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Resources on Campus

SABVC Student Health and Dental Plan
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Contact
Maria Figueras Room N347		(403) 410-1696	bowvalleyplan@mystudentplan.ca

Resources in the Community

Suicide Prevention

The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, the Centre for Suicide Prevention, and the Public Health Agency of Canada has developed 2 toolkits to support people who have been impacted by suicide. One toolkit is tailored for people who have attempted suicide , and the other is focused on resources for people who have lost someone to suicide . The MHCC wishes to thank the Advisory Committee comprised of people with lived experience related to suicide for their assistance in making these toolkits possible.
In the summer of 2017, the MHCC conducted an online survey to elicit feedback from people who have been affected by suicide. With over a thousand responses, the survey helped gain a better understanding of what topics, content areas, resources, and information were important to include in the toolkits.

Language
Many respondents indicated a preference for “people-first” language as opposed to “survivorship language”. For this reason, “people-first” language is used in the toolkit. That said, many of the resources linked from the toolkits use “survivorship” language.
Please note that the toolkits are not intended to replace a conversation and are not designed to be an exhaustive list of the wide variety of resources available across Canada for support. If you or someone you know is experiencing distressing thoughts or thoughts of suicide, please contact your local distress centre or Kids Help Phone .

Help Lines

Distress centre : phone: (403)266-4357 (HELP) website: http://www.distresscentre.com/
Bullying Hotline : 1 (888) 456-2323
211
24 Hour Suicide Prevention Line : 1 (888) 456-2323
311 Call Centre : 311
Addiction Helpline : 1 (866) 332-2322
AlbertaQuits Helpline : 1(866) 710-QUIT (7848)
Calgary 9-1-1 : 911
Child Abuse Hotline : 1 (800) 387-5437
ConnecTeen : (403) 264-8336
Digital and Media Literacy : http://www.mediasmarts.ca
Health Link 811 : 811
Online Physician Directory : 1 (800) 561-3899
Operation Come Home : 1 (800) 668-4663
PADIS - Poison & Drug Information Service : 1 (800) 332-1414
Parent Resource Line : (403) 205-5178
STI / HIV Information Line : 811
Support and Information Line : 1 (877) 237-5888
Family Violence Hotline : 310-1818
Mental Health Hotline : 1 (877) 303-2642
Kids Help Phone : 1 (800) 668-6868

Alberta Distress Centre
Call 403-266-HELP (4357). Available 24/7. Confidential Online chat available 3PM to 10PM on weekdays and noon to 10pm on weekends.

ConnectTeen
Call 403-264-8336. Text 587-333-2724. Available 24/7.

Albertas one line for sexual violence
Call or text 1-866-403-8000. Available daily from 9am to 9pm.

Provincial Resources

Indigenous Resources

The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program
The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program provides mental health, emotional and cultural support services to eligible former Indian Residential School students and their families throughout all phases of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, including:

Common Experience Payments (CEP)
Independent Assessment Process (IAP)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) events
commemorative activities

Resolution Health Support Program Services are safe, confidential, respectful and non-judgmental.

You can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling 24-Hour National Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419

Indian Residential School Survivor Society
The IRSSS Crisis line is available 24/7 at 1-800-721-0066.

The Hope For Wellness
The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.

It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to offer:

counselling
crisis intervention

Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online chat at hopeforwellness.ca.

First Nations Health Authority

Healing in Colour
Healing in Colour envisions a world where BIPOC, in all our intersections, have access to therapy that supports our healing and liberation. Find a BIPOC therapist in your community. Access a curated list of resources that support healing.

Native Youth Crisis Line 1-877-209-1266
24/7 crisis line for Indigenous Youth available for residents of Canada and the United States.

Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Native Counselling Services of Alberta’s mission is to promote the resilience of the Aboriginal individual and family, through programs and services that are grounded in reclaiming our interconnectedness, reconciliation of relationships and self determination.” Native Counselling Services of Alberta also partners with a number of organizations that can provide additional resources.

Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre
This service provides culturally appropriate mental health care and support for Indigenous clients.

This program works closely with nurses, physicians, and other service providers to facilitate a holistic approach to care.

Our team provides::

counselling for individuals and families
psycho-educational group therapy
trauma informed therapy for individuals
resources including access to Traditional Wellness Counsellors
assessment
supported liaison services
outreach services
education
community development
culturally safe patient and family centered care
assisted referral

Phone:
403-955-6645 (Intake)

Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic
Any First Nations, Metis or Inuit person or their family in Alberta can see a doctor through their phone or computer

Metis Settlements General Council (Metis Settlement members in Alberta) Mental Health Helpline:
1-877-303-2642. Available 24/7.

Aboriginal counselling services association of Alberta. Circle of safety (men/women/children)
(780) 448-0378.

Poundmaker’s lodge
Tele-Mental Health (780) 458-1884. Toll Free: 1-866-458-1884.

LGBTTQQ2SI Resources

Trans Lifeline
1-877-330-6366
Non-profit hotline run by transgender people, for transgender people.

PFLAG
PFLAG Canada is a national charitable organization, founded by parents who wished to help themselves and their family members understand and accept their non- heterosexual children. The "coming-out" process can be a critical time for families. When the adjustment period is particularly long or painful, relationships can become permanently damaged, resulting in a lifetime of emotional scars. People cannot always rise above the challenge of accepting themselves or their family member, and the results can be devastating, even fatal. We support these families through today and give them hope for a better tomorrow. Contact us at 1 (888) 530-6777 ext. 224

National Resources