Employment Fair Saint-Michel March 22-23

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Looking for a job? Looking for a training program?

Discover your future path at the Saint-Michel Employment and Training Fair!

Happy International Women’s Day

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March 8, 2024

Today is women’s day. REISA would like to take the time to wish everyone a Happy International Women’s Day!

Congratulations on your accomplishments. 

AMI QUEBEC February Events

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What’s happening at AMI in February

We’ve got all kinds of workshops and support groups. Take a look!

If you’re looking for something fun to do, we’ve got a free online tour of Catania, Sicily. It’s a good way to practice self-care and is a bit of an escape from the dark, cold days of winter.

And introducing our new feature! We will include a helpful blog post at the end of each of our monthly program emails. Take a look below.

If you’ve got questions or need help, we are just a call or a click away:

514-486-1448

amiquebec.org
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Workshops

Interactive workshops that answer your questions and address your concerns
Divert

Paid research opportunity:

Your Input Matters: Discussion Groups

Last call! Discussion session tomorrow for parents: is your child impacted by mental illness in the family? And youth 16-29 who support a friend or family member with a disability, chronic health, or mental health condition–sign up for February 8.

February 1 (For parents)

February 8 (For youth aged 16-29)

6-8pm

Online via Zoom

Click here to register
Caregivers 55 plus

Caregivers 55+

Getting older while still having to take care of a loved one with mental health challenges can be difficult. This free 3 part online workshop can help.

February 6, 13, and 20

10am-12pm

Online via Google Meet

Click here to register
Intro BPD workshop

Intro to Borderline Personality Disorder

How can you support a loved one who lives with Borderline Personality Disorder? What is it, anyway? Our Intro to BPD workshop is here to answer your questions.

February 7

6-8pm

Online via Google Meet

Click here to register
Anger

Anger & Caregiving Relationships

Anger is an important emotion to explore and understand within the family caregiving relationship. This workshop will help you build a greater understanding of anger and your relationship to the emotion and to your loved one.

February 21

6-8pm

In person at the AMI office

5800 Decarie, Montreal

Click here to register
Hands On Workshop

Hands On Practice for Challenging Situations

If you have a loved one (family, partner, friend, etc.) who lives with mental illness and has difficulty managing their emotions, this group is for you! This is a practice group where we will practice Validation, using examples from real life. We will also introduce the practice of boundaries and limit setting.

February 27

6-8pm

In person at the AMI office

5800 Decarie, Montreal

Click here to register
Caregiver Group Hands

Caregiver Group

This group offers an opportunity to explore how caring for a loved one with mental health challenges affects the family caregiver’s experience and wellbeing. Held over several sessions, it can alleviate some of the isolation and other difficulties that are often associated with caregiving.

Dates to be announced

Online via Google Meet

Click here to register for future dates
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Beat the February Blues: An AMI Virtual Event

Have you signed up yet? Don’t miss our fun filled virtual tour of Catania, Sicily! Your mental and physical health will thank you.

Click here for details and to register.
Italy Virtual Walk 2024
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Support Groups
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If you or a loved one lives with mental health conditions, our support groups can connect you to people who understand what you’re going through and can help you explore coping strategies, resources, and more.

February 12, 19, 26

6:30-8pm 

Online

Exception:

South Shore Family & Friends

February 12, 6:30-8pm in person: 91 Churchill Blvd, Greenfield Park

Click here for details
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Featured Blog Post

Tips for finding a therapist

Therapy can be an important tool for people who are struggling with mental health problems or illnesses but finding a therapist can be a real challenge. These tips can help.

Click here

Click here for more blog posts!
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Interested in tips, coping mechanisms, information and much, much more? Follow us on social media or click here for our blog.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:

ANNUAL YOUTH FORUM

REISA’s annual Youth Forum will be held in person on January 29th, 2024. This will be a great opportunity to network and discuss youth initiatives in the East and North of Montreal. The agenda and save-the-date information will follow shortly.

 

REISA MENTAL HEALTH FORUM 

REISA will host a virtual Mental Health Forum on February 28th, 2024. This forum will bring together partners from across Montreal to engage in discussions regarding mental health. More information to follow.

 

HEADSTRONG SUMMIT 
 

REISA, in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the English Montreal School Board, has planned a virtual Headstrong summit taking place in March 2024. HEADSTRONG is a youth leadership initiative developed to champion mental wellness

 

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FAIR 
 
 In collaboration with EMSB,
will be an in person fair on April 3 and 4th, 2024
 – more info to follow 

 

AMI-Quebec

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Do you work with youth and families, or are you a young person who supports someone through mental health challenges, a disability, chronic illness, or complications due to aging or substance use?

AMI-Quebec would like to invite you to the second Quebec Symposium on young carers’ on October 27th 2023. This event aims to consolidate the growing awareness of young people who are caregivers, and move towards the development of services and policies to support young carers’ in Quebec. This event is free, bilingual and hybrid.

To learn more : https://amiquebec.org/symposium/. 

McGill University Research Centre For Studies in Aging – World Alzheimer’s Day.

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👋 On Thursday, September 14, 2023 from 11am to 12:30 pm join the McGill University Research Centre For Studies in Aging to celebrate world Alzheimer’s day.
 
Keynote speakers for the event include Ms Paola Barbarino, CEO of Alzheimer Disease International (ADI); Dr. Serge Gauthier, C.M., C.Q., MD, FRCPC, Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Psychiatry at McGill University and Nicole Poirier, Director, and Founder of Carpe Diem – Alzheimer’s Resource Centre.
 
Click on the zoom link to register below:
 

Centre of Dreams and Hopes – Upcoming Drama Therapy Sessions

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👋 The Centre of Dreams and Hopes released their posters for upcoming fall programs in Drama therapy! Starting in September, children aged 6-9 year-old and adolescents between 12-16 years-old can participate in drama therapy groups.
 
To learn more about the program, you can contact Amanda Marra, Drama Therapist and Mental Health Clinician, at amandamarra.cdh@gmail.com.
 
 

Arthritis South Shore Fall 2023 Calendar

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Arthritis South Shore released their FALL 2023 calendar. For all questions and inquiries, email info@arthriterivesud.org.
 
To register, click on the link below:
 

Centre Action

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👋 As the Centre Action mission is to provide a safe and welcoming environment for adults with physical disabilities, on Monday nights at 6 PM you can learn all about them through their zoom activities. Monday is invite a friend night! It is one of the many programs offered by Centre Action.
 
It is 25$ a year to become a member which provides access to all activities on zoom and the Action Centre’s in-person activities. Activities are bilingual.
 
The Summer program ends August 1st and the Fall program begins September 1st.