Multiple sclerosis (MS): resources and referrals

Multiple sclerosis: resources for caregivers

Make your day-to-day life easier as a caregiver of an adult, teenager or child with multiple sclerosis:

• What you need to know about multiple sclerosis (MS);
• Being a parent caregiver;
• Accepting help;
• Being a caregiver;
• Addressing administrative formalities and taxation.

MS Canada, Quebec Division

MS Canada’s Quebec Division provides services to people with MS and their families, and funds research into the cause and cure of this disease. In particular, the organization offers:

• MS Knowledge Network, a referral system to provide information and support services;
• a peer support program;
• an MS wellness toolkit;
• an Information Library, a Web page where publications and resources on various aspects of living with multiple sclerosis are organized by topic.

Caregiver Support Helpline and email

Our Caregiver Support Helpline is there for all caregivers, throughout Québec. Whether you are looking for a sympathetic ear, counselling or referrals, our counselors are available every day, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. This service is free and confidential.

• By telephone: 1 855 852-7784;
• By email: info-aidant@lappui.org.

There is a page on our website dedicated to the telephone helplines that caregivers can access throughout Québec.