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HELPLINE [22 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Neuroses
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Dietetics
OBS

NEDIC is a program of [the] University Health Network's Centre for Mental Health, providing a bridge between community and care for people affected by eating disorders in Canada. [NEDIC offers] information, resources, referrals and support through [its] toll-free helpline and live chat platform, and [serves] individuals living with an eating disorder as well as the people who care for them, from family members and friends to healthcare providers.

Key term(s)
  • National Eating Disorder Information Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Névroses
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Diététique
Key term(s)
  • National Eating Disorder Information Center

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Sociology of Old Age

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Sociologie de la vieillesse
OBS

La Ligne Aide Abus Aînés a pour mandat de développer et d'opérationnaliser une ligne téléphonique nationale d'écoute, d'intervention ponctuelle, de crise et de référence spécialisée en matière de maltraitance envers les personnes aînées.

OBS

Implantée au CIUSSS [Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux] du Centre-Ouest de l'île de Montréal, la Ligne Aide Abus Aînés est financée par le Secrétariat aux aînés.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Mental health and hygiene
  • Indigenous Peoples
OBS

The Hope for Wellness Helpline offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.

Key term(s)
  • Hope For Wellness Help-Line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Hygiène et santé mentales
  • Peuples Autochtones
OBS

La Ligne d'écoute d'espoir pour le mieux-être apporte une aide immédiate en offrant du counseling et des services d'intervention en cas de crise à tous les peuples autochtones au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

... Spectra Community Support Services(formerly known as Telecare Brampton Inc.) and Distress Centre Peel(DCP)... amalgamated under the name Spectra Community Support Services [in 2012]. [The name was later changed to Spectra Helpline].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

Spectra Community Support Services (anciennement Telecare Brampton Inc.) et Distress Centre Peel (DCP) ont fusionné en 2012 sous le nom de Spectra Community Support Services. L'organisme a plus tard été renommé Spectra Helpline.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Sociology of Women
  • Social Problems
OBS

A small local charitable organization founded in 1992 [that is] dedicated to eliminating sexual violence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sociologie des femmes
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

Petit organisme caritatif local fondé en 1992 se donnant pour but d'éradiquer la violence sexuelle.

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

Spectra Community Support Services(formerly known as Telecare Brampton Inc.) and Distress Centre Peel(DCP)... amalgamated under the name Spectra Community Support Services [in 2012]. [The name was later changed to Spectra Helpline].

OBS

Spectra Helpline is a non-profit, multicultural organization providing free, caring and confidential distress lines and support services in several languages for the diverse population of the Region of Peel and surrounding area. [The] centre provides 24 hour emotional support and distress line service in English every day of the year. Spectra Helpline's volunteers must complete 50 hours of in-class and on-line training in order to take calls on the distress lines. [Its] training program focuses on listening skills, values clarification, crisis/suicide prevention/intervention, mental health, understanding sexuality, volunteer development and more. Spectra Helpline also provides on-going training sessions for current volunteers to keep their skills updated. The primary purpose is to ensure that volunteers feel comfortable in offering non-judgmental emotional support to anyone calling [its] different programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

Spectra Community Support Services (anciennement Telecare Brampton Inc.) et Distress Centre Peel (DCP) ont fusionné en 2012 sous le nom de Spectra Community Support Services. L'organisme a plus tard été renommé Spectra Helpline.

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Pregnancy
OBS

Birthright is a non-profit charitable organization that has been providing love and support for over 45 years to women facing unplanned pregnancies. [The organization] has chapters across Canada, the United States, and Africa, as well as a 24/7 North American toll-free helpline. Birthright is supported by devoted volunteers and private donations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Grossesse
OBS

Birthright est un organisme de bienfaisance à but non lucratif qui fournit le soutien aux femmes qui font face aux grossesses non planifiées, [depuis] plus de 45 ans. [Birthright a] des [bureaux] à travers le Canada, les États-Unis et l’Afrique, ainsi qu'un service d'assistance téléphonique disponible et sans frais, 24/7. Les bénévoles et les dons privés subviennent aux besoins de Birthright.

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
OBS

Spectra Community Support Services(formerly known as Telecare Brampton Inc.) and Distress Centre Peel(DCP)... amalgamated under the name Spectra Community Support Services [in 2012]. [The name was later changed to Spectra Helpline].

Key term(s)
  • Distress Center Peel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Services sociaux et travail social
OBS

Spectra Community Support Services (anciennement Telecare Brampton Inc.) et Distress Centre Peel (DCP) ont fusionné en 2012 sous le nom de Spectra Community Support Services. L'organisme a plus tard été renommé Spectra Helpline.

