Resources
Below are mental health supports and community resources for those in crisis or seeking help in Calgary and across Canada.
Emergency Services
If you are in immediate danger, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department.
- 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline: Call or text 988 (Canada-wide)
Crisis & Support Lines
- Distress Centre Calgary: 403‑266‑HELP (4357) – 24/7
distresscentre.com - Kids Help Phone: 1‑800‑668‑6868 or text CONNECT to 686868
kidshelpphone.ca - Talk Suicide Canada: 1‑833‑456‑4566, Text 45645 (4 pm–12 am)
talksuicide.ca - Hope for Wellness Help Line (Indigenous Peoples): 1‑855‑242‑3310
hopeforwellness.ca
AHS & Provincial Helplines
- Mental Health Help Line (AHS): 1‑877‑303‑2642 — 24/7 confidential support and referrals
- Addiction Helpline (AHS): 1‑866‑332‑2322 — 24/7 support for substance use concerns
- Indigenous Support Line (AHS): 1‑844‑944‑4744 — 24/7 culturally safe support for Indigenous peoples
- Health Link: Dial 811 — 24/7 nurse and healthcare advice including mental health navigation
- 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline: Call or text 988 — 24/7, Canada-wide crisis support
Eastside Community Mental Health Services (Wood’s Homes)
Free, immediate mental health support by phone, text, live chat, or walk‑in (Tues 11–7, Thurs 11–6, Sat 11–5).
- Phone: 403‑299‑9699 (8 am–11 pm daily)
- Text: 587‑315‑5000 (9 am–10 pm daily)
- Walk‑in: #255 – 495 36 St NE, Calgary
- In-depth counselling & crisis navigation by an ethnoculturally trained team
woodshomes.ca
Local Mental Health & Support Services
- Access Mental Health (AHS): 403‑943‑1500
- Calgary Counselling Centre:
calgarycounselling.com - CUPS Calgary:
cupscalgary.com - InforAlberta.ca: Provincial mental health & social service directory
inforalberta.ca - Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter: Emergency shelter, safety planning, and counselling for women and children experiencing abuse
calgarywomensshelter.com
LGBTQ2S+ Resources
- Skipping Stone Foundation:
skippingstone.ca - Calgary Outlink:
calgaryoutlink.ca
Family & Parenting Support
- Parent Support Association: 403‑270‑1809
helpingparents.ca - Children’s Cottage Society:
childrenscottage.ab.ca - Closer to Home Community Services:
closertohome.com
Virtual Peer & Support Communities
- Togetherall: 24/7 anonymous online peer community moderated by professionals – free for Albertans ages 16+
- Wellness Together Canada: Free virtual support, self-help and counselling for Canadians
- Kickstand Connect (youth 11–25): Virtual therapy, peer support & substance use help – no cost, no waitlist
AHS Virtual/Addiction & Mental Health Groups
- AA, Al‑Anon, CA, GA, NA, SMART Recovery (virtual meetings)
- Transform Your Stress, Psychosocial Disaster series, Wellness Exchange online groups
Peer Support & In-Person Groups in Calgary
- CMHA Calgary – Talk to a Peer: Virtual + in-person appointments with trained Peer Support Workers
- CCMF Alberta (Men’s Support): Fueling Fathers & similar groups offered online and in-person
- Momentum Counselling: Anxiety & depression workshops, grief groups, emotion regulation, frontline worker support (virtual + in-person in St. Albert)
- Schizophrenia Society of Alberta – Online Peer Support: Weekly virtual support groups (call 403‑327‑4305 to register)