Please consult this list for Alberta Wide Crisis & Emergency Resources. If you are in immediate danger, at risk of harming yourself or someone else, please call 911.
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
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
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
Bullying Helpline
A 24-hour, toll-free helpline in Alberta that offers resources on bullying.
Toll free: 1-888-456-2323
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
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
