Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)

Orient yourself to a nationwide organization that promotes mental health and supports people recovering from mental illness.

https://cmha.ca/

Hinton and Area Supports

• AHS Hinton Addictions and Mental Health 780-865-8263

  • HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:15 am - 4:30 pm
  • SERVICE: Community Mental Health and Addiction Services are available to individuals across their lifespan dealing with symptoms of mental illness and/or having issues with substance use. Services are available for children, youth, and adults with mental health and or addiction concerns. Clinicians help clients generate achievable goals for stabilization and change. Parental involvement is expected for children/youth unless a client is assessed as a mature minor.
  • LOCATION: 1280A Switzer Drive

• AHS - Bighorn Primary Care Network 780-865-4211

  •  HOURS: 8:30 am- 4:30 pm
  • SERVICE: Doctors and health care professionals such as nurses, mental health therapists, social workers, and dietitians work collaboratively to provide integrated care for all your primary health care needs. Examples of services include community resources, disability support applications, employment issues, financial assistance, health benefits assistance, future planning, housing, return to school assistance, and social issues. Assists with chronic disease management and maternal support for new parents
  • LOCATION: 138 Athabasca Ave

• Hinton Victim Services 780-740-2227

  • HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. 24 Hour Services provided by calling 780-223-4608
  • SERVICE: Providing support to victims of crime or tragedy.
  • LOCATION: 111 Civic Centre Road

• Hinton Food Bank 780-865-6256

  • HOURS: Open every Tuesday 6:30 - 8:00 pm, volunteers welcome at 5:45 to 6:10 pm (volunteers asked to enter from back door off alley).
  • SERVICE: Providing emergency food services to citizens of Hinton and area
  • LOCATION: 124 Market Street

• Yellowhead Emergency Shelter Crisis Line 780-865-4359

  • HOURS: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
  • SERVICE: A temporary, safe accommodation for women in crisis and victims of family violence. Crisis intervention workers, child development support workers and outreach family support workers are on staff to provide support, information, and referrals. Family violence prevention public education is available to the community.

• Hinton Employment and Learning Place HELP 780-865-1686

  • HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
  • SERVICE: HELP provides community support services, including Community Adult Learning Program,
    Career and Employment Services for Persons with Disabilities and Multiple Barriers, Workplace Training, Family Literacy, English as a Second Language, GED Test Preparation, Essential Skills Training, FASD supports and a Homelessness Resource Room.
  • LOCATION: 110E Brewster Drive

• BRIDGES 780-865-4464

  • HOURS: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • SERVICE: The B.R.I.D.G.E.S. society is a charitable, non-profit organization that serves as a drop-in centre and community resource hub. Our mental health support and promotion programs are free and accessible for all who wish to participate. Our mission is to cultivate mental wellness with programs in a safe environment for everyone. We offer social outreach, information, and referral to service agencies, Social Arts and Recreation programs to help make connections with others in the community for support of your mental wellness. We offer a Community Meal program every Tuesday and Thursday, a Ukulele group, monthly Community Jam Sessions, arts/crafts, group bowling, billiards, walking, gardening, swimming, yoga, a Men’s Coffee Group and more. We gratefully accept donations, and the facility (with or without the commercial kitchen) is available to rent for private events.
  • LOCATION: 250 Hardisty Ave

• Hinton Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) 780-865-6036

  • HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • SERVICE: Assisting the community with identifying social needs and developing responses to meet those needs; enhancing the quality of life of the retired and semi-retired; enriching and strengthening family life; informing the public of available resources; promoting, encouraging, and supporting volunteer work in the community; promoting the social development of children and their families.
  • LOCATION: 821 Switzer Drive

• Family Resource Network (FCSS) 780-865-6036

  • SERVICE: The Family Resource Network provides education and support to caregivers of children ages 0-18. Services include 1-1 parenting support, group education sessions, Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Triple P Parenting education, family support programs, resources, and supported referrals. Monthly calendars with session information are posted on the Family Resource Facebook page.
  • LOCATION: 821 Switzer Drive

• Hinton Friendship Centre 780-865-5189

  • HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:30 - 4:30 pm
  • SERVICE: Provides assistance with court, social services, etc., to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the area. Counselling and language interpreting services.
  • LOCATION: 965 Switzer Drive

• Orchid Rain Support Services 780-223-0695

  • SERVICE: We are a social support service that provides Mental and General Health, Social and Employment services, Education, learning and literacy, and addiction services. We also offer grief recovery programs, anger management learning, and system and health navigation support. Our services are available online and in person.

• Mamowichihitowin 780-865-5189

  • HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
  • SERVICE: Mamowichihitowin Wellness Program is a treatment service that provides clinical therapy to families and individuals who are experiencing the effects of familial violence (sexual, physical,
    mental, and emotional). Violence has no boundaries; it affects all social, economic, religious, racial and cultural backgrounds.

