Mental health support
Help in Tough Times provides complete information from Alberta Health Services.
If you need to talk, call the 24-hour help line:
- Mental Health Help Line at 1.877.303.2642
- Addiction Help Line at 1.866.332.2322
- Kids Help Phone at 1.800.668.6868
In the Calgary Health Zone you can also call:
- The Distress Centre at 403.266.4357 - you can also text for support (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
- National suicide prevention helpline (available 24 hours) at Phone: 988 .
- Provincial Abuse Line: 1.855.443.5722
- Hope for Wellness Line (Indigenous) 1.855.242.3310
Airdrie Mental Health Resources
- Urgent mental health care is available at Airdrie Urgent Care Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. See also Alberta Health Services - Addiction and Mental Health on the Community Resources page for more information on crisis phone numbers and services.
- Individual counselling is available via zoom, telephone or in-person to help people address and manage their emotional, psychological, mental health and/or addiction concerns.
- Individuals from children to seniors can receive a referral to appropriate services and/or initial consultation with clinicians to discuss options.
- For information and resources specific to addiction and mental health, please contact Access Mental Health at 403.943.1500.
- Mental health professionals
- Your family physician
Caring for a loved one
Are you concerned about the well-being of a loved one? Here are some changes in behaviour that may indicate someone may need additional help and support.
- Change in presentation (went from being outgoing to depressed or angry)
- Change in sleep patterns
- Are they isolating more now?
- Loss of interest in activities
- Increase in drugs and/or alcohol use
- Sense of hopelessness
HelpGuide.org is also an excellent resource on mental health and wellness in additional to reaching out to the number listed at the top of this page.