart has committed for over 20 years to child and youth mental health. FamilySmart comes along-side young people and families to provide support, navigation assistance and information and then invites them and professionals to come-alongside each other to learn with and from each other to enhance the quality of experiences and services for child and youth mental health.

The mission of the Fondation Jeunes en Tête is to prevent psychological distress in young people aged 11 to 18 in Quebec. They accomplish this mission by providing teens, their parents and school staff with online tools and awareness workshops in schools. Their mission is to destigmatize, raise awareness, and empower, to help the next generations face the life’s challenges.

For Us Girls is developing the self-esteem, confidence, and emotional intelligence of young womxn and girls. They are training young womxn and girls as web developers, designers, and computer programmers. The organization empowering innovators with our 7-week professional development & entrepreneurship training accelerator.

Girls Action builds the skills and confidence of girls, young women, and gender diverse youth from coast to coast, including inner city, remote, and Northern communities. They provide spaces for women, girls, and gender diverse youth to speak out, build skills and create action on issues that are important to them.

GRIS Montreal is committed to awareness & tolerance building of gay and bisexual people. They offer a workshop for both elementary & secondary students where someone with lives experience explains their situation almost like a "human library" and then the kids can ask questions about the person's situation.

The collective objective of this guide was to provide an accurate reflection of the Montreal context and best school-based practices that encourage student success and achievement to promote and develop students’ positive mental health and prevent mental health problems.

Head & Hands strives to promote the physical and mental well-being of youth. Their approach is preventative, inclusive, non-judgmental, and holistic, with a fundamental commitment to providing a supportive environment for youth experiencing marginalization(s). They seek to empower youth, and to facilitate social change based on the needs of youth within our community and society at large.

The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. Phone and chat counselling is available in English and French. On request, phone counselling is also available in: Cree, Ojibwayand Inuktitut.

Interligne is a front-line centre for help and information for people affected by sexual diversity and gender diversity. Through the 24-hour service, they provide support to LGBTQ+ people, their loved ones and community, school, health, and social service staff. Through their outreach activities, they also promote a greater openness of society towards the realities of LGBTQ+ people.

Jack.org is Canada's only charity training and empowering young leaders to revolutionize mental health in every province and territory. Through Do Something, Jack Talks, Jack Chapters, and Jack Summits, young leaders identify and dismantle barriers to positive mental health in their communities. And through ambitious innovations in youth mental health like Be There, we give people the mental health resources they need to educate themselves.

If young people need help right now, they can text or Facebook message a trained, volunteer crisis responder at Kids Help Phone about anything they’re going through. No issue is too big or too small.

Learning for Justice has the mission is to be a catalyst for racial justice, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements and advance the human rights of all people. They support this mission by focusing our work with educators, students, caregivers, and communities in these areas: Culture and Climate; Curriculum and Instruction; Leadership; Family and Community Engagement. They have had a strong foundation of providing educational resources and are building on that foundation with expanded engagement opportunities for communities.

The LGBTQ+ Family Coalition is a community rights organization that advocates for the social and legal recognition of families that come under the umbrella of sexual and gender diversity.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis. Course participants will learn how to recognize signs that a person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis and encourage that person to reach out for support.

Mental Health Literacy is a not-for-profit organization committed to creating and delivering the highest quality mental health literacy information, research, education, and resources. The materials are provided in a variety of mediums that include videos, animations, brochures, e-books, face-to-face training programs, and online training programs. The materials are specifically designed to meet the needs of children, youth, young adults, families, educators, community agencies and health care providers.

Mind you Mind works with young people aged 14 to 29 to co-create interactive tools and innovative resources to build capacity and resilience. Their goals are to promote wellness, reduce the stigma around mental health, and increase access to community supports, both professional and peer based.

The Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre (MMHRC) seeks to improve the quality and availability of mental health services for people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, including immigrants, refugees, and members of established ethnocultural communities. Addressing issues of language, culture, religion, and other aspects of cultural diversity can promote greater equity in mental health care.