Spanish

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Record 9 2016-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional and Municipal Gov. Bodies and Committees
OBS

211 is the source Canadians trust when seeking information and services to deal with life's challenges. 211's award-winning telephone helpline(2-1-1) and website provide a gateway to community, social, non-clinical health and related government services. 211 helps to navigate the complex network of human services quickly and easily, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 100 languages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouv. régionaux ou municipaux
OBS

Le service 211 est la source d'information à laquelle les Canadiens se fient pour trouver les renseignements et les services nécessaires afin de mieux affronter les défis de la vie. La ligne d'assistance 211 (2-1-1) et son site Web, gagnants de plusieurs prix, sont des portes d'entrée donnant accès aux services communautaires, sociaux et de santé non cliniques ainsi qu’aux services gouvernementaux connexes. Le 211 aide les gens à s'y retrouver parmi la panoplie de services sociaux offerts, rapidement et aisément, jour et nuit, dans plus de 100 langues.

Spanish

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Record 10 2012-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Tobacco Industry
CONT

"Intake" means asking clients assessment questions related to their current/past smoking history. The tobacco cessation intake worker responds to inbound and outbound calls in both official languages providing clients with general information about Smokers’ Helpline, conducting intake, sending out materials and providing referrals to community services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Industrie du tabac
OBS

conseiller à l'accueil du programme d'abandon du tabac : terme retenu par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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Record 11 2011-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

As a client of Bruyère Helpline, your safety and health are of utmost concern to us. Keeping this in mind, we recently learned of some possible hazards in regards to the type of neck cords currently in use. The neck cord could present a hazard, if it does not break away when pulled upon. To guard against this identified risk, Bruyère Helpline is now offering to provide at no charge a break-away neck cord to all our clients.

Key term(s)
  • break away neck cord
  • break away lanyard
  • breakaway neck cord
  • breakaway lanyard

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé
CONT

Stylo-bille avec cordon détachable.

OBS

cordon détachable : terme retenu par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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Record 12 2010-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of the Family
DEF

A telephone counseling service, usually staffed by trained volunteers, which offers information, referral and paraprofessional counseling.

OBS

Unlike hotlines, which are frequently connected to protective agencies, helplines usually do not directly report suspected abuse or neglect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie de la famille
CONT

Lignes secours 24 heures.

Spanish

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Record 13 2005-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Forms
  • Business and Administrative Documents
OBS

Of the Sudbury Regional Hospital.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires administratifs
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
OBS

De l'Hôpital régional de Sudbury.

Spanish

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Record 14 2005-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Problems
OBS

The Assaulted Women's Helpline offers a 24-hour telephone and TTY Crisis line to all women who have experienced abuse. We provide consulting, emotional support, information and referrals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Problèmes sociaux

Spanish

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Record 15 2005-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Human Behaviour
  • Offences and crimes
OBS

We are a 24-hour telephone and TTY crisis line for women in the province of Ontario.

OBS

Title and abbreviation confirmed by the organization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Comportement humain
  • Infractions et crimes
OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 16 2000-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Internet Pages
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Internet website in english, french and spanish by the Canadian Immigration Visa Experts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de pages Internet
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Renseignements obtenus de l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 17 2000-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Internet Pages
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Immigration Consultants Canada (ICC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de pages Internet
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Renseignements obtenus de l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 18 1998-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
OBS

Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Key term(s)
  • Chimo Helpline Incorporated
  • Chimo Helpline

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
OBS

Fredericton, Nouveau-Brunswick.

Key term(s)
  • Chimo Helpline Incorporated
  • Chimo Helpline

Spanish

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Record 19 1997-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Personnel Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Gestion du personnel
OBS

Service d'aide aux utilisateurs du Système d'information et de gestion des congés.

Spanish

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Record 20 1992-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Social Problems
OBS

Ontario Women’s Directorate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

Ligne téléphonique pour les femmes victimes de violence.

Spanish

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Record 21 1992-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Informatics
  • Auditing (Accounting)
Key term(s)
  • Information Technology Audit Development Centre Helpline

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Informatique
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
OBS

Source(s) : Responsable du service.

Key term(s)
  • Service de dépannage du Centre de développement - Vérification de la technologie de l'information

Spanish

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Record 22 1990-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

A service of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Un service fournie par le ministère de l'agriculture de l'Ontario.

Spanish

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