Distress Line (CMHA) Edmonton Region:

• Are you feeling overwhelmed? Have you experienced abuse? Are you contemplating suicide? Now is the time to talk about it. If you or someone you know is in crisis, you can call the Distress Line at any hour of the day and we’ll talk through it together.

• Toll free Northern Alberta: 1-800-232-7288

• Crisis 24 hours Edmonton: 780-482-HELP (4357)

• Seniors Abuse Helpline: 780-454-8888 Crisis 24 hours

• Edmonton CMHA

Alberta Addictions Helpline: 24 hr helpline:

• A toll free confidential service which provides alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and problem gambling support, information and referral to services. The Addiction Helpline operates 24 hour a day, seven days a week and is available to all Albertans.

• Toll Free: 1-866-332-2322

Trans Lifeline

• National Helpline: 1-877-330-6366

First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line

• Providing telephone and chat crisis intervention counselling support for First Nations and Inuit persons

• Toll Free: 1-855-242-3310

• Online Chat: Chat

• Inuit Hope For Wellness Help Line

Family Violence Information Line

• 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.

• Toll free: 310-1818

• Online Chat: Alberta.ca

Children and Mental Health Crisis/Mobile Response Team — EDMONTON + Area: 780-407-1000

• • The Crisis Team offers immediate crisis support through the Crisis Line to children / youth, aged 5-17, and their care providers

  • The Crisis Team also provides support to professionals in the community. Therapists will determine, together with caregivers, if additional services (e.g., a crisis risk assessment) are required at the time of the crisis call

  • Children’s Mental Health Crisis Line — 780-427-4491

Alberta Health Services: Health Link

• Health Link provides a number of clinical services including tele-triage and health advice, navigation services and online content support for all Albertans

• A telephone service, which provides free 24/7 nurse advice and general health information for Albertans.

• Telephone: 8-1-1

• MyHealth.Alberta.ca

• informAlberta.ca

Bullying Helpline

• A 24-hour, toll-free helpline in Alberta that offers resources on bullying.

• Toll free: 1-888-456-2323

• Chat & Resources

Crisis Services Canada: Canada Suicide Prevention Service

• 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.

• Toll Free: 1-888-456-2323

• Text to: 45645

• Crisis Services Canada

Kids Help Phone

• Free, anonymous and confidential telephone, text and web counselling for youth in Canada.

• Toll Free: Alberta Office Line 1-866-297-4101

• Toll Free: Youth Counselling Line 1-800-668-6868

• Text: 686-868

• Live Chat: Kids Help Phone