Suicide Prevention Resource Centre

Help a Friend/Getting Help

Distress Line
1-877-321-2747

Health Link   1-866-408-5465
Advice and information provided by trained registered nurses.

Mental Health Help Line 1-877-303-2642
Information and referral.

Fairview Crossroads 780-835-2120 or 1-877-835-2120 (Fairview area)
Help for people in distress or concerned about a friend/family member with any kind of problem.

Peace Country Sexual Assault Help Line 1-888-37PEACE

AHS Addictions Help LIne (formerly AADAC Help Line) 1-866-332-2322
AADAC
For anyone with concerns about alcohol, drug, gambling or tobacco problems.

Bullying Help Line 1-888-456-2323
Support, information on bullying prevention and intervention, referrals to local counseling and prevention services

Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868
Kids Help Phone


AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Disease Information 1-800-772-2437
(answered by a nurse Monday-Friday business hours, otherwise is recorded information)

Family Violence Info Line 780-310-1818

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Hospitals/Health Centres

Beaverlodge 780-354-2136

Central Peace (Spirit River) 780-864-3993

Fairview 780-835-6100

Fox Creek 780-622-3545

Grande Cache 780-827-3701

Valleyview 780-524-3356

Queen Elizabeth II (Grande Prairie) 780-538-7100*
*Medical and psychiatric help for people in crisis.

Abuse, Violence, Crime

Women’s Shelters
Odyssey House Grande Prairie 780-532-2672 (24 hours)
Fairview Crossroads 780-835-2120 (24 hours)
Grande Cache Transition House 780-827-3776
Shelter and support for women with or without children

RCMP
Call 911 or your local detachment
Will respond to life-threatening or criminal emergencies.

Victims Assistance
Grande Prairie 780-830-5755
Beaverlodge 780-354-2955 780-354-2349 (Direct cell)
Grande Cache 780-827-3440
Fairview 780-835-4557
Valleyview 780-524-3184
Fox Creek 780-622-3580
Support and referral for victims of crime and trauma. Contact through the RCMP in other areas.

Child & Family Services of Alberta/Child Welfare
Grande Prairie 780-538-5159 (24 hours)
Fairview 780-835-7191
Grande Cache 780-827-2245
Valleyview 780-524-4106
Fox Creek 780-538-5159 (free call through RITE Line 310-0000) or use hotline
Child Abuse Hotline (no charge) 1-800-387-5437 or 1-800-638-0715
Children's Services
To report or get help for abuse, neglect, or child safety.

PACE Sexual Assault Centre
780-539-6692
PACE(Providing Assistance, Counselling and Education)
Information and support for individuals who have been sexually abused or assaulted.

John Howard Society
780-532-0373
John Howard Society of Grande Prairie
Anger management groups for youth and women and a group for men who batter.

Support/Counselling (also see Drugs, Alcohol, Gambling)

Mental Health Services
Grande Prairie and Beaverlodge 780-538-5160
Grande Cache 780-827-4998
Valleyview 780-524-5096
Fairview 780-835-6149
Fox Creek 780-622-5106
Services for the treatment of mental health problems. Tell them if it is urgent (e.g., suicide risk).

Walk-In (Single session counselling)
Grande Prairie 780-538-5160 6th Floor Nordic Court, 10014 99 Street
Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (last session starts at 3 p.m.).
Walk-in hours are available in some other areas. Call numbers listed above.

Depression Information and Support for Individuals and Families Dealing with Depression
Phone: (780) 538-7668
A free one-day clinic on depression and its treatment for a better understanding of depression and how to cope with it. It will assist family/friends to provide a supportive environment through knowledge and understanding. Must be over 16.

The Breakfast Club
780-539-7142 bclub@sp-rc.ca Facebook group: The Breakfast Club - Grande Prairie
For teens ages 13-17 having trouble coping. Weekend retreat, follow-up, and monthly Support & Friendship night to help learn new ways of dealing with problems, make new friends, and have some fun. One-day workshops for teens & 9-12 year olds are also available.

Suicide Bereavement Support
780-539-6680
Call the Suicide Prevention Resource Centre for information about meetings and events or for individual support. Assistance is also available to workplaces and other groups. Collect calls accepted.

Catholic Family Services
780-532-9381
Personal, couple or family counselling (sliding scale fee). Nondenominational. Parenting groups and anger management for women.

