DISTRESS LINES AVAILABLE IN CANADA
Crisis Services Canada
Hope For Wellness Helpline
Crisis Services Canada
24/7 Hotline: This service is grounded in the belief that dialogue can help to relieve intense emotional pain. Responders will ask questions to better understand callers’ situations but aim to give callers space to express their concerns. Responders may provide additional support services when appropriate.
Contact: 1-833-456-4566 or text 45645 ( text service operates between the hours of 4 pm and 12 am. )
Kids Help Phone
Hope For Wellness Helpline
Crisis Services Canada
Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7, national support service. We offer professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people in both English and French.
Whether by phone, text, mobile app or through our website, you can connect with us whenever you want, however you want.
Our service is completely confidential — you don’t even have to tell us your name if you don’t want to
Contact: 1-800-668-6868 or Text: 686868
Source: https://kidshelpphone.ca/
Hope For Wellness Helpline
Hope For Wellness Helpline
Hope For Wellness Helpline
Hope For Wellness: Available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate crisis intervention. Experienced and culturally sensitive helpline counsellors can help if you want to talk or are distressed. Telephone and online counselling are available in English and French. On request, telephone counselling is also available in Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut.
Contact: 1-855-242-3310 or online Hope for Wellness chat.
Source: www.canada.ca
DISTRESS LINES AVAILABLE IN ALBERTA
Mental Health Helpline
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Mental Health Association
Mental Health Helpline: toll-free, 24/7 service that is confidential and anonymous. Clients can seek assistance with crisis intervention regarding a variety of crisis situations. Listeners can also provide information about mental health programs and services, and help refer clients to other agencies.
Contact: 1-877-303-2642
Source: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/Service.aspx?id=6810&serviceAtFacilityID=1047134
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Mental Health Association
Distress Line: provides short-term crisis intervention, support, and resources to people in crisis/distress. Distress Line listeners are trained in having conversations about suicide, family violence, and other emergencies. Listeners will take the time to understand what is going on for a caller, provide emotional support, collaboratively explore options, and offer community resources when appropriate. Listeners may ask, “what has led you to call into the Distress Line today?”
Contact: 780-482-4357 (HELP)
Source: https://alberta.cmha.c
Addiction Helpline
Canadian Mental Health Association
Addiction Helpline
Addiction Helpline: toll-free, 24/7 helpline that offers assistance and referrals to individuals requiring addiction services. This service is operated by specialists who can provide information and referrals for a variety of addiction disorders such as compulsive gambling, alcohol use disorder, drug use disorders, and others. Translations are available in over 180 languages.
Contact: 1-866-332-2322
Source: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/service.aspx?Id=1008399