Calgary Alberta Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs

QUICK FACTS

OVERVIEW

The Calgary health region contains a population of 1,197,725 people or 36.6 percent of the provincial population (2).

A map of the Calgary Health Region shows the various municipalities that comprise the Calgary Health Region.

(2) Alberta Health & Wellness www.health.gov.ab.ca

ALBERTA (PROVINCE-WIDE) EMERGENCY SERVICES

Police, Fire, and Ambulance                                                                     
911

Alberta Mental Health Board (AMHB) Help Line
Toll-free: (877)303-2642
Note: provides help for those in emotional crisis throughout Alberta.

Canadian Mental Health Association, Suicide Services
Phone: (403)297-1744

Distress Centre Calgary
Phone: (403)266-1605 or 211
Note: available to residents of Calgary and southern Alberta.

Kids Help Phone counsellors provide children and adolescents with immediate and caring support, information and, if necessary, referral to a local community or social service agency.
Toll-free: (800)668-6868

Alberta Problem Gambling Help Line
Toll-fee: (866)332-2322 (Alberta only)
Note: open 24 hours a day.

CALGARY ALBERTA (REGIONAL) EMERGENCY SERVICES

Calgary

Centre for Suicide Prevention
320, 1202 Centre Street S
Calgary AB T2G 5A5
Phone: (403) 245-3900
Note: open 8:30 – 4:30 PM Monday to Friday

Distress Centre/Drug Centre Crisis Line
Phone: (403)266-1605 or 211

Teen Line
Phone: (403)264-8336

Senior’s Line
Phone: (403)264-7700

Men’s Line
Phone: (403)266-1601

Canadian Mental Health Association, Suicide Services
Phone: (403)297-1744

Eastside and Westside Family Centres
Phone: (403)299-9699
Toll-free: (800)563-6106

Youth Drug Help Line Calgary
Phone: (403)269-3784
Note: this is for emergency services or for help discussing a drug or alcohol problem. Will provide services to residents residing outside of Calgary. Do not call this number looking for addiction treatment services. Refer to AADAC below.

Canmore
Phone: (403) 327-7905

Claresholm
Phone: (403) 327-7905

Cochrane
Phone: (403)932-7707

Strathmore
Phone: (403)934-6634

Source: Centre for Suicide Prevention

GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA (PROVINCE-WIDE) HEALTH SERVICES

Alberta Health and Wellness , through the Office of the Provincial Health Officer, provides direction and guidelines on public health policy to regional health authorities, and gives information to the public about communicable diseases and public health programs.

Alberta's regional health authorities deliver health care services to residents and are responsible for all hospitals, continuing care facilities, community health services and public health programs in their region.

Alberta Health & Wellness has a directory of Alberta hospitals.

CALGARY ALBERTA (REGIONAL) HEALTH SERVICES

Calgary Health Region
10101 Southport Road SW
Calgary AB T2W 3N2
Phone: (403) 943-1111

Mental health services are also provided by the Calgary Health Region.

GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA (PROVINCE-WIDE) ALCOHOL AND DRUG REHAB SERVICES

Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) Help Line
Toll-free: (866)332-2322 (24 hour helpline)
Note: AADAC offers referral to addiction services across the province as well as alcohol, other drugs, tobacco and problem gambling information and support. Please note this is NOT a crisis line (see above).

More information is available on AADAC referrals .

 

CALGARY ALBERTA (REGIONAL) ALCOHOL & DRUG REHAB SERVICES

With the exception of Claresholm Centre for Mental Health & Addictions ,
the Calgary Health Region does not provide addiction services. See AADAC above or refer below to Alcohol and Drug Rehab Services by Municipality.

InformAlberta has a Calgary Substance Abuse Directory that lists government-funded and not-for-profit addiction services in Calgary.

ALCOHOL AND DRUG REHAB PROGRAMS BY MUNICIPALITY

Type of Service

Each listing here provides alcohol and drug treatment services that are either medical, outpatient or residential:

Due to the lack of available detoxification services, you may have to travel outside of your municipality for assistance.

If you require residential alcohol and drug rehab, you may need to travel outside of your municipality to find a program that provides the right combination of length of stay, treatment philosophy, suitable peer group, staff training, etc. Wait lists are also common so looking outside of your region may help you locate a program with a shorter waitlist.

Since outpatient visits are typically provided on an ongoing basis for a few hours each week, try to find a service provider that is within a reasonable driving distance from your home community.

Source of Funding

Providers may be government-funded, government-subsidized or privately-funded (fee for service):

Government-funded programs typically have either the provincial ministry of health or local health authority somewhere in name of the organization. Also, the vast majority of hospitals in Canada are government-funded.

Government-subsidized providers receive major funding from the government in addition to donations and other revenue streams such as thrift stores (Salvation Army is an example). For the most part, government-subsidized programs are typically non-governmental organizations with an independent management team and board of directors.

Privately-funded providers include physicians in private practice even though under Canada’s universal health care policy, the government is billed for services rendered to individual Canadians. Although some privately-funded drug and alcohol rehab services exist in Canada, the vast majority are either government-funded or government-subsidized. Please note that privately-funded providers listed in canadadrugrehab.ca may be for-profit or not-for-profit. Since no distinction between for-profit and not-for-profit is made in canadadrugrehab.ca, visitors to this website that require additional information should contact the service provider directly.

How to search in this section:

1. This section is listed alphabetically by municipality. Scroll down to the name of the municipality or use the quick links at the top of the page
2. to find a provider by name (company name or professional’s last name) click the Control (Ctrl) key and, while holding it down, click the ‘F’ key
3. A “Find” window will pop up. In the space type in the name, avoiding use of first name or other words that could narrow down your search too far.

 

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