Find help / Alberta
Where to start
Find help in Alberta
In Alberta, Access Mental Health is the single door into public assessment and treatment, and Health Link answers around the clock.
Start here
Call Health Link at 811, or Access Mental Health at 403-943-1500 (Calgary) or 780-424-2424 (Edmonton).
Services in this province
Health Link Alberta (811)
Free 24/7 health advice, including mental health navigation.
Access Mental Health (Calgary zone)
Intake and referral for publicly funded mental health services.
Alberta Mental Health Help Line
Confidential support, crisis intervention and referral, 24/7.
College of Alberta Psychologists
Check a psychologist's registration, and search by area of practice.
Phone numbers and programs change. If something here is out of date, tell us at hello@nuanceocd.org and we'll fix it.
Available everywhere in Canada
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call or text 9-8-8, free, 24/7, in French or English, anywhere in Canada.
Kids Help Phone / Jeunesse, J'écoute
Free counselling for young people, by phone or text, 24/7. Text CONNECT to 686868.
Hope for Wellness Help Line
Counselling for Indigenous people across Canada, in English, French, Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut.
Anxiety Canada
Free, bilingual self-help material on OCD and anxiety, including tools built with clinicians.
Other provinces and territories
nuanse does not provide care and does not endorse these services. Always confirm a professional's licence with their provincial order or college.
Reviewed by the nuanse clinical committee · September 2026. This page is education, not a diagnosis.