NEWS & PRESS RELEASES

How Active Listening Improves Mental Well-Being
Have you ever felt overwhelmed? Emotions running high, thoughts tangled, and no idea where to start? Then, after a real conversation—simple, sincere, free of judgment—everything feels a little clearer. You breathe easier. You feel less alone. And most importantly, you know what to do. That’s the power of empathetic listening. It’s not a luxury—it’s a […]

Tel-Aide Montréal Launches Toll-Free Number and Expands its Service for English-Speaking Quebecers
Province-wide access to free, confidential mental health support. One in five Quebecers struggles with mental health issues, yet many don’t know where to turn, especially English-speaking Quebecers, who often face limited access to resources in their language. To improve accessibility, Tel-Aide Montréal (TAM) is expanding its free, confidential, and anonymous active listening service to be […]

Volunteering: The Heart of Tel-Aide Montréal
At Tel-Aide Montréal, active listening is built on a profoundly human gesture: choosing to volunteer.What if your simple presence could ease someone’s loneliness? That’s the commitment our volunteers make—one call at a time. As we mark National Volunteer Week, we want to take a moment to say THANK YOU.

Our night listening service returns May 1 at 11 p.m.!
Good news: Tel-Aide Montréal (TAM)’s night listening service will return the night of May 1 to 2, after being suspended temporarily. Available from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., this night listening shift will offer anyone in distress or in need of someone to talk to a chance to be heard with empathy – even in […]

Why Active Listening Is Essential to Meaningful Relationships
You’ve probably already talked to someone… without really being listened to. Their eyes drift elsewhere, their mind is distracted. Your words seem to disappear into thin air. And that feeling stays with you—because it leaves a sense of loneliness, even when the other person is right there.. Being truly heard : a human need On […]

We’re hiring! Listener – Nighttime Telephone Listening Line

Tel-Aide Montréal Launches the TAM-TAM DON Campaign
Friday, October 25, 2024 – Committed to sustaining and enhancing its essential mental health support services, Tel-Aide Montréal has launched a major fundraising campaign, the TAM-TAM DON, with a goal of raising more than $1.5 million over three years. The campaign kicked off last night with a vibrant fundraising event presented by Desjardins, attended by […]

TAM-TAM DON Fundraising Campaign : Over $228,000 Raised!
Tel-Aide Montreal (TAM), a free active listening helpline who has been serving the Greater Montreal population for over 52 years, celebrates the incredible success of its first large-scale fundraising campaign, the TAM-TAM DON. Thanks to the generosity of the public and committed partners, TAM has managed to collect the impressive sum of $228,364.65 during the […]

Press Release: Calling Upon Montrealers to Get Involved for Collective Mental Health
On Quebec’s National Day for The Promotion of Positive Mental Health, Tel-Aide Montréal Calls Upon Montrealers to Get Involved

Phonothon Fundraiser November 20, 2022
Tel-Aide Montreal’s Phonothon tradition continues! For several decades, this event has been an opportunity for Tel-Aide Montreal’s volunteers and employees to come together for a day and collect donations from the public. “More than ever, people need to be listened to, to feel that they are confiding in a compassionate ear when they are going […]

