Alberta Health Services - Addiction and Mental Health
Access Mental Health
403-943-1500
- A telephone based service saffed by mental health clinicians.
- Connection to community addiction and mental health resources for children, adolescents, adults and seniors.
Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm
Addiction and Smoker's Healthline
(24 hour, toll free) 1-866-332-2322
- Alcohol, drug, gambling and tobacco addiction information and referral to services.
Adult Addiction Services Calgary
Second floor, 1177 - 11th Ave SW
403-297-3071
- Counselling for individuals and families with alcohol, drug, tobacco and/or gambling problems.
- Treatment services to anyone over 18.
Drop-in intake 12:30pm on weekdays
Monday and Friday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8am - 9pm
Best Beginner Program
403-228-8221
- Free, confidential service for pregnant women with financial, health and social concerns.
- Free food, milk and vitamins (if needed).
- Information on birth, labour and pregnancy.
- Information on alcohol, drugs, healthy eating and smoking.
- One-on-one consultation with a nurse, nutritionist or social worker.
- Group sessions with childcare program.
- Multiple languages and interpretation services.
Calgary Diversion Services
403-410-1132
- A voluntary program in partnership with the legal system to re-direct youth and adults experiencing, or believed to be experiencing a mental health disorder from the legal system to community-based mental health programs and/or to community support services.
Elbow River Healing Lodge, Sheldon M. Chumir Healths Centre
Seventh floor, 1213 Fourth St SW
403-955-6600
- Aboriginal family primary medical care clinic with focused services such as prenatal, diabetes, foot and wound care, and chronic disease management.
- Traditional wellness counselling.
- Street outreach and advocacy.
- Health promotion and immunization.
- Adult aboriginal mental health services.
Monday and Friday 8:30am - 6pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8am - 6pm
Health Link Alberta
811
- 24-hour nurse telephone advice and general health information.
ID Program (AHS), Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre
1100C-2, 1213 Fourth St SW
403-650-4050
- Assistance for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to obtain government issued identification.
- A secure mailing address and safe storage of ID and documents.
- No appointment necessary.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8am - Noon
Mobile Response Team
403-266-4357 (Calls answered 24-hour by the Distress Centre)
- Team of registered nurses, social workers and psychologists.
- Crisis prevention.
- Support for individuals or groups who experience a traumatic event.
- Assessment and support for those concerned about someone they care about.
- Consultation for professionals.
- Public education on the service and many mental health topics.
- Clients can be met in a negotiated safe place or at an Alberta Health Services site.
- Daily from 9:30am to 9:30pm (including weekends and statutory holidays).
Opiod Dependency Program
2130, 1213 Fourth St SW
403-297-5118
- Methadone and suboxone maintenance treatment for individuals over 18 dependent on opiods.
Clinic hours Monday to Friday 6:30am - 4pm
Renfrew Recovery Centre
1161 Remingon Rd NE
(24-hour) 403-297-3337
- 40-bed, residential, co-ed facility offering detoxification services by nursing staff.
- Voluntary admission 7:45am - 8am.
- Visit website to see what to bring and what not to bring.
Safeworks (Needle exchange/harm reduction)
(Van cell) 403-850-3755
(Day cell) 403-801-4453
- Clean needles, condoms, alcohol swabs, biohazard sharps containers and vein care resources.
- Free and confidential STI testing including HIV, Point of Care (rapid), Hepatitis A, B and C, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis testing.
- STI treatments.
- Vaccines including Influenza (October to March), pneumonia, tetanus, Heptatitis A and B vaccinations.
- Pregnancy testing, health information, counselling and referrals.
- Wound care.
- Prescrive and provice take home naloxine kits.
Sites available at:
Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre
Monday and Wednesday 9am - Noon
Centre of Hope
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 1pm - 4pm
Sheldon M. Chumir Centre
Monday 5pm - 6:30pm, Wednesday 1pm - 3pm
VAN Mobile Services
403-850-3755
Daily 8pm - 12am
Sexual Reproductive Health Clinics
(Confidential and youth friendly services for anyone 24 years of age and younger.)
- Birth control information, supplies and prescription.
- STI testing.
- Pregnancy testing and options support (parenting, adoption and abortion).
- Pap tests.
- Emergency contraception and IUD insertions.
- Post-abortion check ups.
- Care after sexual assault.
Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre - 403-922-7666
Sunridge Professional Centre - 403-944-7666
South Calgary Health Centre - 403-943-9510
East Calgary Health Centre - 403-955-1431
Sexual Assault Response Team (Calgary)
403-955-6030
- Medical care, emotional support and reporting options for people who have been sexaully assaulted in the past 4 days.
- Over 14 years of age go to Sheldon M. Chumir at 1213 - 4th St SW
- Under 14 years of age go to Alberta Children's Hospital at 2888 Shaganappi Tr NW
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Clinic
Fifth Floor, 1213 Fourth St SW
403-955-6700
(Free confidential service, no appointment necessary.)
- Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
- Free medications for many STIs.
- Hepatitis A and B vaccine program, contact tracing and partner notification.
- Needle exchange site.
Monday to Wednesday 9:15am - 5pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5pm
Friday and Saturday 8:30am - 4pm