Several media outlets are reporting on the difficulties of accessing addiction treatment resources; examples of barriers to access are multiplying, and community organizations are doing their utmost to engage policymakers and senior officials. Yet, as stated in this excerpt from *La Presse* dated August 10, 2026:
"The person who summons the courage to act today isn't going to ask for help tomorrow. If they ask for help now, we should be able to provide it," says Frédérick Fortier, Executive Director of the Association québécoise des centres d’intervention en dépendance (AQCID).
Here are some links of interest on this subject:
- 14 août 2026 | The Gazette | Addiction services – Mandatory training is needed
- 11 août 2026 | 91.3 Radio Ville-Marie | Le labyrinthe de la dépendance
- 10 août 2026 | 98.5 FM | Accès universel au traitement
- 10 août 2026 | La Presse | Un-labyrinthe-pour-sortir-de-la-dependance
- 4 août 2026 | CJAD 800 | English Addiction Treatment Cuts (Cliquer à 33 minutes)
- 1er août 2026 | The Gazette | Dunham House ‘is a saviour’ for many trying to beat addiction
- 31 juillet 2026 | The Gazette | Montreal anglos left with fewer addiction treatment options after shakeup
- 9 avril 2025 | Centraide du Grand Montréal | François, de la rue au logement
- 9 avril 2025 | Radio Canada Estrie | A sixty-year-old earns $27 higher for his care to be reimbursed
Maison de Thérapie Victoriaville-Arthabaska
- 9 avril 2025 | ICI Radio Canada Nouvelles | A sixty-year-old earns $27 higher for his care to be reimbursed
- 3 avril 2025 | Qub Radio | Expulsés en pleine thérapie par manque de fonds
Entrevue de Bruno Ferrari, directeur général de Vilavi
- 2 avril 2025: Radio CNFJ | Entrevue de Bruno Ferrari, directeur général de Vilavi