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24-Hour Emergency/Crisis
Emergency
911
Emergency mental health services available at any hospital emergency or urgent-care department
Suicide Crisis Hotline
Phone or text: 988
Distress Centre
24-Hour Crisis Line/Alberta Health Services (AHS) Mobile Response Team
(403) 266-HELP (4357)
24-Hour Crisis Text Line (hearing impaired)
(403) 543-1967
Online Chat
www.distresscentre.com
24-Hour Teen Crisis Line
(403) 264-TEEN (8336)
www.CalgaryConnecTeen.com
24-Hour Information Hotlines
Community Services
211
Health Link
811
Mental Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS)
Access Mental Health
(403) 943-1500
South Calgary Health Centre
(403) 943-9374 (8am-4pm daily)
Counselling available 12pm-7pm daily
Canadian Mental Health Association
(403) 297-1700 (press 5)
Peer support Monday-Friday 11am-4pm
Calgary Counselling Centre
1-833-827-4229
Community Connect YYC
www.communityconnectyyc.ca
Rapid counselling access available:
Monday 9am-5pm
Tuesday and Wednesday 9am-8pm
Thursday 9am-5pm
Eastside Community Mental Health Centre
(403) 299-9696
etherapy@woodshomes.ca
Appointments available (must pre-book):
Tuesday 11am-7pm
Saturday 11am-5pm
Woods Homes Walk-in (at local libraries)
Crowfoot Library:
Monday 2-8pm
Shawnessy Library:
Wednesday 2-8pm
Central Library:
Tuesday and Wednesday 11am-5pm
Thursday 2-8pm
Friday 12-6pm
Kindred Connections Society (formerly Catholic Family Services) Walk-in Counselling
(403) 233-2360
intake@kindred.ca
One Step at a Time – Calgary Foothills PCN
1-855-792-3726 (Crowfoot)
Available (must have Alberta Healthcare Card and family doctor):
Monday – Friday 8:30am-1:30pm (not Wednesday)
The Summit
(587) 543-7200
Youth walk-in and family support available:
Monday – Sunday 10am-8:30pm
Centre for Sexuality (for counselling related to relationships, sexuality and gender)
(403) 283-5580
intake@centreforsexuality.ca
www.centreforsexuality.ca
Kickstand Connect
No-cost mental health support for people aged 12-25
www.mykickstand.ca/connect
Trellis Society
therapyreferrals@growwithtrellis.ca
www.growwithtrellis.ca
Addictions Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) Addictions Services (Adults)
(403) 367-5000
Drop-in counselling available at 12:30pm on weekdays
Addictions Helpline (24-Hour)
1-866-332-2322
Alpha House Downtown Outreach for Addictions/Homeless/Non-emergency (DOAP) Helpline
(403) 998-7338
Immigration
Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA)
(403) 263-4414
ciwa-online.com/newcomer-services/
Centre for Newcomers
(403) 569-3325
www.centrefornewcomers.ca/therapyandsupport
Domestic Violence
Connect Helpline (Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter)
(403) 234-7233
www.calgarywomensshelter.com
www.fearisnotlove.ca
www.menand.ca
Sheriff King YWCA of Calgary – Crisis Line and Shelter
(403) 266-0707
www.ywcalgary.ca
Children/Adolescents
Bullying Helpline (24-Hour)
1-888-456-2323
www.bullyfreealberta.ca
Kids Help Phone (24-Hours)
1-800-668-6868
www.kidshelpphone.ca
Child and Family Services/Child Intervention Unit (24-Hour)
1-800-387-5437
Seniors
Kerby Center (ages 65+)
(403) 265-0661
Senior Connect/The Way In
Access via Distress Centre at (403)-266-4357
Family
CARYA – Individual and Family Support and Services
(403) 269-9888
Calgary Family Therapy Program
(403) 802-1680
YW Calgary
(403) 536-2844
First Nations
First Nations Health Authority – Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line
1-866-925-4419
Hope for Wellness Crisis Line
1-855-242-3310
www.hopeforwellness.ca
Other
Income Support Contact Centre (24-Hour)
Financial help for basic needs (food, clothing, shelter, etc.)
1-866-644-5135 (press 4 for emergency benefits)
Foodbanks
www.Foodbanksalberta.ca
Adults Living with Advanced Illness and Children’s Grief Centre
(403) 263-4525
www.hospicecalgary.ca
AHS Grief Support Program
(403) 955-8011
Calgary Communities against Sexual Abuse (CCASA) – Support and Information Line
(403) 237-5888
www.calgarycasa.com
Abridge Consulting – Suicide Prevention Training
www.abridgeconsulting.ca
Poison Control Service (24-Hour)
1-800-332-1414