Psychological support

Clinic for
Mental health.

Doctors of the World offers psychotherapy services and psychological support to disenfranchised persons or those experiencing homelessness facing various realities, as well as to community workers and peer support workers in Montreal community organizations.

Community Free care Homelessness

Contact

jose.simon@medecinsdumonde.ca

Coordinator - Mental Health Program

Services offered

For persons experiencing homelessness and community workers

Psychotherapy

and individual psychological support

Capacity building

and expertise development

Major issues of persons seeking consultation

Homelessness, substance use, sex work, criminalization, precariousness: regardless of their situation and the challenges they face, the person is welcomed with dignity and respect for their needs.

Addictions

Various mental health issues

Traumatic experiences

Desire for social reintegration

Suicidal thoughts

Our mission

No health without mental health.

Living in precariousness brings its share of daily anxiety and distress. Disenfranchised persons or those experiencing homelessness are extremely isolated and have often lived through various traumatic experiences. As a result, they may feel anxious and depressed. However, their requests for mental health assistance generally encounter numerous access barriers, or even refusals, and the available services and care are often poorly adapted to their specific needs.

We provide psychotherapy support to disenfranchised persons to empower them, improve their quality of life, and enhance their overall psychological well-being. We also support personal well-being while strengthening the professional capacities and expertise of community workers in the fields of homelessness and marginalization. Furthermore, we aim to mobilize with the populations targeted by our mission to support their ability to advocate for their rights and develop collaborative actions that will contribute to the right to health.

Over the years, Doctors of the World Canada has developed recognized expertise in mental health and psychosocial support, integrated into all our programs. Our fight: Mental health and psychosocial support

Capacity building and expertise development.

Community workers and peer support workers are on the front line in supporting persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless and form an essential foundation of our social fabric. It is imperative to recognize the importance and expertise of their work. Carrying out complex interventions in often difficult contexts, they may be subject to compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. Witnessing distress and accompanying suffering individuals on a daily basis, they too need support, a space for dialogue and listening to step back and take care of themselves.

Services

Details of mental health services

Our individual psychological support and psychotherapy services are available to outreach workers and peer support workers from over 70 Montreal community organizations, primarily working in the fields of homelessness, substance use, and sex work. Our team of psychologists and mental health professionals offers free short- or medium-term individual psychotherapy and psychological support. The services are confidential, and individuals are free to address topics of their choice, whether personal or professional.

Doctors of the World offers clinical supervision services to community outreach teams at their workplace. These sessions help enhance their expertise and strengthen their capacities by fostering clinical reflection on practices and interventions. It also provides a space for discussion where outreach workers and peer support workers can share their professional experiences and gain perspective, with the aim of strengthening team bonds.

Contact us directly

José Simon

jose.simon@medecinsdumonde.ca

Coordinator – Mental Health Program

Partners

They make our mission possible

We work with the health network and a multitude of community partners without whom our work would not be possible. Thank you to them.

The rest of the local program

Three other services from Doctors of the World Canada in Montreal

Service · Homelessness

Mobile clinic

Free nursing care, directly on the street.

Service · Migration

Clinic for migrants with precarious status

for people without public or private health coverage

Discover

Service · Indigenous

Indigenous community health clinic

Culturally safe health support.

Discover

Publication

healthcare professional?

Clinical information sheet (FR · EN · ES)

Eligibility criteria — printable document

Training: access to care for migrants with precarious status

Training · CHUM

Training care teams on migrant health

In partnership with the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), MdM developed a training program that enables healthcare professionals to understand the service, telemedicine, and the support of migrants with precarious status.

Learn more about the CHUM partnership

Book an appointment

Two ways to get a consultation

In both cases, a triage assessment is conducted before the medical consultation.

Appointment for Wednesday

Monday · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

514 281-8998 · Voicemail possible, callback in the evening

You receive an appointment for the following Wednesday.

Same-day consultation

Thursday · 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

6235 Saint-Hubert Street · Arrive early, limited spots

Same-day consultation if spots are available.

Three ways to meet us

Two fixed clinics and the mobile clinic

No appointment required for fixed clinics. Show up during opening hours.

MdM Mobile Clinic

Cabot Square & shelters — variable schedule, depending on rounds.

Fixed clinic Walk-in

At PAQ

199 rue de la Gauchetière East · Indigenous Projects of Quebec

Monday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Wednesday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Thursday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Tue, Fri, weekend Closed