Are you in crisis or do you need to talk to someone now?
Crisis Services Canada (24 hour national suicide hotline):
www.crisisservicescanada.ca
Calgary Distress Centre: (24 hour Alberta crisis line):
www.distresscentre.com
Looking for help for yourself or for a loved one in alberta?
List of supports and resources:
https://www.momsstoptheharm.com/provincial-resources
Alberta addiction and mental health helpline (24/7):
1-866-332-2322
Parent and family support:
Gone too Soon - Navigating grief and loss as a result of substance use:
www.bccsu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Grief_Handbook.pdf
Healing Hearts - Virtual peer grief support groups across Canada:
https://www.healingheartscanada.org/
Parents like us - The unofficial survival guide to parenting a young person with a substance use disorder
https://foundrybc.ca/parents-like-us-handbook/
From Grief to Action Coping Kit - Dealing with Addiction in Your Family:
https://www.bccsu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Coping-Kit.pdf
Parent Advocacy links:
Moms Stop the Harm:
www.momsstoptheharm.com
Drug policy advocacy in CANADA:
The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC) has launched a national dialogue toward a hopeful future free from the harms of our current drug policies. Getting to tomorrow also evokes a hopeful future—one in which a new approach to drugs based on public health and human rights ensures the health, dignity and safety of all Canadians.
The Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs (CAPUD) has a mission to develop networks of informed and empowered people who work to improve the health and social conditions of people who use illegal drugs. They are committed to ensuring people who use drugs have a voice in their community and nationally. People who use drugs should be engaged and involved in any service, policy or program designed for them.
AAWEAR (Alberta Addicts Who Educate and Advocate Responsibly) is a group of people in Alberta with a history of drug use. Through supporting each other, educating others in the community, and raising awareness of health issues, AAWEAR strives for an improved quality of life for those in the drug using community. They want all Albertans to recognize that people who use drugs deserve respect and understanding within their communities.