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Urgent help

This website and Kate’s inbox are not monitored for emergencies. The services on this page are.

If you need help right now

  • Immediate danger

    Call 911

    For any life-threatening emergency, for you or for someone else.

  • 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline

    Call or text 9-8-8

    Any time, day or night, anywhere in Canada. In English and French.

  • Distress Centre Calgary

    Call or text 403-266-4357

    A 24-hour crisis line for Calgary and southern Alberta. The number spells 403-266-HELP.

  • Kids Help Phone

    Call 1-800-668-6868

    For kids, teens and young adults. The phone line is open 24 hours a day. You can also text CONNECT to 686868.

  • Hope for Wellness Helpline

    Call 1-855-242-3310

    For Indigenous people across Canada, 24 hours a day.

If it’s not an emergency

  • 211 Alberta

    Call 211

    Helps you find mental health, addiction and community services near you, any time. Text and online chat are available through the 211 Alberta website.

  • Health Link

    Call 811

    Health advice by phone, 24 hours a day.

  • Recovery Alberta, Calgary area

    Call 403-943-1500

    For non-urgent addiction and mental health advice, information and appointments.

About these numbers

Each number was checked against the service’s own website on 12 November 2026. Services change. If a number doesn’t connect, call 211, or 911 in an emergency.

These services are run by other organizations, not by Kate. Their websites: