Friends for Mental Health is a non-profit community organization that provides families and friends with the support, information and education they need to help them cope with a loved one's mental illness.
SERVICES - RESPITE PROGRAM
Respite Program:
When a family member suffers from mental illness, that family faces unique daily problems and responsibilities. These can at times seem insurmountable and be a source of ongoing stress. Families can thus find themselves not only overwhelmed but also isolated because they are unable to confide their problems for fear of being stigmatized by prejudice.
Our respite program's objectives focus on helping families cope with these special problems by providing relief from physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion. Our aim is to reduce the sense of isolation they feel.
Providing support to families to cope with a loved one's mental illness serving primarily the West Island of Montreal: Baie-d'Urfé, Beaconsfield,
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Dorval, Île-Bizard, Kirkland, Pierrefonds, Pointe-Claire, Roxboro, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Ste-Geneviève and Senneville.
