Helpful Resources

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

Kid’s Help Phone
Call: 1 800-668-6868 Text: 686868

Suicide Action:
1-866-277-3553

Canada Suicide Prevention
Call: 1-833-456-4566 Text: “start” to 45645

Tracom Crisis Centre  514-483-3033

Chabad Lifeline Addiction Care Centre  514 738-7700

Montreal Centre for Learning Disabilities 514 482-7196 

FINANCIAL PROGRAMS & SUBSIDIES

Child Assistance Measure Families with dependent children under 18 may be eligible for the child assistance payment, the amount of which varies depending on the family’s income and circumstances. Contact the Régie des rentesdu Québec toll free 1 800 667-9625 or visit www.rrq.gouv.qc.ca

Employment-Assistance Program Once your child turns 18, you are no longer entitled to the family allowance. However, he or she may be eligible for benefits under the Employment-Assistance Program. Contact your local employment centre (CLE) for more information or visit www.mess.gouv.qc.ca

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/cerb-application.html 

Managing Finances When You Have ADHD
https://www.moneysense.ca/spend/managing-finances-when-you-have-adhd

HELPFUL RESOURCES

Hospitals 

Douglas Mental Health University Institute
6875 LaSalle Blvd, Verdun, Quebec H4H 1R3
Tel: 5 1 4-761-6131
Website: www.douglas.qc.ca

Jewish General Hospital Child Psychiatry Department
4335 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2
Tel: 5 1 4-340-8222 ext. 27666
Website: www.jgh.ca/care-services/child-psychiatry/
The department includes an out-patient service for children up to 15 years old and day/evening hospital programs for children ranging in age from three to 12 years old. The children are assessed and treated with their families for a broad range of child problems, including pervasive developmental disorders, conduct problems, attention deficit disorder, depression, suicide risk, psychotic disorders and anxiety disorders.

Montreal Children’s Hospital
1001 Decarie Blvd., Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1
Tel : 5 1 4-412-4400
Website: www.thechildren.com
The hospital services children 0-18 years of age.

Sainte-Justine Hospital Child Psychiatric Department
3175 Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1C5
Tel : 514-345-4931 ext. 4864
Website: www.chusj.org

Shriners Hospital for Children
1003 Decarie Blvd.. Montreal, Quebec H4A 0A9
Tel :514-842-4464
Website: www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/montreal
Children up to 18 are eligible, by referral. Pediatric orthopaedic care and neuro-musculoskeletal conditions.

Web Sites

Linda Aber weighs in on ADHD at EveryDayHealth.com
C H A D D
The Theraplay® Institute
Parent Books
Dr. Russell Barkley
Richard Lavoie
Dr. Sam Goldstein
ADDitude Magazine
Dr. Kenny Handelman
Dr. Edward Hallowell
Sari Solden
Dr. Daniel Amen
Chris Zigler Dendy
Carol Kranowitz
Daniel A. Hughes


Recommended Books

Super-Parenting for ADD– Dr. Edward Hallowell
Parenting ADHD Teens Without Stress - Jenny McDaniels
Delivered from Distraction – Dr. Edward Hallowell 
Misnamed, Misdiagnosed Misunderstood - Linda Karanzalis
Beyond Addiction - Jeffrey Foote
Parenting the Addicted Teen - Barbara Krovitz-Neren
The Luxury of Denial - Linda Jane Mestel
The Tech Diet - Brad Marshal
How to Say No to Your Phone - Brad Marshal
The Transforming the Intense Child Workbook - Howard Glasser
Healing ADD – Dr. Daniel Amen Women with Attention Deficit Disorder – Sari Solden Journeys Through ADDulthood – Sari Solden
Surviving Your Adolescents – Dr. Thomas Phelan
Teenagers & ADD: A Parent Guide – Chris Zigler Dendy
The Explosive Child – Ross Greene Ph.D
The Myth of Laziness – Mel Levine M.D.
The Bi Polar Child – D. Papolos M.D.
Building the Bonds of Attachment: Awakening Love in Deeply Troubled Children – Dr. Daniel A. Hughes
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction – Carol Kranowitz
Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun. Activities for Kids with Sensory Integration Dysfunction – Carol Kranowitz
Time-In Parenting – Otto Weinger


DVD's

How Difficult Can This Be: F.A.T. City – Richard Lavoie
It’s So Much Work to Be Your Friend – Richard Lavoie
When The Chips are Down – Richard Lavoie
Parenting the Explosive Child – Ross Greene
The Motivation Breakthrough – Richard Lavoie