I hope you find what you need in our list of local services

• Call 9-8-8 - 24-hour Alberta Suicide Crisis Helpline 

• Kids Help Phone - Call 1-800-688-6868 24-hour available for those 5-20 years old.

• ConnecTeen - Call 403-264-8336 (TEEN) for 24-hour crisis line

• Distress Centre - Call (403) 266-4357

• Hope For Wellness Help Line - Call 1-855-242-3310. Offers culturally appropriate mental health counseling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada. Offered in English, French, Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut. 24 hours a day. 

• Mobile Response Team (MRT): Call (403) 266-4357 - They are a  team of Registered Nurses, social workers, and psychologists who help with urgent mental health crises or distress in the Calgary Zone. 

• Alberta Children’s Hospital (NW Calgary)

• Rockyview General Hospital (SW Calgary)

• Foothills Medical Centre (NW Calgary)

• Peter Lougheed Centre (NE Calgary)

• South Health Campus (SE Calgary)

Note: Click here to Check Estimated Calgary Emergency Department Wait Times

•  Stillbirthday

• Women's Health Ambulatory Care, Foothills Medical Centre

• Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Centre

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Calgary

• Canadian Mental Health Association - A local organization assisting those who have suffered grief as a result of suicide

• Sage Centre - They offer the most extensive programs for individuals needing counseling, group programs and other support while facing advanced illness or loss of any kind.

• Bob Glasgow Grief Support Centre - offers individual, family and group services – all under the umbrella of Alberta Health Services.

• Compassionate Friends of Canada - For families who have suffered the death of a child from any cause. Provides contacts to local chapters, articles and information about grieving the loss of a child.

• Family Caregiver Center - The Family Caregiver Centre is a source of information, education, and support for care partners.

• GriefShare

• Healing Hearts Canada

Note: Talk to your palliative care team, call Health Link at 811 for information about available health services, or 211 Alberta for information about available community services and support.

• Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary 

Contact the Aboriginal Friendship Centre for help getting connected to Sweat Lodges, Elders, Drumming and other Cultural Programming.  403-270-7379

• Kihew Awâsis Wakamik Cultural Society  (formerly Indigenous Birth of Alberta-IBA)

Kihew Awâsis Wakamik Cultural Society is committed to supporting Indigenous folks and families through their loved one's journey back to the spirit world, which may also include grief support.

• Hollow Bone Healing Lodge

• Alberta Family and Social Services - Telephone: 310-0000 toll-free in Alberta

• Piersons Funeral Services

• McInnis & Holloway Funeral Home 

• Mountain View Funeral Home Calgary

• Country Hills Crematorium & Funeral Services

Note: In the province of Alberta, no one is ever denied the dignity of a funeral. If a family is unable to pay, the government department of Alberta Family and Social Services can provide assistance for basic funeral services, a casket, and cemetery or cremation fees.