
Resources
Better Together Blog
Other Edmonton & National Mental Health Resources
Crisis and Immediate Support (24/7)
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline — Call or text 9-8-8, available nationwide.
Emergency: Dial 911 if someone is at immediate risk.
Children’s Mental Health Crisis Team (Ages 5–17) — Call 780-407-1000.
Access 24/7 (Adults, Addiction & Mental Health Intake) — Call 780-424-2424.
Brite Line (2SLGBTQIA+ Crisis Support) — Call 1-844-702-7483.
Alberta Mental Health Helpline — Call 1-877-303-2642.
CMHA Edmonton Distress Line — Call 780-482-HELP (4357).
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Children & Youth
Kickstand Edmonton (Ages 11–25) — Free walk-in counselling.
ACCESS Open Minds — Free youth and family support (~ages 16–25).
CMHA Drop-In Single Session Counselling — Free sessions across Edmonton (Family Centre, Pride Centre, YMCA, Libraries).
Adults & Elders
Prosper Place — Peer-led recovery and wellness supports.
Wellness Network — Free courses, recovery, and peer programs.
Amity House — Community wellness programs and outreach.
Seniors’ Centre Without Walls — Free phone-based support for seniors.
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Momentum Counselling — Sliding scale, single-session and ongoing counselling.
The Family Centre Edmonton — First session free, sliding-scale rates.
Edmonton Healing Centre (Jewish Family Services) — Low-cost individual, family, and grief counselling.
YEG Family Counselling – Affordable Therapy — Intern sessions starting at $30.
Landry Psychology — Reduced-rate therapy via student therapists.
Affordable Therapy Network – Edmonton — Directory of sliding-scale therapists.
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Indian Residential School Crisis Line — 1-866-925-4419, 24/7 national support.
Hope for Wellness Helpline — 1-855-242-3310 or chat online, with services in Cree, Ojibway, Inuktitut, English, and French.
Métis Nation of Alberta – Health & Wellness — Includes crisis line (1-877-767-7572) and counselling support.
Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society — Indigenous-led family programs, counselling, cultural supports.
Aboriginal Counselling Services of Alberta — Edmonton-based Indigenous-led counselling.
First Peoples’ House (University of Alberta) — Mental health and cultural supports for Indigenous students and families.