SOLIDAIREVIVRE CAMPAIGN

A huge THANK YOU on behalf of everyone who is living with anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder!

Thanks to the support of our wonderful donors, Revivre was able to quickly extend and adapt its support to a growing clientele. The campaign offered us the perfect opportunity to enable all of our services to transcend borders.

As a centre of expertise offering support for people living with anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder, Revivre is more committed than ever to innovating in mental health to quickly adapt and extend its support to a growing clientele. Developed and recognized by mental health experts, our exclusive self-management program gives renewed hope to thousands of people each year. It’s high time that this program, along with all our other services, crosses borders.

Why a SolidaiRevivre campaign?

For innovation in mental health.

Even before the global pandemic, mental health was the challenge of the century. The stresses caused by COVID-19 have caused the number of cries for help to skyrocket, while existing resources are no longer sufficient.

Thanks to you, we have been able to innovate and develop our services to offer even greater support to people affected by mental illness – wherever they may be. The SolidaiRevivre campaign enabled us to implement a range of digital tools to expand the scope of the support and self-management tools we offer. We can now offer clinically validated tools to Canadian companies wishing to help their employees. Thank you for being SolidaiRevivre and contributing to the well-being of thousands of Canadians.

Revivre will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary in 2021, and we’ll be making a special announcement early next year!

STAY TUNED!

Amount raised: $2,000,000

For the implementation of accessible and effective technological tools.

The funds collected through the SolidaiRevivre campaign will quickly maximize the psychological help available to people living with anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder and support them through self-management programs.

SolidaiRevivre campaign is…

Education and virtual workshops

Creation of technological teaching tools focused on self-management and virtually facilitated workshops led by experts.

Individual on-line interventions

Implementation of technological tools offering individual and group interventions.

Corporate services

Tools and services designed for use in the workplace.

An integrated information system

Implementation of a digital tool facilitating needs assessment, resource management, and the traceability of requests received for help or support.

5 accomplishments of the SolidaiRevivre campaign

The SolidaiRevivre campaign expanded Revivre’s partnership network to help it achieve its objectives. As of December 31, 2020, the following five goals have been met:

Increased the number of ad hoc interventions by 29% compared to the same period last year (March to December)
Offered eighteen workshops to 229 people since the start of the pandemic (March to December, 2020)
Enabled thirteen companies to support their employees during this difficult period through webinars and other means
Built a scalable platform to meet the growing need
Supported employment creation at a time of job loss.

Thank you to all our partners and the general public.
You are our heartfelt allies!

solidaire@revivre.org

514 529-7552

FAQ - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The impact of the crisis on mental health

Has Revivre been affected by the COVID-19 crisis?

Since 80% of Revivre's funding comes from its workshops and philanthropic events, the current distancing measures have had a tangible impact on the organization's revenues. Revivre was declared an essential service by the Ministère de l’économie et de l’innovation du Québec and has been continuing its activities and set up videoconference support teams.

You say that because of the turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health needs are unprecedented. Can you provide us with figures and examples to support your claims?

We have seen an increase in demand of about 30% for both individuals and businesses. COVID-19 causes uncertainty in many people. This can cause mental health problems in people who were not previously affected by a mental health condition. Moreover, it can also worsen the symptoms of people who were already suffering from mental health challenges before the crisis.

What are the main needs in mental health right now?

For many people, COVID-19 provokes a feeling of uncertainty. This can cause mental health problems, including anxiety, for people who have not been previously affected. However, it can also worsen the anxiety symptoms of people who were already suffering from anxiety before the crisis.

An essential digital transformation

Why launch virtual workshops?

During this period of turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health needs are reaching unprecedented levels. The crisis is causing a great deal of distress in the population, mental health services more essential than ever. Revivre has also received a large volume of requests, therefore decided to go digital and launch the virtualization of the workshop services and therefore be better equipped to respond to the growing demand for mental health services, while respecting the social distancing measures associated with COVID-19.

What will Revivre’s virtual services consist of?

These services, developed in collaboration with mental health researchers, will include:

Interactive technological tools making it possible to offer e-learning training and individual and group interventions online, via different communication channels.
A series of tools and services applicable to the workplace environment, especially dedicated to supporting employees during COVID-19 and the mental health crisis that will follow.

Will your virtual tools and services touch on specific areas of mental health? For example, anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder?

Our current services for individuals are specialized for people suffering from anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder. This is a clinically validated follow-up for people diagnosed with or showing symptoms of these disorders. Our services for companies are intended for a wider clientele and are more preventative. Our virtual services are an adaptation of our current services, thus they are still intended to help the same audience.

When will your services be available?

All of Revivre's services should be available virtually by December. Face-to-face workshops will continue to exist for those in need and will resume as soon as social distancing measures allow. Some virtual services like the anxiety self-management workshop are already be available. It is already possible to register. In the meantime, we have implemented temporary processes and tools (meeting by phone or videoconference and sending documents by mail) to continue to follow our customers and to help new people who call on us.

How will people be able to access these virtual services? Via a website or an application?

Depending on the workshop, people may have to use video and/or video conferencing. We are currently working on the tools.

Why is it important for you to offer your services to businesses?

We generally spend around 8 hours a day at work and it occupies a large place in our life, our self-construct, and is sometimes the way we define ourselves. Professional life has a great influence on one’s personal life. Work can also be a source of stress and anxiety. We believe that companies have a role to play in the mental health of their employees. This is why we want to provide them with the tools to help them.

Self-management support

You say that your virtual services will be based on the unique self-management support approach developed by Revivre. What is self-management?

Revivre forwards an avant-garde self-management approach which promotes the resumption of power over one’s health for anyone affected by anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder.

The virtual services are based on the unique self-management support model developed by Revivre. Self-management includes all the actions that a person implements in order to gain power over their health. Specifically, it involves adopting behaviours that:

Reduce symptoms
Help prevent relapse
Improve daily well-being

Can self-management replace medication?

No, our self-management workshops are complementary to both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.

You talk about a unique concept. Are your self-management methods proven?

711 workshops have been given since 2012, including 170 by Revivre. In total, more than 7,000 participants benefited from our workshops. They have therefore been widely tested. In fact, 99% of the participants recommend our workshops.

In addition, 42 experts participated in the validation process of our workshops. We also call on researchers in psychology to develop virtual versions of our workshops.

Services already at your disposal

What is the difference between your services and those of other organizations?

The services of other organizations are preventative and are mainly intended for people who need occasional listening. We also have a phone line. However, our follow-up services are specialized for people suffering from anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder. This is a clinically validated follow-up for people diagnosed with or showing symptoms of these disorders. However, we do help everyone who calls on us.

Who are these services for?

Our virtual services, which will be available in English and French, integrate very well in the workplace and within the ecosystem of community support and social services. Our services for individuals are specialized for people suffering from anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder. They constitute a clinically validated follow-up for people diagnosed with or showing symptoms of these disorders. However, we do help everyone who calls on us. Our services for companies are intended for a wider clientele and are more preventative.

Will these services be offered free of charge? If not, how much will people have to pay to access these virtual services?

Punctual services by phone, email or on social networks are free. Self-management workshops are subject to charges and may be reimbursed by certain insurance companies. They amount to about, $38 per week for a 2:30 hours session.

How can people and / or businesses sign up for these virtual services?

Just call us at 1-866-738-4873 or write to us at revivre@revivre.org or go through our website revivre.org. Some virtual services like the remote self-management workshops will be available in a few weeks. It is already possible to register.