Links for Support

Below are some links for help and support during this difficult time for many families.

Mental Health Resources

https://mentalhealthweek.ca/

The Canadian Mental Health Association recognizes May 4-10 as Mental Health Week: a yearly tradition with communities, schools and workplaces rallying to celebrate, protect and promote mental health.

This year, the theme is ‘social connection’ and its importance for mental health. Each year, one in five Canadians will experience a mental illness or mental health issue, but five in five Canadians has mental health. We all need social connection, more now than ever before.

This year’s campaign is based on the insight that people in Canada commonly ask one another how we are but that it is also common not to provide – or expect – a truthful answer. Many of us say we’re fine, even when we don’t mean it. ‘Fine’ keeps us at arm’s length from real social connections with others. Every time we just go through the motions, we miss a chance to connect with others in a meaningful way.

Connecting doesn’t just feel good; it’s also good for your mental health.

During Mental Health week the Canadian Mental Health Association encourages all of us to #GetReal about how we really feel.

Visit www.mentalhealthweek.ca for more Mental Health Week information and tools.

If you or someone you know is struggling, additional help is available through:

§ Health Link: 811

§ Mental Health Helpline: 877-303-2642

§ Distress Centre: 403-266-1601

§ Help in Tough Times​(from Alberta Health Services)​

§ Alberta 211 Community and Social Services Helpline

§ Wellness Together Canada Mental Health and Substance Use Support

https://calgaryconnecteen.com/

Kids Help Phone

https://kidshelpphone.ca/ Text CONNECT to 686868 or CALL 1-800-668-6868

https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/top-iphone-android-apps#calm

Call 211

You will have access to an entire network of community, social, health and government services

211 is free, confidential, multilingual and available 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Online chat is available from 12-8pm daily at ab.211.ca.

Why would families contact 211? ● food, shelter and/or transportation ● financial support to help pay my utility bill, rent and/or damage deposit ● I need to find mental health support ● I am concerned about a friend or family member

If you feel your child is in an emergency situation, call 911.