Native Montreal is partnering with Homework Zone to offer weekly homework help without an appointment on Zoom, to young people aged 10 to 16. Homework Zone (HZ) is a free after-school program to help students with homework and build community through small group tutoring, workshops, and mentoring relationships with McGill University student volunteers.

The mission of Prevention NDG-CDN is to provide citizens residing in the Côte-des-Neiges and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighborhoods with the expertise and tools necessary to improve their quality of life with respect to urban security, the environment, and other social issues. They provide outreach services to residents by meeting them where they work, live and play.

L’anxiété chez les jeunes est de plus en plus reconnue comme un enjeu sur lequel nous devons agir en tant que société. C’est ce que permet le programme HORS-PISTE. Par le développement des compétences psychosociales et la promotion du bien-être psychologique, ce programme vise la prévention des troubles anxieux et autres troubles d’adaptation, du préscolaire au post-secondaire.

Project 10 envisions a world where 2LGBTQ+ youth are safe and empowered to become change makers through access to the resources, support and meaningful connections that allow them to explore their identities on their own terms.

In this regard, the youth mental health interventions directory is part of the recommendations/possible courses of action to get a better idea of the mental health services available to young people. The main objective of this document is to feature the stakeholders/organizations that work in mental health promotion and prevention strategies in school settings.

School Mental Health Ontario is a provincial implementation support team. They help school districts enhance student mental health using evidence-based strategies and services. Since 2011, they’ve worked alongside the Ministry of Education, English and French school districts and school authorities, and a number of provincial education and health organizations to develop a systematic and comprehensive approach to school mental health.

This learning hub includes resources on COVID-19 and how to help you and your child cope. Find general information on COVID-19 and articles and resources about vaccines and testing. Read the article to find more information about COVID-19 vaccines for children (ages five to 11).

They offer a range of virtual learning opportunities – from half-day programs to gain insights into emerging trends in mental health care, to multi-day certificate programs that support your ability to incorporate a new modality or advanced therapeutic approach into your practice. They also offer leadership training opportunities that address the unique management challenges in health and human services organizations.

SILK (Sexual Information Leads to Knowledge) is an educational program that provides English speaking high schools with free workshops geared to increase awareness and knowledge on sexual orientation, gender identity, diversity, and inclusivity. This program aims to dispel homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, queerphobia, intersexism and heterosexism to help make schools a safer space for all students.

Strong Minds, Strong Kids Canada houses all programs and resources that are dedicated to supporting and promoting mental well-being in children and youth. They nurture resilience in children and youth with the use of psychological science and to access programs like Make the Connection, Kids Have Stress Too! and Stress Lessons.

Tel-Jeunes is a flagship resource for Quebec youth since 1991. By telephone, internet and text messages, Quebec’s young people are heard, supported and informed 24/7 about the issues that worry them.

CAMH conducts groundbreaking research, provides expert training to health care professionals and scientists, develops innovative health promotion and prevention strategies, and advocates on public policy issues at all levels of government. You can find scientific research, educational projects, and professional development on topics related to addiction and mental health.

The Lavender Collective is a Black-led community effort, that advocates for culturally relevant mental health related needs in BIPOC communities through education, network and resource building. 

WellMTL offers a anti-stigma mental health program for adolescents: School of Talk (SOT). This is a 45-minute workshop that includes both face-to-face contact with a presenter with lived experience and psychoeducation. The SOT workshop teaches 5 practical anti-stigma strategies, including the use of proper dialogue and proper language around mental illness, inclusion techniques, stop and thought challenge for self-stigma, and the bystander effect.

The workshops build evaluation and critical youth work capacity: face-to-face, live online, and self-paced online. Some workshops support skills development in a particular area, while others introduce concepts that support critical thinking in youth work practice.

The East Island Network for English Language Services-REISA is composed of community and public partners who work to develop and promote access to English-language health and social services in the East and North of Montreal.

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