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What's RACOR?
Since 1985, the mission of Réseau Alternatif et Communautaire des ORganismes (RACOR) en santé mentale de l’île de Montréal [Alternative and Community Network of Organizations in mental health on Montreal island] is to bring together, support, equip and represent community and alternative organizations in the region that work in mental health field.
The group is dedicated to promote the recognition of the unique competencies of its organizations, and the innovative and indispensable nature of the services they offer to the population. RACOR also aims to raise awareness, educate, and combat stigmas among government agencies and the general population.
We believe that each person has a story and each story has a face.
Feeling in crisis?
Here are some places you can call for crisis support as they are available to reach 24/7. These centers are here to help adults in times of distress (unhapiness due to depression, anxiety, or anguish, there are multiple situations that constitute a crisis).
Family members and friends are also welcome.
>> Crisis list - click here <<
Looking for support, activities, various services in mental health?
The services and activities offered by a hundred of community mental health organizations in the Montreal area are numerous and are located throughout the island:
Reception and orientation; Accompaniment; Artistic activities; Crisis center; Day and evening center; Advocacy; Documentation; Listening; Evaluation; Training; Self-help group; Housing; Integration at work and at school; Crisis intervention; Phone intervention; Citizen participation; Prevention of suicide; Prevention and promotion of mental health; Rehabilitation; Social inclusion; Respite; Social and judicial services; Services
for ethnocultural communities; Support for families and caregivers; Community support; Psychosocial intervention; Alternative therapies; Etc.
Useful resources for looking at community, public and parapublic organizations
- AMI-Quebec
514 486-1448 or http://amiquebec.org/resource-list/ - The Information and Referral Centre of Greater Montreal
514 527-1375 - Info-Social
8-1-1
Calendar
Below are calendar events English only or bilingual.
Events can be training, conferences, activities, fundraising, support group, etc.
AMI-Quebec, in collaboration with the Sashbear Foundation, is offering a special program for families affected by Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in a loved one (with or without a diagnosis). Family Connections©* is a skill-based program that was developed by clinicians/researchers Dr. Alan Fruzzetti and Dr. Perry Hoffman in consultation with family members.
Open to caregivers (people who have a loved one living with BPD) only.
Would you like to learn to be 10% happier, or even more? Join AMI-Québec to learn and practice mindfulness meditation. Open to both people living with mental illness and their families and loved ones. It’s a wonderful process originally developed by Dr. Kabat-Zinn to help people suffering from stress and chronic pain. It is now being taught all over the world as a coping skill to manage all types of stress and to bring more joy into people’s lives. Open to both people living with mental illness and their families and loved ones.
Introduction sessions on September 19th and 26th.
Weekly sessions starts on October 3rd.
Expanding access to counselling, psychotherapies, and psychological services can improve mental health outcomes, quality of life, and offset costs in other areas. Join the MHCC for a 4-part webinar series, running from September to December 2017, exploring policy considerations for expanding access.
This webinar series is for policy makers, service planners, service providers and all those interested in advocating for mental health reform.
In response to increased demand from employers, practitioners, and other stakeholders wanting more information on, and knowledge of how to address, substance use affecting the workplace, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) conducted a broad study to better understand the issue and make recommendations.
This workplace webinar is ideal for business owners, organizational leaders, occupational health and safety managers, human resource professionals, managers, employees, and others who are currently on their journey - or interested in - implementing the Standard in your workplace.
Common Development Risk and Brain Pathways
AMI-Quebec has invited Dr. Nora Volkow, Head of National Institute on Drug Abuse, as the keynote speaker at the 2017 Edith and John Hans Low-Beer Memorial lecture, titled Mental Illness & Drug Addiction: Common Developmental Risks & Brain Pathways.
AMI-Quebec, in collaboration with the Sashbear Foundation, is offering a special program for families affected by Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in a loved one (with or without a diagnosis). Family Connections©* is a skill-based program that was developed by clinicians/researchers Dr. Alan Fruzzetti and Dr. Perry Hoffman in consultation with family members.
Open to caregivers (people who have a loved one living with BPD) only.
Would you like to learn to be 10% happier, or even more? Join AMI-Québec to learn and practice mindfulness meditation. Open to both people living with mental illness and their families and loved ones. It’s a wonderful process originally developed by Dr. Kabat-Zinn to help people suffering from stress and chronic pain. It is now being taught all over the world as a coping skill to manage all types of stress and to bring more joy into people’s lives. Open to both people living with mental illness and their families and loved ones.
Introduction sessions on September 19th and 26th.
Weekly sessions starts on October 3rd.
Le Centre de crise Ouest de l'Île vous invite à célébrer leur anniversaire: 30 ans à offrir des services d’interventions de crises 24h/7 jours auprès des citoyens des 10 villes de l’ouest de l’Ile.
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The West Island Crisis Center are pleased to invite you to celebrate their anniversary: 30 years to offer crisis intervention services 24/7 amongst the citizens of the 10 cities of the west island.
Festival du film sur la maladie mentale | Film Festival On Mental Illness
Reconnaissant la sensibilité des Montréalais face au pouvoir mobilisateur de l’expression artistique, Paradis Urbain vise, par le truchement du Festival du film Au Contraire, à combattre les stéréotypes et à contrer la stigmatisation entourant la maladie mentale.
Ils présentent des films qui transformeront votre perspective sur la maladie mentale.
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Recognizing the power of creative expression as a catalyst that inspires Montreal citizens to take action, Paradis Urbain, through the Au Contraire Film Festival, strives to dispel stereotypes and reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness.
They screen films that will change your perception on mental illness.
Cette année encore, le RACOR en santé mentale vous invite à la Série DocuMentales, en partenariat avec Paradis Urbain et le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal.
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This year, RACOR en santé mentale invites you to the DocuMentales Series, in partnership with Paradis Urbain and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Would you like to learn to be 10% happier, or even more? Join AMI-Québec to learn and practice mindfulness meditation. Open to both people living with mental illness and their families and loved ones. It’s a wonderful process originally developed by Dr. Kabat-Zinn to help people suffering from stress and chronic pain. It is now being taught all over the world as a coping skill to manage all types of stress and to bring more joy into people’s lives. Open to both people living with mental illness and their families and loved ones.
Introduction sessions on September 19th and 26th.
Weekly sessions starts on October 3rd.
Sommet 2017 sur la culture philanthropique
Comment l’action philanthropique se développe-t-elle en ville? Quelles nouvelles alliances se nouent? Quels sont les facteurs qui l’entravent ou la favorisent? Quels sont ses impacts sur le tissu urbain? Quelles sont les innovations qui en découlent?
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How is philanthropic action developing in cities? What factors facilitate or impede it? What impacts does it have on the urban fabric? What new alliances are forming? What innovations does it engender?
Would you like to learn to be 10% happier, or even more? Join AMI-Québec to learn and practice mindfulness meditation. Open to both people living with mental illness and their families and loved ones. It’s a wonderful process originally developed by Dr. Kabat-Zinn to help people suffering from stress and chronic pain. It is now being taught all over the world as a coping skill to manage all types of stress and to bring more joy into people’s lives. Open to both people living with mental illness and their families and loved ones.
Introduction sessions on September 19th and 26th.
Weekly sessions starts on October 3rd.