Parachute and the evolution of our support for entrepreneurs' mental health

After more than a year of operating Le Parachute, we have achieved significant mobilization across Quebec behind this project, contributing to a real evolution in the conception of mental health in entrepreneurship. 

However, a significant part of this project, the free psychological support bank, has been temporarily suspended following the exhaustion of funding dedicated to this service under an agreement with the MEIE until March 31. 

Our commitment to the psychological health of entrepreneurs remains stronger than ever.

To summarize more clearly, this is what Le Parachute has been since April 1, and will continue to be until substantial financial support allows Le Parachute to begin a new phase.

What's changing:

• Temporary suspension of the psychological support bank.

What continues:

• The leparachute.ca website is still accessible: new video clips featuring profiles of entrepreneurs can be found there.
• An interactive and empathetic agent: find the right resources for your well-being → link
• Resilience training (in collaboration with Marketpedia) → link
• Group workshops to overcome stress and exhaustion (GRIPA) → link

In case of emergency: dial 9-8-8, a helpline available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Concrete results for 2024–2025:

• 110 entrepreneurs supported through the time bank
• 77 leading organizations mobilized
• 20 awareness-raising events financially supported
• 16 administrative regions affected
• 19 collaborative events organized
• 45 trained support professionals
• 130 participants in the Le Grand Saut event, including 75 entrepreneurs
• A LinkedIn community with 619 subscribers in 6 months

Our hopes for the future with Le Parachute

• Restart the time bank as soon as possible.
• Develop new partnerships to secure funding for the program.
• Changing our approach to change the paradigm of entrepreneurial mental health : prevention before cure.

Parachute is entering a period of transition, while remaining true to its mission of providing mental health support for entrepreneurs. 

We are continuing our efforts to raise awareness and promote dialogue so that entrepreneurs do not have to wait for a crisis to ask for help. We want them to fully realize the importance of taking care of themselves on a daily basis, before their bodies or minds force them to do so. 

If you would like to become a partner in the program, please contact our team: leparachute@mainqc.com