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National Crisis Resources
Crisis Services Canada: Canada Suicide Prevention Service
1-833-456-4566 Text 45645
Crisis Services Canada is a collaboration of distress and crisis centres from across Canada, offering Canada’s first nationally available, regionally delivered suicide prevention service available to anyone thinking about or affected by Suicide.
Indian Residential School Crisis Line
1-866-925-4419
A National Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for former Residential School students. You can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling anytime 24/7.
Hope for Wellness Help Line
1-855-242-3310
Providing telephone and chat crisis intervention counselling support for Indigenous persons. Services offered in English, French and upon request Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.
Kids Help Phone
Text CONNECT to 686868 or Call 1-800-668-6868
Local 9-1-1 if you or someone is in immediate risk of safety.
Alberta Support Services
Alberta Health Service: Health Link
8-1-1
A telephone service, which provides free 24/7 nurse advice
and general health information for Albertans.
Calgary Distress Centre
403-266-HELP
24 Hour Crisis Line: Phone or Text
Phone support can be offered in over 200 languages
ConnecTeen
403-264-TEEN
Crisis line16 is 24 hours
Text 587-333-2724
Online Chat calgaryconnecteen.com
Kids Help Phone
Alberta Office Line 1-866-297-4101
Youth Counselling Line 1-800-668-6868
Text 686-868
Live Chat: Kids Help Phone (Temporarily Closed)
Free, anonymous and confidential telephone, text and web counselling for youth in Canada.
Bullying Helpline
1-888-456-2323
A 24-hour, toll-free helpline in Alberta that offers resources on bullying.
Mental Health Help Line
1-877-303-2542
The Mental Help Line is a 24 hour, 7 day a week confidential service that provides support, information and referrals to Albertans experiencing mental health concerns. The line is staffed by a multidisciplinary team comprised of nurses, psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and psychologists.
Family Violence Information Line
310-1818
Online Chat http://m2.icarol.com/ConsumerRegistration.aspx?org=2181&pid=10
A 24-hour, toll-free helpline in Alberta for anyone experiencing family violence or abuse, or who knows someone that has questions about family violence. Provides information about family violence programs and services, as well as advice and support through telephone and chat.
Calgary Communities Against Sexual Violence
403-237-5888
For individuals in Calgary and surrounding areas who have experienced sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and sexual assault and are looking for crisis support, counselling and education.