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Adult Clinical Services Services include: Individual Counseling; Group Therapy; Awareness/ Information Sessions; Skill Building Groups; Family Therapy; Stress Management/ Life Skills; Consultation.

Provides free counselling from various licensed therapists., , Service provides:, , free counselling , , Includes:, , formal, one hour, one-to-one counselling sessions in the form of short term intervention utilizing solution-focused therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy culturally trained counsellors counselling available for individuals, families, couples, children, and youth treatment of anxiety, stress, panic attacks, burnout, post-traumatic stress, obsessive thinking, relationship issues, depression, grief, loss, and stressors associated with COVID-19 , , Sessions are available online or in-person., , Affiliation: Partnered with the Alberta Black Therapists Network (ABTN).

Provides a meeting space for 12-step groups., , Service offers:, , a safe space for 12-step meetings , , Weekly and monthly meetings for:, , Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA) Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) S-Anon Food Addicts in Recovery Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Al-Anon Cocaine Anonymous (CA) Sexaholics Anonymous (SA)

Provides semi-residential assessment, treatment, and aftercare programs for youth with addiction issues and their families., , Service offers:, , long-term, semi-residential treatment program treatment of co-occurring mental health disorders twelve-step facilitation, cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing positive peer influence through peer counsellor model group, family, and individual therapy onsite classroom aftercare / continuing care for youth and families , , Affiliation: Canadian Accreditation Council

The Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre (AARC) is a long-term treatment program for chemically dependent adolescents and their families. Success at AARC is a graduate who is clean and sober, back in school or working, and reunited with his or her family. The program is often the treatment of last resort for young people who have been in jail, in front of the court, suicidal, violent, in psychiatric wards, living on the streets, in other treatment programs, and/or removed from their home.

Consortium of diverse provincial organizations - professional associations, not for profit service provider organizations and organizations representing consumers and their families. The AAMIMH does not provide direct service but rather attempts to work with this diverse group to develop a common position on issues around mental health and mental illness. We attempt to work with service providers including government to identify gaps in services and also identify opportunities and promote research.

Provides support and education and raises awareness in the community regarding health issues, to improve the quality of life of individuals in the drug using community who deserve respect and understanding., , Service offers:, , building capacity - allowing members to develop self-confidence, social networks, and life skills creating a strong voice - representing people who use drugs on committees advocating for improved health and bringing attention to health issues that affect people who use drugs educating and speaking to members of the non-drug using community raising awareness around homelessness , , Key Provider: addiction workers, harm reduction workers, homelessness workers, outreach workers, peer navigation workers, peer support workers

Provides support and education and raises awareness in the community regarding health issues, to improve the quality of life of individuals in the drug using community who deserve respect and understanding., , Service offers:, , building capacity - allowing members to develop self-confidence, social networks, and life skills creating a strong voice - representing people who use drugs on committees advocating for improved health and bringing attention to health issues that affect people who use drugs educating and speaking to members of the non-drug using community raising awareness around homelessness , , Key Provider: addiction workers, harm reduction workers, homelessness workers, outreach workers, peer navigation workers, peer support workers

Children"s hospital serving Alberta, southeastern British Columbia and southwestern Saskatchewan. Services include: * Emergency Department * Family and Community Resource Centre * Medical Services * Mental Health Services including Inpatient, Day Treatment and Outpatient, Eating Disorder Clinic

Regulatory body for the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology, and is responsible for protecting and serving the public by regulating the practice of speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Alberta.

Offers a long-term live-in treatment program for women actively using substances and wanting to stop., , Service provides: , , a long-term live-in treatment program for women in Alberta actively using substances and wanting to stop , , Residents receive:, , access to a nurse and regular appointments with a physician referrals related to personal and prenatal health nutritious meals and snacks individualized recovery and after care plans practical life skills building individual and / or group counselling transition to community supports and services at the end of treatment access to alternative therapies , , Key Provider: addictions workers, case management workers, medical doctors, registered nurses, social workers

A toll-free confidential service, which provides support, information, and referral to services for Albertans having issues with alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and problem gambling. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Clinically and theologically trained spiritual care providers (chaplains) support spiritual health needs for those with any or no religious affiliation., , This Service Provides spiritual and emotional support for patients, families and staff as an integral part of the multidisciplinary care team that works within the health care system to assess and address spiritual care needs, which may include:, , spiritual assessment and intervention facilitating rituals and sacraments (e.g. sweet-grass, sacrament of the sick) decision-making support and supportive care for patient and family at end-of-life collaboration with religious leaders at patient"s and / or family"s request serving as a resource to care team on topics such as communication, religious and cultural awareness, grief and bereavement, compassion fatigue, and spiritual needs assessment daily 24-hour (on-call) coverage at most acute care centres , , Chaplains adhere to professional standards of practice for spiritual care delivery., , For more information visit our webpage, , Key Provider: certified spiritual care providers, chaplains

Mental Health counselling for individuals, couples and families., , Provides programs and services for people experiencing mental health issues. Offers short-term Mental Health Counselling (1 to 10 sessions) that include:, , assessing, treating and follow up providing information referring people to other mental wellness services , , Key Provider: doctors, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), mental health therapists, registered nurses (RNs), social workers