canmore & bow valley resources
"you need to KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE"
• Anyone needing emergency care or feeling suicidal is reminded to call 911,
or to go to the nearest emergency department.
• Short-term mental health services for mild concerns (Adults 18+):
Primary Care Network Bow Valley - Mental Health Clinicians 403-675-3000 www.bowvalleypcn.ca
• Walk-in Mental Health Services: at Banff Hospital 403-762-2222
& Canmore Hospital 403-678-5536 from 2-9 pm daily.
• YWCA - (24/7): 1-403-760-3200, people experiencing violence or housing insecurity in the Bow Valley.
• Community coalition’s site for mental health information & support. www.seethesigns.ca
• Support for those grieving the loss of a loved one or a receiving life-changing diagnosis.
Bow Valley Palliative www.bvpal.ca
Provincial and National Resources
"you need to KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE"
• Mental health services for addictions &/or moderate-severe concerns (Youth & Adults): AHS Bow Valley Addiction and Mental Health via Access Mental Health 1-844-943-1500
• 24-Hour Crisis Counselling Phoneline: Distress Centre Calgary,
Phone: 1-403-266-4357 or Online chat: distresscentre.com
• AHS Mental Health Help Line (24/7): 1-877-303-2642
• Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 Text: CONNECT to 686868
• Suicide Crisis Helpline, call or text 9-8-8. Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Hope for Wellness Help Line: Provides 24/7 crisis intervention and counselling for all Indigenous
peoples in Canada. Call 1-855-242-3310 or chat online at www.hopeforwellness.ca
• Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre, provides access to mental health
information in more than 25 languages. www.multiculturalmentalhealth.ca
• Alberta 211 Community & Social Services Health Line, Text or phone: 211 Online Chat: ab.211.ca
• National Trans Lifeline: 1-877-330-6366 www.translifeline.org