If you think you have a medical emergency please call 911 immediately or go to your local emergency room.

In case you need urgent, non-emergency, mental health or addictions help: If ever you are feeling suicidal, or simply in need of speaking with someone sooner than a scheduled counselling or psychotherapy appointment, there are numerous hotlines with trained operators available, such as:

Suicide Prevention / Crisis Support

• 988 (https://suicideprevention.ca/resources/)
• Calgary Distress Centre: https://distresscentre.com/
• Alberta mental health helpline: 1-877-303-2642
• St. Thomas, Ontario, and surrounding area: Reach Out: 519-433-2023, https://reachout247.ca/
• Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: 416.408.4357, https://www.dcogt.com/

Substance Abuse / Alcoholism

• Canada wide services: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-use/get-help-with-substance-use.html
• Alberta addiction helpline: 1-866-332-2322
• ConnexOntario’s 24/7 helpline at 1-866-531-2600

Domestic Violence

• Alberta family violence supports: https://www.alberta.ca/family-violence-find-supports
• Ontario Assaulted Women’s Helpline:  1.866.863.0511, https://www.awhl.org/
• Ontario Seniors’ Safety Line: 1-866-299-0008
• Ontario Victim Support Directory. Offers support, and the website lists other helplines, if you scroll down: https://victimsupportdirectory.ca/, 1.888.579.2888

Medical Emergencies

• Please call 911 or visit your local emergency room.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES / ORGANIZATIONS

• Kids Help Phone: https://kidshelpphone.ca/urgent-help
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) – Alcoholics Anonymous is an informal meeting society for recovering alcoholics whose primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety.
• Narcotics Anonymous (NA) – Narcotics Anonymous similar to AA, is an international, community-based association of recovering addicts.

If you think you have a medical emergency please call 911 or go to your local emergency room immediately.