Interesting sites

Desjardins cares about the well-being of its young members and encourages you to turn to trustworthy persons like the people at Suicide Action Montréal if you feel the need to do so.

- Montréal: 733-4000
- Outside Montréal: 1-866-277-3553

Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by circumstances and we no longer can see any possible way to solve our problems. In such moments of crisis, we may feel the urge to simply give up and put an end to our suffering.

If you feel this way or see that a friend is going through a tough time and don't know how to help, talk about it with someone you can trust - someone who can give you good advice. Don't hesitate: there's no shame in asking for help.

Here's a list of sites that could be helpful to you or one of your friends:

Health and society
Environment

Health and society

Mira Foundation
Desjardins is a proud partner of the Mira Foundation, a non-profit organization whose goal is to help handicapped people by providing them with dogs that are fully trained to meet the needs of each individual.

Canadian Health Network
Reaching out to prevent suicide can save lives!

Kids help
Offers counselling, information, and referral services to children and youth through a bilingual, toll-free phone line. Web site includes discussion groups, links and information on issues such as relationships, birth control, eating disorders, drug abuse, AIDS, sexual abuse and suicide.

Cool Nurse – Teen Health, Teen Advice
Learn all kinds of things about health: first aid, wellness, sexuality, breast cancer, etc.

National Assembly of Québec
Learning about society and government is often an excellent way to understand what's going on around you. It might even entice some of you to get involved and try to change things! On this site you'll find out all about the role and mission of the National Assembly of Québec, made up of 125 delegates elected by the people of Québec. You'll even find your local member's bio and contact information.

Virtual Party
Making the right choices about alcohol, drugs and even sexuality isn't always easy. On this site you'll find advice and online resources to help you deal with situations that you may encounter when partying with your friends.

Cyberisle
A site built by teens for teens. Offers resources on smoking prevention and quitting smoking, as well as a wide range of other topics, including drug abuse, sexuality and safety.

Sexuality and u
Loads of information and advice on teen sexuality.

Scarleteen
Sex education for the real world.

Teens health
All you ever wanted to know about teen health, plus answers to your personal questions.

Quit to win
Quit smoking and enjoy the extra cash! Aren't you fed up wasting your money? And what about your health?
Read this article which will help you and give you good tips to make sure you stick it out!

Gay line
A non-profit gay group, listening to lesbians, gays, and bisexuals. Every evening from 7 to 11 (eastern time), volunteers on the telephone lend an ear to callers and give out appropriate information and referrals. Services are free, anonymous and confidential.

Deal
A program designed for youth, by youth, which aims to promote healthy life choices for youth across the country and around the world. If you want to be proactive with the knowledge to make healthy and informed decisions in life, surf this Web site.

Quebec youth centre
Quebec youth centre are the grouping of public institutions which are mandated to provide specialized aid to children and their families who are experiencing serious difficulties. Quebec youth centre also provides support to young mothers having difficulties adapting to their new role.

Environment

Greenpeace
Greenpeace is an independently funded organization that works to protect the environment.

WWF-Canada
To stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by: conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable resources is sustainable and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

David Suzuki Foundation
A site chock full of information about the environment, the planet, conservation and sustainability. Learn how you can get involved.

Équiterre
Learn all there is to know about fair trade, ecological agriculture, sustainable transportation, energy efficiency and which stores sell fair trade products in your community. Équiterre (from the french words equity and the earth) is dedicated to promoting ecological, socially just choices through action, education and research from a standpoint that embraces social justice economic solidarity and the defence of the environment.