Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-term Care (SPA-LTC) is a national project conducting research and providing resources on palliative care within long-term care settings in Canada. They also offer province-specific informational pamphlets on preparing families for end of life and supporting family members in bereavement. Select your language and province at the top of the webpage.
Consult their website https://spaltc.ca/toolkit/
Bereavement support for adults, children, teens and families. In French, in the territory of MRC Haute-Yamaska and MRC Brome-Missisquoi.
In person support groups every two weeks (must register in advance)
Palliative care, caregiving & grief training for professionals, volunteers & caregivers: 90$/person, 12h training
Contact: info@audiapason.org
Team of death doulas (partners with families, caregivers & medical team, provides support & advocacy), Funeral celebrants (non-religious funeral ceremonies), offering grief workshops and bereavement support. In French.
List of listening services & hotlines by region of Quebec
For: those considering/pursuing Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), those supporting someone pursuing MAID, those grieving a MAID loss
Offers: 1:1 Peer support (intake form can be filled directly on the website), Drop-in sessions (1h on zoom, see schedule on the website), Facebook groups, 10-week grief support group (90min sessions, offered seasonally -see schedule on the website, currently separated between parent and spouse loss), Mouvement group sessions (2nd friday of the month), writing workshops (registrations currently closed), End of life consultants and Death doulas (email for contact), Private counselling for MAID-specific grief and bereavement support (see each provider for eligible provinces of residence, free 20-min consults, in-person sessions possible in Toronto, Waterloo and Calgary)
No cost but suggested donations for each activity (see on website), except for private counselling (after the first free 20min consult)
