Helpful Links

“Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.””
— Mary Anne Radmacher

If this is an emergency, please call 911.

If in distress and wanting to speak to someone immediately, please contact:

  • 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline

    Phone/Text: 9-8-8

    The 9-8-8 suicide crisis helpline gives people access to suicide prevention services via call or text and is available in all provinces and territories, 24/7 and free of charge.

  • Kids Help Phone

    24/7 Counsellor Line: 1.800.668.6868
    Text Services: Text “CONNECT” to 686868 (also serving adults)
    Online Chat Services: kidshelpphone.ca (6 pm – 2 am EST)

  • ConnecTeen

    Phone: 403.264.8336
    Text: 587.333.2724
    Online Chat: CalgaryConnecTeen.com

    ConnecTeen provides peer support from 5 pm to 10 pm on weekdays and 12 pm to 10 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Adult volunteers respond to text and chat calls between 3 pm and 5 pm on weekdays.

  • Crisis Services Canada

    24/7 Distress Line: 1.833.456.4566
    Online Chat: http://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/
    Text Services: Text 45645 (4 pm to 12 am EST)

  • Wood’s Homes

    Phone: 1.800.563.6106 or 403-299-9699 (9 am to 10 pm)
    Text: 587.315.5000 (9 am to 10 pm)
    Live Chat: www.woodshomes.ca

  • Calgary Distress Centre

    24/7 Distress Line: 403.266.4357 (HELP)

Community Resources by Topic

For additional social and community services, please call 211

Addiction

  • T: 1.866.332.2322

    Provides 24/7 confidential support, information and referral services for individuals dealing with addictions.

  • W: calgaryaddiction.com

Emergency Shelters in Calgary

Indigenous Services

  • P: 403.240.4642

    W: afccalgary.org

    Dedicated to providing support for families and children, including accessing housing, cultural and spiritual care, pursuit of education and skills training, and building community.

  • P: 403.240.4642

    W: http://www.mcfs.ca/

    E: mail@mcfs.ca

    Dedicated to supporting healthy development for urban indigenous children and families in Calgary

  • P: 403.233.8225

    W: www.usay.ca

    Committed to providing youth-oriented programs encouraging indigenous children to explore, enjoy and reach their utmost potential in ways that are respectful of their culture and identity.

Chronic Pain and Illness

Ethnocultural Services

  • P: 403.263.4414

    W: www.ciwa-online.com

    Provides culturally diverse supportive services and counselling focused on the unique concerns of immigrant and refugee women, girls and their families.

  • P: 403.569.3325

    W: centrefornewcomers.ca

    Provides support to help newcomers learn English, build a new community, and start a new career. Provides programs for immigrants from LGBTQ+ community.

  • P: 403.265.1120

    W: immigrantservicescalgary.ca

    Provides translation and interpretation services and support for settlement and integration, family-focused interventions, career and employment.

LGBTQ+

Disability Services

Grief and Loss

  • P: 403.955.8011

    Provides individual and group grief counselling.

  • P: 1.866.823.0141

    W: tcfcanada.net

    Provides peer support for those dealing with the death of a child.

  • P: 403.265.7437 (SIDS)

    W. www.sidscalgary.ca

    Provides peer support for those who lost a child to SIDS.

Separation and Divorce

  • P: 403.218.5505

  • W: catholicyyc.ca

    A: 120 17th Avenue SW

    Free 15-week peer-support program for individuals going through separation or divorce.

  • P: 587.999.9242

    Free 6-hour program designed to help parents understand the impact of divorce on their children.

  • P: 403.297.6981

    Free two-part group workshop offered by Alberta Family Law Information Centres to help parents going through separation or divorce to communicate effectively with one another.

  • P: 403.691.5991

    W: calgarycounselling.com

    10-week program to help children and parents adjust to changes resulting from separations and divorce. Fees are based on sliding fee scale.

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