Hinton Community Resource Directory

A directory to inform the community of available services in Hinton. Serves as a guide to service clubs, community groups and associations, recreation, and leisure pursuits, as well as social services and helping agencies in and around the Town of Hinton.

https://www.hinton.ca/resourcedirectory

Kids Help Phone

Offering free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week e-mental health services to young people in Canada. Here for kids, teens and young adults.

1-800-668-6868

Indigenous Resources

The Indigenous Support Line is available in North, Central and South Zones by calling 1-844-944-4744 between noon (12:00 PM) to 8:00 PM Monday to Friday. 

This confidential telephone service helps First Nations (Status and Non-Status), Metis and Inuit peoples and their families navigate the healthcare system. By providing culturally safe supportive listening, connections to health resources, Indigenous cultural supports, and help with addiction and mental health concerns.

Find Healthcare

Indigenous Support Line Brochure

Hope for Wellness Helpline

Mental Health and Wellness in First Nations and Inuit Communities

Mental Health Continuum Model

Self-check your mental wellness today and take steps when you are not okay.

Mental Health Help Line

1-877-303-2642

Rural Rapid Access Counselling

This service provides you and your family with a supportive, change-focused conversation at the right time. It is tailored to support caregivers and children, focusing on healthy child development, caregiver capacity, and family resilience. It is confidential, practical, and virtual. It is available for individuals, couples, and families at no cost to you.

1-877-244-2360

Suicide Crisis Helpline

Get help if you are in crisis, if you’re worried about yourself or if you’re worried about someone else. A safe space to talk, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Call 9-8-8

https://988.ca/

Togetherall (16+) Online Mental Health Community

Are you feeling lonely, stressed, worried, or just not yourself? Togetherall will help you get support and start to feel better. Practical wellbeing tools and resources are available in a safe, anonymous space all day, every day.

Togetherall (16+) Online Mental Health Community

Virtual Wellness Clinic

This is a virtual walk-in clinic exclusive for young Albertans aged 12 to 25. Here, you can access free mental health and substance use counselling, peer support, and employment services and register for free workshops and support groups.

Virtual Wellness Clinic

Mental health and substance use support for people in Canada. Free and virtual, 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.

Wellness Together Canada

Did you know?

• Middle-aged men (45-64) die by suicide more than anyone else, including young people and women (statistics Canada, 2019)
• In Canada, in 2019, there were 4011 suicides. 3058 of these suicides were male. 
• Men aged 45-64 have the highest number of suicides. In 2019 there were 1,169
• Women attempt suicide up to 2X more often than men. (Public Health Agency of Canada,2019), but men die by suicide 3X more often than women

Anxiety Canada 

NEW MindShift app gives Canadians FREE anxiety relief. A user-friendly self-help tool based on proven scientific strategies, MindShift™ CBT teaches about anxiety, helping users to engage in healthy thinking and to take action. Users check in each day to track their anxiety and work with tools in the app. 

Anxiety Canada

Buddy UP 

Hey GUYS! Are you a safe person for your friends to talk about mental health? Buddy UP is a men's suicide prevention campaign: a call to action for men, by men, to drive authentic conversations amongst men and their buddies. Through friendship and peer support, men can mutually share experiences, problem-solve in less formal settings and ultimately help prevent other men from suffering in silence.

Buddy Up Website

Participate in the Buddy Up Challenge

This helps you think of ways to make time with a buddy. Fill your bucket with fun hang-outs and conversations that matter. 

HeadsUPGuys

HeadsUpGuys supports men's mental health in a positive, inclusive, and mutually supportive way with and for people of all backgrounds, regardless of gender, race, or sexual orientation. 

The website offers tips and articles that arm men with the tools they need to fight depression, as well as recovery stories form men who have face depression, and an international therapist directory to connect men with local mental health professionals.

HeadsUpGuys

Man Therapy

Man Therapy is an interactive website that encourages men to address their mental health and to seek help for themselves if necessary. Including various topics of men’s mental health, do a self-assessment, and get mental health tips. 

Man Therapy

Next Gen Men

Next Gen Men is working towards a future where boys & men experience less pain, and cause less harm by promoting positive masculinities, mental wellness, healthy relationships, and gender equality in schools, communities, and workplaces across Canada.

Next Gen Men

Tough Enough to Talk About It

This is a program for men working in trades, industry, and agriculture. The program features males who have dealt with stress, depression, suicidal behaviours, or loss from suicide.

Tough Enough to Talk About It

The Canadian Men's Health Foundation

Providing information, tools, virtual mental health counselling and motivations for men and their families to live healthier. Offering e-health resources that improve men's quality of life and reduce men's risk for chronic diseases. Take the online self- assessments that can help identify signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression and how it impacts your health.

Canadian Men's Health Foundation

kickstand Connect

Virtual walk-in clinic with trained professionals and a safe space for group sessions, exclusively for young Albertans aged 12-25 and their parents of caregivers.  

How to ACCESS:

1.  mykickstand.ca/connect 

2. Apple App Store

3. Google Play App store