Help in Tough Times
At some point in our lives we all have stressful times. We can be impacted by such things as financial pressures, unexpected difficulties, unemployment, or stressful situations.
Support is available from Alberta Health Service Addiction and Mental Health, although how the services are provided may have changed.
Alberta Health Services has resources and services, such as Text4Hope and Togetherall, available to help you or someone you know. Remember, if you are struggling you are not alone. There are supports in place to help you.
Get Help Now
- Emergency – 911
- Addiction Helpline – 1-866-332-2322
- Mental Health Helpline – 1-877-303-2642
Important Phone/Text Numbers
- Community Resources – 211 Alberta
- Crisis Text Line – Text CONNECT to 741741
- Family Violence – Find Supports – 310-1818
- Health Link – 811
- Income Supports – 1-866-644-5135
- Kids Help Phone – 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868
- MyHealth.Alberta.ca: List of Important Numbers
- Physician & Family Support Program – 1-877-767-4637
- Toll Free Crisis Line / Distress Centres
- COVID-19 Self-Assessment (AHS) Use the following online screening tool to help determine whether you should be tested for COVID-19
AHS Addiction & Mental Health: Program & Service information
Health Information
Community Access to Support & Resources
211 Alberta Call, text or live chat help for community Information, resources and supports
Find Support
Social & Community
- Affordable Housing
- Alberta Income Support
- Canadian Red Cross
- Center for Suicide Prevention
- Community Services 211
- Community Mental Health Action Plan
- Crisis Services Canada: Local Resources & Support
- Emergency Women’s Shelters
- Family & Community Support Services
- Family Violence – Find Supports
- Find Shelters
- Foodbanks Alberta
- Income Support – For Basics
- Sexual Assault Response Team
Grief
Indigenous
- Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association
- Center for Suicide Prevention (Indigenous Workshops)
- Indigenous Health
- Indigenous Relations: Key Services
- Métis & Indigenous Children’s Services Office Locations
- Native Counselling Services of Alberta
- Thunderbird Partnership Foundation
LGBTQ2S+ / Sexual and Gender Diversity
Self-Help
Emergencies & Disasters
Employment Loss
Flood
Grief
Mental Health & Substance Use
- Addiction: Helping Others
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy self-help strategies
- Depression: For Family and Friends
- Managing Anxiety Disorders
- Managing Depression
- Managing Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Mental Health Meter
- Postpartum Depression
- Promoting Positive Mental Health
- Supporting a Family Member
- You and Substance Use
Addiction Community Online Meetings
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
- Al – Anon
- Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
- SMART Recovery
- Cocaine Anonymous (CA)
- Gamblers Anonymous (GA)
Mental Health Online Sessions
Stress
- Signs of Stress
- Stress Management
- Ways to Relieve Stress
- Ways to Avoid Stress
- Setting a Goal to Reduce Stress
- If You Need More Help
- Stress and Your Health
- Stress and Youth
- Stress in Children and Teenagers
- Stress Management: Helping Your Child With Stress
- Tips for Managing Stress
Suicide
- Are You Thinking About Suicide?
- Do You Know Someone Thinking About Suicide?
- Warning Signs of Suicide
Coping After Loss – Suicide
- After a Suicide: Everyone Grieves in Their Own Way
- Healing After a Suicide Death
- Healing Your Spirit: Surviving after the Suicide of a Loved One (Indigenous Resource)
- Helping Children Cope with a Suicide Death
- Hope and Healing After Suicide