Support and listening, psychological support and help relationship. Orientation towards complementary services according to needs.
This service allows women to speak with counselors who offer a listening ear, psychological support, and a helping relationship. The counselors refer women to additional services when needed. They organize support groups where women can discuss and support each other, as well as other more specific topics. Various complementary services may be offered depending on the resources and needs identified by the counselors. These include support or guidance with legal procedures for women who are victims of domestic violence, legal clinics, support for newcomers, translation or interpretation services, respite care for women, and committees for women living with mental health issues.
- Mental health and psychological distress
- Domestic and family violence
- Housing issues
- Adaptation difficulties among newcomer women
- Mental load and parental exhaustion
- Socio-economic precariousness
- Inadequate and unsanitary housing
- Language barriers and isolation
- A large part of the population comes from recent immigration. Language barriers (French, English) complicate access to services, employment and social integration.
- Limited access to health and social services
- Delays, lack of information and distrust towards institutions make access difficult, particularly for women, elderly people and asylum seekers
- Discrimination and systemic racism
- Mental health and stress related to immigration
- Post-migration stress, isolation, poverty and prior trauma affect mental health, often without adequate support.
- Limited support for families and early childhood, particularly for single mothers and large families