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CALL 811 (Info-Santé/Info-Social). If you need support or have concerns or questions about your health or that of a family member or friend, call 811 to speak to a nurse or psychosocial worker. Bilingual and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it’s free and confidential.
To speak to a caregiver counselor about a difficult situation, ask questions or get a referral, call l’Appui’s Caregiver Support Helpline.
Bilingual; open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
To find community resources offering caregiving information and support near you, consult l’Appui’s Resource Directory or Proche aidance Québec's list of member organizations (in French only).
This report (15 pages) sets out the case for introducing paid leave for carers in Northern Ireland and models the potential costs of various iterations of the policy.
Advocacy organization Carers NI argues for the fiscal benefits of implementing a paid leave policy for caregivers while also addressing the positive impact of such a scheme on caregiver well-being.
Mainly directed at policymakers, the report proposes avenues for integrating such a policy into legislation.
