Mental Health Foundation - Find Help

The Mental Health Foundation is dedicated to providing a directory of mental health services. Below is a list of mental health or addiction resources in the greater Edmonton area.

**If you feel you are at immediate risk, please go to an emergency room.**

Where to find help in the Edmonton area?

Family physicians are most often the first treating physicians for mental health issues.

Alberta Health Services runs a Mental Health Help Line
1.877.303.2642

HealthLink Alberta provides information on services

408 LINK

The Mental Health Clinic at the 108 St. Building
780.342.7700

The Children’s Mental Health Crisis Line
780.427.4491

The Crisis Response Team
780.342.7777

The AADAC Help Line

1.866.332.2322

The Support Network provides additional information on available supports at 780.482.4357 or 211

In addition to education and training, The Support Network provides the following programs:

Online Crisis Support - live crisis chat is a safe one-on-one conversation with a Support Team Member; it's 100% confidential and anonymous.
Caregiver Support - provides support when you care about someone who has attempted suicide or feels suicidal.
Distress Line - the Distress Line at any hour of any day. 780.482.4357 or 211
Seniors' Abuse - support for seniors experiencing abuse, or if you suspect a senior you know is being abused. 780.454-8888
Suicide Bereavement - support for those who are dealing with a loss through the support and understanding of others.
Walk-In Counselling - offers counselling by qualified counsellors using a solution focused approach. 780.482.0198

Youth One - Youthone.com provides support for youth who want to talk about something, but are not sure where to go for help.

Click here for a listing of mental health services in the Edmonton Area.

Below are additional links for individuals and families

Information on Mental Health Disorders

Health LINK Alberta - a series of mental health information topics

Covenant Health - a series of printable information pamphlets produced for patient use.
Canadian Psychiatric Association - printable brochures.
Canadian Psychological Association Information - fact sheets about various mental health topics.
Canadian Public Health Agency - Schizophrenia: A Handbook for Families.
Royal College of Psychiatrists (United Kingdom) - patient teaching information.
World Health Organization Guide to Mental and Neurological Health in Primary Care.

Know Mo - Information on addictions and mental health in Alberta.

Language and Culture

Aboriginal Cultural Helper Emil Durocher's role includes spiritual-cultural duties and facilitating learning. He will assist in meeting the cultural needs of patients/clients and their families; support Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients/clients who are seeking guidance from traditional Elders; and will facilitate requests for ceremony made through protocol. His 108th Street office phone is 342-7612. His AHE office is in 9 Building, across from Central Service Office, phone 342-5647.

Aboriginal Care Coordinator Elsey Gauthier, BSW, Aboriginal Care Coordinator, provides support for all of the Inpatient Programs. Her role advances our service principle of providing person-centered care by strengthening and focusing our discharge practices with our Aboriginal clients and their home communities. Elsey’s “home base” is Alberta Hospital Edmonton, in Room 125– 10 Building, phone 342-5262. She is available as a resource to any of our inpatient units when Aboriginal people are admitted, to work with physicians and staff, patients and their communities as a key member of the discharge planning team.

The Support Network provides current and printable Mental Health Resources lists for many types of groups in Edmonton. Click the following links for more information:

Chinese community
Somali community
South Asian community
Spanish community (Click here for the same list in Spanish)
Vietnamese community
Canadian Mental Health Association - teaching brochures in Punjabi, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Hindi, Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dinka, English, Farsi/Persian, French, Spanish, Somali, Tigrina, Urdu, and Vietnamese.