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Counselling Resources
For additional information, please see the section on Mental Health Concerns.
Frances Kucharsky, M.A.
Montreal area counsellor and seminar leader specializing in adult children concerns. Telephone consultations available.
Article: Overcoming Isolation

Article: Using Family Meetings to Resolve Eldercare Issues
By Mary Waggoner

Article: Oh Brother! Managing Sibling Rivalries
by Phyllis Kramer Hirschkop

Article:Promises, Promises
By Mark Edinberg, PhD., Contributing Editor

Article: Are You Involved With a Narcissistic Person?
by Thomas J. Schumacher, Psy.D., R-CSW

Article: Are Your Parents Driving You Crazy? How to Resolve the Most Common Dilemmas with Aging Parents
by Joseph A. Ilardo, Carole R. Rothman
Audio Excerpt - LATCH
5 Principles to Live by: A Framework for Dealing with Change
Referral Helpline for Seniors







Tel-Aînés
Tel-Aînés offers a telephone service to seniors aged 60+, as well as their caregivers. It is free, confidential, and anonymous
(514) 353-2463

Tel-Écoute
Tel-Aînés offers a free, confidential, and anonymous telephone service to all seniors aged 60+, as well as to their loved ones, in situations of danger or psychological distress. It provides such services as active listening and suicide prevention.
(514) 493-4484

Centre d'Écoute Le Foyer
Le Centre d'Écoute Le Foyer is a non-profit mental health organisation whose mission is to provide telephone listening services and personalised services for people living through difficult moments: pain, grief, solitude, anxiety, etc.
(514) 493-6077 for telephone based support
(514) 493-1335 for one-on-one personal appointments
1 866 J'ÉCOUTE
DAY TO DAY LIVING
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Driving Concerns
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MEDICAL RESOURCES
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EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Caregiver Support
Counselling Resources
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OTHER RESOURCES
Government
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Seniors' Advocacy

CONTACTIVITY CENTRE
Contactivity Website
Contactivity Family
A bilingual, free and confidential information referral service for Seniors in the Montreal area. Speak directly to a counsellor who will assist you in finding aid with health, home care, meals on wheels, government and community services.  Open Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(514) 527-0007