Resources
If you need help and are seeking additional mental health resources, please see below:
Calgary-based Mental Health Services
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- Distress Centre 24/7 Helpline: 403.266.4357
- Family Violence 24/7 Helpline: 403.234.7233
- Healthlink: 811
- ACCESS Mental Health (Alberta Health Services triage service): 403.943.1500
- Calgary and Area Child and Family Services: 403.297.2995
- Child Abuse Hotline: 1.800.387.5437
- Calgary Kerby Elder Abuse Line: 403.705.3250 (24 hours)
- Calgary Police Services Victim Assistance Team: 403.428.8398 or toll-free 1.888.327.7828
- Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse: 403.237.5888 or toll-free 1.877.237.5888 (24 hour support and information line)
- Protection for Persons in Care Line: 1.888.357.9339
Books
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- Rest Play Grow – Dr. Deborah MacNamara
- The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self – Alice Miller
- Hold Onto Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More than Peers – Dr. Gordon Neufeld, Dr. Gabor Maté
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body In The Healing of Trauma – Bessel van der Kolk, M.D