GET SUPPORT
If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis and needs help, you can contact one of these province-wide resources.
If you need immediate help, please contact 911
Crisis Support
suicide crisis helpline
COnnect to Alberta MENTAL HEALTH HELP LINEs
The Alberta Health Services Mental Health Help Line is a 24 hour, 7-day-a-week, 365 days a year, confidential service that provides support, information and referrals to Albertans experiencing mental health concerns.
The line is staffed by a multidisciplinary team comprised of nurses, psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and psychologists.
ALBERTA CMHA
DISTRESS LINE
CALL: 211
TEXT: 211
211 is an essential service that helps Albertans find the right resource or service for whatever issue they need help with, at the right time. 211 is available 24/7 by phone, text and chat. The service is free, confidential and available in over 170 languages over the phone.
Visit the 211 website.
Alberta Health Services: NURSE HEALTH LINK
Health Link provides a number of clinical services including tele-triage and health advice, navigation services and online content support for all Albertans
KIDS HELP LINE
866-297-4101
Free, anonymous and confidential telephone, text and web counselling for youth in Canada.
We Know Farming
AGKNOW THERAPIST NETWORK
Our network is made up of agriculturally informed and connected practitioners across Alberta. Each member bio includes detailed information regarding service areas, direct billing, sliding scales and areas of specialty. Please connect directly with any of our therapists through their individual inquiry forms. Our current Free Sessions Pilot Program covers up to four free counselling sessions for farmers, their families, farm employees, veterinarians and registered veterinarian technicians.
Certification Glossary
RPC – Registered Professional Counsellor
This is an experienced-based counsellor who usually has a diploma in the field or other counselling credentials. To be a Registered Professional Counsellor means that others have supervised them in the field.
R.Psych – Registered Psychologist
A registered psychologist has a graduate degree in psychology. They focus on different talk therapy or counselling approaches to treatments and don’t prescribe medication.
Registered Provisional Psychologist
A person in training to become a psychologist. They have a graduate degree in psychology and are completing their internship hours under the supervision of a registered psychologist.
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor with additional years of training in mental health and the brain. Being a medical doctor, a psychiatrist can prescribe medication.
AGKNOW THERAPIST NETWORK
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Booking an AgKnow Session
Ready to get support?
When you or your family needs support, our network of agriculturally-informed therapists and counsellors are ready to work with you.
You have direct access to everyone in our therapist network, so once you find a member you resonate with, fill out their form and book your first session.
CHOOSE A THERAPIST
The members of our Therapist Network have experience with farmers and the agriculture industry in Alberta. We know context is important so you can spend less time getting them up to speed and more time getting to the root of the issue.
SCHEDULE A CALL
Whether in person, virtual or through a telephone session now is your chance to talk about how you are really doing. Remember - we were never meant to do this alone.
TALK ABOUT IT
Counselling is available to all Albertans outside the City of Calgary for a low cost and is
subsidized by the Province.
Counselling Alberta is a division of Calgary Counselling Centre that provides virtual counselling across Alberta. This expansion of services outside Calgary is made possible through a partnership between the Government of Alberta and Calgary Counselling Centre to address the growing need for mental health services in the province.
If you are interested in learning more about Counselling Alberta, please visit the Counselling Alberta website at counsellingalberta.com. The website provides information on how to register for counselling and the counselling experience. There is an online registration form that can be found on the website and is accessible 24/7. If preferred, folks can call 1-833-827-4230 and an Intake member will be happy to assist individuals in the registration process. Our phone lines are open from (9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm) Monday to Friday. We have a large, highly trained counselling team that utilizes a variety of approaches when working with clients, and are able to support folks interested in individual, couple or family counselling.
Intakes are assigned to the skilled members of our Counselling Alberta team on the same day that they are processed. The assigned counsellor will reach out on the same day as assignment. Same-day virtual appointments are available when necessary.
EASECARE services are covered by ALBERTA HEALTH CARE FOR ALL Alberta residents.
One of AgKnow’s key missions is to increase the accessibility of mental health services for rural residents across the province by helping to remove potential barriers to care. To help support this mission, we are excited to share with you our new collaboration with EaseCare Medical.
EaseCare’s goal is to improve access to mental health support for all regardless of their financial, socioeconomic class and location. Accessing mental health support should not be hard. Access the support that you need from the comfort of your home. While not specifically farm-focused - their unique virtual offerings allow for connection and access regardless of location.
EaseCare is a virtual medical clinic with a team of psychiatrists available to offer Adult, Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Services upon physician or Psychologist* referral. They offer support in the following areas at no cost to the patient with our mental health physicians: Anxiety, Grief, Stress, Depression and Loneliness.
*Psychologists with PRACID
Access an unlimited number of Free mental health consults with physicians to support your journey towards better mental health with your
Alberta Health Card.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Psychiatrists are available free of charge to help address more complex mental health needs with your Alberta Health Card.
COMPLEX CARE
Access a physician for general inquiries and potential prescription refills,
if available and appropriate.
MENTAL HEALTH Rx
Additional Resources
We’re working alongside producers, agriculture associations, and mental health professionals in Canada to bring helpful resources on farm stressors, livestock depopulation and de-stigmatizing mental health in the farming world.
Additional Resources
We’re working alongside producers, agriculture associations, and mental health professionals in Canada to bring helpful resources on farm stressors, livestock depopulation and de-stigmatizing mental health in the farming world.
