Suicide Prevention
Recognizing signs of distress and preventing suicide
If you or a loved one are in immediate danger, call 911.
Suicide Crisis Helpline
A safe space to talk, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Call or text 9-8-8.
1-866-277-3553
suicide.ca
Text : 535353
Suicide Prevention Center of Montréal
https://cpsmontreal.ca/
Nouveau-Brunswick CHIMO Helpline : 1 800 667-5005
Association québécoise de prévention du suicide – Resource Directory by Region (in French only)
Distress
To meet the needs of these medical residents, the FMRQ’s Resident Wellness Committee has set up different projects to raise awareness in training settings of the difficulties experienced by medical residents: Resident Doctors’ Day, held annually in the spring, and the Health and Wellness Tour, which aims to meet with program directors and their teams to stimulate discussion that often helps correct situations before they become a problem.
Suicide
Also, the distress suffered by certain medical residents sometimes has drastic consequences, when they decide to take their own lives. The Federation has set itself the mission of raising medical residents’ awareness of the resources to which they have access in such cases. Suicide is a desperate response associated with a problem of mental health. Action has to be taken. If you or a colleague are suffering from psychological distress, do not hesitate to consult the resources mentioned above.