Burden Bearers
780-539-5225
Individual, family, marriage and group counselling based on Biblical principles, available regardless of ability to pay.

Men’s Support Group
Grande Prairie 780-532-9381 9902 - 101 Street, across from Better than Fred’s
A no-charge drop-in group with a facilitator, for men who have had losses (relationship, divorce, death, or financial/employment). Wednesdays 7 p.m. downstairs at Catholic Family Services.

Women’s Support Group
780-539-6692 10031-103 Avenue (PACE). Free, drop-in, every Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Open to all women.

Canadian Mental Health Association
Grande Prairie (Northwest Region) 780-539-6660
Canadian Mental Health Association - Grande Prairie Division
Information about mental illness, support groups, and referrals.

Grief Support Association/Circle of Life
Grande Prairie 780-539-5432
Circle of Life (Grande Prairie and District Grief Support Association)
Programs for children affected by loss.

Circle of Friends

780-830-2326 (Ask for Ruth)
Bipolar Peer Support Group.

Parenting on the Edge Support Group
780-538-0380 or email fcssgp@cityofgp.com
A no-charge drop-in group for parents of teenagers. Every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Muskoseepi Park Pavilion.

Eating Disorders
If you are in crisis, please contact the Access Team at 780-538-5160 or proceed to your nearest ER.
If you are inquiring about educational seminars or workshops on eating disorders and body image, please contact the Public Health Centre at 1-800-732-8981. Please ask to speak with a Nutrition Program Dietitian.

Birth Control, HIV/AIDS, Pregnancy, Sexuality

Health Units
Grande Cache 780-827-3504
Fox Creek 780-622-3730
Sexual Health: Grande Prairie 780-513-7552 Valleyview 780-524-3363
Fairview 780-835-4951 (ask for Sexual Health Educator)
Birth control, options counselling, STD facts, free pregnancy testing, childbirth support and referrals.

Pregnant & Parenting Teens (Society for)
780-538-3854
Society for Support to Pregnant and Parenting Teens
If you are pregnant or parenting and a teenager, they can help. Dads’ group for teens/young men.

HIV North Society
780-538-3388
HIV North
Facts about HIV/AIDS and prevention. Needle exchange, testing, referrals, and library.

AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Disease
Information 1-800-772-2437 (no charge).

Feather of Hope Aboriginal AIDS Prevention Society
Edmonton 1-800-256-0459 (no charge). Community & individual support.

Gay & Lesbian Association of the Peace
780-513-1990
Gay and Lesbian Association of the Peace (GALAP)

Drugs, Alcohol, Gambling

Alberta Health Services/Northern Addictions Centre (AADAC)
Grande Prairie 780-538-5210   11333-106 Street
AADAC
Detox and residential treatment programs for problems with alcohol, drugs, or gambling. Information on support groups such as AA, NA, GA, and Alanon.

AADAC Grande Prairie Area Office (Alberta Health Mental Health & Addictions)
780-538-6330    Suite 300, 9728 Montrose Avenue. 
Adult Outpatient Counselling - accessed through Intake on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (excluding statutory holidays) from 1:30 - 3:00 pm.
Youth Outpatient Counselling - by appointment
Other services include family and group counselling, presentations and resource information as well as a youth stabilization and detoxification residence for voluntary and involuntary youth. Free of charge for Albertans.

AADAC (Alberta Health Mental Health & Addictions) Grande Cache 780-827-3430 
Individual, group & family counselling, information, etc. Free of charge for Albertans.

AADAC (Alberta Health Mental Health & Addictions) Fairview (through Peace River)
780-624-6193 (free call through RITE Line 310-0000)
Individual, group & family counselling, information, etc. Free of charge for Albertans.

AADAC Help Line 1-866-332-2322 (toll free)
24 hours/7days a week. For anyone with concerns about alcohol, drug or gambling problems.

MITAA
Valleyview 780-524-2909 Alcohol/addictions program. Free of charge for Albertans.

Drop-in/Community Centres

Cool Aid Society

Hillcrest
780-532-9004 9667 Hillcrest Drive, Grande Prairie
For children (ages 6 to 12) and teens (13 to 17). Recreational activities, prevention programs including after school programs and referral services.
South Side
780-357-9354 9645 Prairie Road
After school program only for children ages 6-12.

Friendship Centre
780-539-7514 10105 - 97 Avenue, Grande Prairie
Child and youth programs, help, referrals.

Salvation Army Food Bank & Community Centre
780-532-3720 9615 - 102 Street, Grande Prairie
Basic needs in emergencies.

Legal Help

Legal Aid
Grande Prairie 780-538-5470
Grande Cache 780-865-8263 (free call through RITE Line 310-0000)
Help in dealing with the law.

Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Grande Prairie 780-532-9359
NCSA provides holistic programs to assist Aboriginal people in Youth, Family and Criminal Court to ensure they understand their rights and responsibilities and to provide counselling, support and referral.

Housing, Shelter, Supports

Youth Emergency Shelter-Sunrise House
Temporarily closed. Call 780-538-5102 (Child and Family Services) - for youth who need shelter.

Women’s Shelters
Odyssey House Grande Prairie 780-532-2672 (24 hours)
Fairview Crossroads 780-835-2120 (24 hours)
Grande Cache Transition House 780-827-3776
Shelter and support for women with or without children.

Community Outreach Program (Native Counselling Services of Alberta)
Grande Prairie 780-532-9359
Helps individuals and families to access basic needs such as housing.

Rotary House (formerly Wapiti Community Dorm)
780-513-4043 97A Street near Montrose Avenue, Grande Prairie
Short-term housing for men, women and families.

SOS/Street Outreach Support
780-513-2242 Helping the homeless.

Canadian Mental Health Association
Grande Prairie (Northwest Region) 780-539-4681
Willow Place-58 units of affordable and transitional housing.
Community housing projects.
One-stop shop (housing outreach for tenancy solutions).

Other Services

Alternative Schools
Bridge Network School Grande Prairie 780-539-0950
Peace Academy of Virtual Education 780-864-3741
Re-integration Program Grande Prairie 780-814-8148
STAR (Student at Risk) Beaverlodge 780-354-8613
Gateway Outreach Valleyview 780-524-5508

Community/Neighbourhood Resource Centres
Beaverlodge Neighbourhood Resource Centre
Beaverlodge 780-354-4181
Fairview 780-835-7191
Fox Creek 780-622-3758
Grande Cache 780-827-2245
Valleyview 780-524-4106
Referrals, information, community programs & workshops.


FCSS (Family and Community Support Services)
Beaverlodge 780-354-2204
City of Grande Prairie 780-538-0374 (Community Social Development)
Clairmont 780-567-2843 (Wellington Resource Centre)
County of Grande Prairie 780-532-9722
Hythe 780-356-2000
Grande Cache 780-827-2296
Fairview 780-835-5471
Fox Creek 780-622-3758
Sexsmith 780-568-4345
Spirit River 780-864-3500
Wembley 780-766-2269
Valleyview/Green View 780-524-7637
Home care, support, information, referral.


Metis Local 1990
780-538-9333
Effective Parenting and Teen Development Programs.

Seniors’ Outreach
Grande Prairie 780-539-6255
Information/one-stop shop for Seniors.

Seniors’ Information Line
1-800-642-3853 Monday to Friday 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Deaf or Hearing Impaired with TDD/TTY units: Toll-free in Alberta: 1-800-232-7215
Note: The Information Line is busiest between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. For faster service, please call outside these times. Closed statutory holidays

Money Mentors (formerly Credit Counselling Services of Alberta)
1-888-294-0076 (toll free)
A not-for-profit, unbiased, consumer debt counselling service.


Poison Centre
1-800-332-1414 If busy, call 1-403-670-1414

Getting Help pdf

See the Volunteer Services Bureau’s Community Directory for other services, or check the Yellow Pages under “Counselling Services” and “Psychologists.” Inclusion of a name in this directory does not constitute endorsement of any individual or group.

Produced by the Suicide Prevention Resource Centre (780-539-6680), which is funded by Alberta Health Services, The City of Grande Prairie FCSS, the County of Grande Prairie FCSS, Green View FCSS, Grande Prairie and Region United Way, and donations. We provide coordination, education, training, and information services in the areas of suicide prevention, intervention, and bereavement. We do not provide counselling and will refer to other agencies. Crisis calls should be made directly to crisis lines.
We provide coordination, education, training, and information services in the areas of suicide prevention, intervention, and bereavement. We do not provide counselling and will refer to other agencies. Crisis calls should be made directly to crisis lines.

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Mental Health Foundation “The truth about self harm”

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