Urgent Wellness Resources
Source: https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/student-advocacy-wellness-hub/services/urgent-wellness-resources Parent: https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/student-advocacy-wellness-hub
Distress Centre: Free 24-hour crisis line.
403-266-4357 www.distresscentre.com/
Suicide Crisis Helpline: Free 24-hour
Students at Risk Team
8:30-4:30 Monday - Friday
SAR@ucalgary.ca or by calling 403-220-4923
The Student at Risk Team is a multi-disciplinary group on campus that responds to concerns about students. The team is available to help other students, faculty, staff and postdoctoral scholars in responding to concerns about a student.
When a student is identified as being at risk, the team conducts an assessment for risk of violence, and engages with an identified student as early as possible to minimize the potential for harm.
Why contact the Student at Risk Team?
If you're concerned about a student and think they might be at risk of harming them self or others, let the Student at Risk Team know.
They can help by:
- Making sure the student receives necessary support.
- Preventing the situation from escalating.
- Providing a multi-disciplinary approach to the student's situation.
Urgent Mental Health Supports:
Crisis mental health assessment and support is available at two of the Urgent Care Centres in Calgary:
- Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre (SMCHC), located in the Beltline
- South Calgary Health Centre (SCHC), located in the far south near Shawnessy/Sundance
Both centres are open 7 days per week, every day of the year, with SMCHC being open 24 hours per day and SCHC open from 8 am – 10 pm. Urgent Mental Health assistance is available at both sites from 8 am – 10 pm every day. SCHC also provides walk-in, single session counselling at no fee with variable hours during the week.
Location information:
Sheldon Chumir: 1213 – 4thStreet SW
South Calgary Health Centre: 31 Sunpark Plaza SE or call 403-943-9300 to find out the hours of their walk-in counselling service.
Mobile Response Teams (MRT) & Police and Crisis Team (PACT):
24 hour/7 days a week
What is PACT / MRT teams? The PACT teams consist of a mental health professional and a specially trained police officer. The mobile response teams are made up of mental health professionals. These teams respond to emergencies when having just a police officer simply does not make sense.
PACT (Police and Crisis Team) is a partnership between Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Calgary Police Service (CPS) that responds to situations involving individuals experiencing a mental health, addictions, or psycho-social crisis.
PACT offers mental health assessment, support, and/or consultation in crisis situations from AHS and CPS. They can arrange urgent psychiatry assessments and referrals as needed. The main goals are:
- divert individuals who are in crisis with mental illness and addiction issues, from the justice system and hospital emergency departments
- assess and stabilize individuals in crisis within the community
- connect individuals with resources and supports
How to access MRT & PACT:
Call 403-266-4357\ (Distress Centre - Request Mental Health Crisis Triage)
- Hours
Monday - Sunday
7:00AM - 3:00AM 2. Service Providers May Include
Police officers, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, registered nurses (RNs), social workers 3. Service Access
Referrals are made through mental health crisis triage. 4. Non-emergencies questions or concerns
email PACT.Calgary@ahs.ca.
This account is not monitored by healthcare professionals and is not monitored 24/7.
Learners who have been affected by sexual violence:
The learner could schedule a meeting with a Sexual Violence Support Advocate. This position specifically focuses on providing support to members of the campus community related to sexual violence, how to support survivors, resources, etc.\ Email: svsa@ucalgary.ca\ Telephone: 403-220-2208.\ The website is: https://www.ucalgary.ca/sexual-violence-support/sexual-violence-support
Substance Abuse Support: UCalgary Recovery Community (UCRC)
Is an inclusive (students, staff & faculty), peer-driven space supporting addiction recovery, building community, and reducing stigma on campus.
https://www.ucalgary.ca/safer-substance-use/ucrc
Call “811” 24 hour/7 days a week, select “Addiction and Mental Health” to speak with a mental health worker.
Wellness Together
The government of Alberta implemented a website called www.wellnesstogether.ca. The website has access to many resources, including 24/7 telephone counselling.