Mental Health and Crisis Resources in Calgary and Alberta
Distress Centre Calgary
Website: https://www.distresscentre.com/
Phone: 403-266-4357
Email: help@distresscentre.com
The Distress Centre offers 24-hour crisis support through phone, text messaging, daily chats, and email and provides free counselling services to individuals, couples, and families.
988 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Website: https://988.ca/
Phone: (Call or Text): 988
Directly from the 988 website:
“It’s never wrong to call or text 9-8-8.
If you’re feeling hopeless, but you’re not sure if 9-8-8 can help, please reach out.
If you’re not sure if you’re having suicidal thoughts, or if what you’re going through is related to suicide, please call or text 9-8-8, and a responder will be there to talk things through with you.”
CCASA (Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse)
Website: https://calgarycasa.com/
Phone: 403-237-5888 (Calgary);
1-866-403-8000 (Alberta)
CCASA provides crisis, counselling, education, and police/court support to those impacted by sexual violence. The Calgary Sexual Assault Response Team (CSART) provides specialized care and support to those who have experienced sexual assault within the past 168 hours (7days).
Aventa Centre of Excellence for Women with Addictions
Website: https://aventa.org/
Phone: 403-245-9050
Email: info@aventa.org
Aventa Centre of Excellence for Women is a live-in treatment facility for women who are struggling with addictions. They are open 24/7 and offer the client trauma-informed addiction and mental health services at no charge. There is no referral necessary to access services, and an assessment will be conducted to determine the appropriate level of care.
Recovery Acres
Website: https://www.recoveryacres.org/
Phone: 403-245-1196
Email: info@recoveryaces.org
Recovery acres is a residential substance use disorder treatment program that offers multi-phase treatment, as well as an outpatient program for men, women, and non-binary individuals. There is no need for a referral and no fees for treatment.
Canadian Centre for Men and Families (CCMF)
Website: https://ccmfalberta.ca/
Phone: 587-885-2839
Email: info@ccmfalberta.ca
The CCMF offers programs to support men who are struggling with mental health issues, relationship distress, family law matters, and parental alienation.
Outlink
Website: https://www.calgaryoutlink.ca/
Phone: 403-234-8973
Email: info@calgaryoutlink.ca
Outlink is a not-for-profit charity that provides support, outreach, education, and referrals for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Calgary.
If you require immediate, urgent care, dial 911 or go to your nearest hospital emergency room
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