National Directory for Canadian Families

The Addiction Recovery and Community Health Team strives to improve health outcomes and health care access for patients with substance use disorders. This team delivers specialty consult services to emergency department patients and hospital inpatients. This team also provides patient-centered, evidence-based, and trauma-informed care. By using a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach, the team supports patients at every step in their recovery journey., , The ARCH ( Addiction Recovery and Community Health ) Team, works with a patient"s care team in the emergency department ( ED ) or inpatient setting, and assists with: complex withdrawal management treatment and recovery planning counselling, peer and psychosocial supports overdose prevention referrals to wraparound addiction recovery supports linkage to primary and community-based care connections to housing, healthcare coverage, income supports and identification other health promotion interventions , , Key Provider: addiction counsellors, doctors, educational coordinators, evaluation consultants, nurse practitioners (NPs), peer support workers, registered nurses (RNs), social workers

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

Assessment and treatment of medical inpatients with co-existing psychiatric concerns., , Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry provides psychiatric consultation and assessment(s) to patients admitted to non-psychiatric units at the Peter Lougheed Centre. This service is only available to patients admitted to the Peter Lougheed Centre. Services provided include:, , psychiatric consultation psychatric assessment referrals for outpatient services, where required , , Key Provider: psychiatrists, registered nurses (RNs)

Provides inpatient care for people with serious, ongoing mental health concerns., , Offers services for people who have serious, ongoing mental health concerns, including:, , assessment and treatment access to social work, community liaison, and rehabilitation services programs for older adults help and planning when it"s time for people to leave the hospital , , Key Provider: doctors, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), occupational therapists (OTs), psychiatrists, psychologists, recreational therapists, registered nurses (RNs), social workers, pharmacists

Provides care for pregnant women and their newborn babies., , 24 / 7 care for pregnant women and newborn babies, which includes:, , assessment and treatment referrals to other healthcare providers labour and delivery support vaginal deliveries c-section deliveries postpartum care care for pregnancy complications breastfeeding support teaching as needed discharge planning grief counselling , , Key Provider: doctors, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), midwives, registered nurses (RNs), social workers, support staff

Offers short-term care for people with mental health concerns and connects them with other community resources., , Provides short-term crisis intervention and stabilization, through brief intensive therapy and education over a 72 hour period. Discharge planning includes assistance arranging access to community programs and services., , Key Provider: doctors, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), occupational therapists (OTs), outreach workers, psychiatrists, recreation therapists, registered nurses (RNs), social workers

This clinic specializes in cardiac disease, a common clinical manifestation of neuromuscular disorders, particularly with diagnosed muscular dystrophies., , Provides cardiac surveillance, timely management, and support for patients with neuromuscular disorders and the cardiac complications of this diagnosis., , monitoring of cardiac status via diagnostics and comprehensive physical assessment management of cardiac complications and the physical symptoms common to people living with neuromuscular disorders as they age medical and psychosocial support of patients and their family with a dedicated nurse clinician and social worker , , Key Provider: cardiologists, cardiology technologists, diagnostic sonographers, registered nurses, social workers

This service provides inpatient mental health assessment and treatment for children and their families., , This service offers mental health assessment and treatment for children with serious emotional, behavioral, and / or psychiatric problems that can"t be treated in the community, day patient, or outpatient settings. The service also involves the child"s family., , Service provides:, , psychiatric assessment short-term psychiatric stabilization , , All admissions are determined in any of the emergency departments in consultation with psychiatry/mental health staff, , Key Provider: family counsellors, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), occupational therapists (OTs), psychiatrists, psychologists, recreation therapists, registered nurses (RNs), social workers, teachers, therapy assistants

Outpatient treatment of adults with both psychiatric and addictive disorders., , Services provided include:, , assessment, treatment and referrals care may include individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, couples therapy group therapy is a major component of this program , , Affiliation: University of Calgary, , Key Provider: family counsellors, nurse practitioners (NPs), occupational therapists (OTs), physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, registered nurses (RNs), social workers

Provides inpatient care for people with serious, ongoing mental health concerns., , Offers services for children and adolescents who have serious, ongoing mental health concerns, including:, , assessment and treatment access to social work, community liaison, and rehabilitation services , , Key Provider: doctors, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), occupational therapists (OTs), psychiatrists, psychologists, recreational therapists, registered nurses (RNs), social workers, spiritual care providers, therapy assistants

Provides inpatient care for people with serious, ongoing mental health concerns., , Offers services for people who have serious, ongoing mental health concerns, including:, , assessment and treatment access to social work, community liaison, and rehabilitation services programs for older adults help and planning when it"s time for people to leave the hospital , , Key Provider: doctors, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), occupational therapists (OTs), psychiatrists, psychologists, recreational therapists, registered nurses (RNs), social workers, pharmacists

Provides care for pregnant women and their newborn babies., , 24 / 7 care for pregnant women and newborn babies, which includes:, , assessment and treatment referrals to other healthcare providers labour and delivery support vaginal deliveries c-section deliveries postpartum care care for pregnancy complications breastfeeding support teaching as needed discharge planning grief counselling , , Key Provider: doctors, licensed practical nurses (LPNs), midwives, registered nurses (RNs), social workers, support staff

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

The Anxiety Disorders Clinic services clients within the Calgary Zone that suffer from a moderate to severe primary anxiety disorder. This includes OCD, Agoraphobia, Social Anxiety Disorder, Illness Anxiety Disorder, Trichotillomania and Panic disorder., , Services provided include:, , evidenced informed care Brain and Mental Health Research Clinic subspecialty training for health professionals comprehensive evaluation and diagnostic clarification/refinement psychosocial therapy-based management of complex and treatment refractory clients consultation to other outpatient clinics medication psychiatric consultation and treatment , , Key Provider: psychiatrists, psychologists

Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) provides a comprehensive physician and addiction counsellor led program managing all substance and behavioral addiction concerns., , This service provides a combination of medical and psychosocial treatment program, including:, , anticraving medication for alcohol, opioids, gambling and stimulant use disorder coinciding psychiatric and pain management home detoxification services education, skills, and support group programs a four week intensive day treatment program. short term outpatient counselling supports for sexually transmitted infections medical and mental health assessments for detoxification facilities access to clinical trials and research studies , , This service also provides additional support groups like:, , Early Recovery Support Relapse Prevention Trauma-informed Support Women"s Support Group Mindfulness CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) and DBT (dialectical behaviour therapy)-informed Groups Certified Sex Addiction Treatment (CSAT) Family Support Group , , This service is provided by the Adult Addiction Services. Visit that service for additional details., , Key Provider: addiction counsellors, doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers