Community Supports
Here to Help
Resource | Contact Information |
Your local Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) | High River: 403-652-9620 Okotoks: 403-995-2773 Foothills County: 403-603-6229 |
Distress Centre: provides over the phone support and free crisis counselling | 24-hour phone support: 403-266-1605 For those Hearing Impaired: 403-543-1967 |
Distress Centre Online Crisis Chat: available from 3:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. weekday and from 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. weekends | |
ConnecTeen: Provides free support for youth and teens. | 24-hour phone support: 403-264-8336 (Teen) Daily online chat: CalgaryConnecTeen.com Daily Text Messaging: 587-333-2724 |
Kids Help Phone: Professional counselling, information and referrals to young people. | 24-hour phone support: 1-800-668-6868. Text support: Please text CONNECT to 686868 |
Foothills Community Counselling | Please phone and leave a voicemail 403-603-3549 or email fcc@highriver.ca for more information. |
Primary Care Network | For youth counselling sessions please call 403-652-1654 for more information |
Family Supports for Children with Disabilities
English Language Learner Families: Foothills Community Immigrant Services
Foothills Children's Wellness Network
CMHA: Drop -in, Phone, or E-mail Counselling Services
CMHA Winter/Spring 2020 Recovery College Guide
Primary Care Network Wellness Classes
Foothills Community Immigrant Services
Greater Foothills Family Centre
*If the support you're looking for is not here please contact your child's school and ask to speak to the Family School Liaison Counsellor who will be sure to guide you in the right direction.
