RESOURCES

Emotional Rescue

Compiled by Denyse Boxell and Brian Huskins

Feeling down and out? Don’t deal with it all on your own… the following services are here to lend a helping ear.

National

Canadian Mental Health Association
phone: 416.484.7750
fax: 416.484.4617
e-mail: national@cmha.ca
To find an office in your province, click on www.cmha.ca and go to “CMHA Locations.”

British Columbia

Mental Health Information Line
phone: 604.669.7600
toll-free: 1.800.661.2121

Alberta

Alberta Mental Health Board
crisis line: 1.877.303.AMHB (2642)

Alberta Mental Health Self Help Network
phone: 780.452.1930
toll-free: 1.866.452.1933
e-mail: admin@selfhelpnetwork.org

Saskatchewan

HealthLine
toll-free: 1.877.800.0002
tty: 1.888.425.4444
Registered nurse available 24/7 for health advice or info.

Manitoba

Klinic Community Health Centre
toll-free: 1.888.322.3019
A 24-hour crisis line provides counselling, support and info.

Ontario

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
phone: 416.595.6111
toll-free: 1.800.463.6273

Quebec

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toll-free: 1.866.738.4873

New Brunswick

CHIMO Crisis Line
phone: 506.450.HELP (4357)
toll-free: 1.800.667.5005
e-mail: chimo1@nb.aibn.com
Accessible 24/7, 365 days a year.

Government of New Brunswick
Family and Community Services
toll-free: 1.800.442.9799

P.E.I.

Island Helpline
toll-free: 1.800.218.2885
A 24-hour, bilingual, anonymous phone service that provides info, support or help in a crisis.

Nova Scotia

The Self-Help Connection
phone: 902.466.2011
e-mail: info@selfhelpconnection.ca

Newfoundland & Labrador

Mental Health Crisis Line
1.888.737.4668

Newfoundland and Labrador AIDS Committee
1.800.563.1575

Yukon Territory

Mental Health Services
toll-free: 1.800.661.0408, ext. 8346

Northwest Territory

AIDS/HIV Information Line
1.800.661.0844

Crisis Telephone Line
Call collect: 0.867.872.4133

Nunavut

Health and Social Services
867.975.5713
toll-free: 1.800.663.5738

Mental Health & Family Services
phone: 867.979.7680

Family Services & Addiction Services
phone: 867.979.7670

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