Alberta Suicide Prevention Community of Practice

Suicide is complex with many stakeholders involved in the delivery of prevention-related activities across Alberta. The Alberta Suicide Prevention Community of Practice facilitates collaboration and coordination between communities across the province. This is done by:

• creating learning opportunities
• increasing stakeholder knowledge about suicide prevention across Alberta
• strengthening partnerships and connections between programs, agencies and staff working in suicide prevention

This is not a counselling service.

Alberta Suicide Prevention Community of Practice

Suicide is complex with many stakeholders involved in the delivery of prevention-related activities across Alberta. The Alberta Suicide Prevention Community of Practice facilitates collaboration and coordination between communities across the province. This is done by:

• creating learning opportunities
• increasing stakeholder knowledge about suicide prevention across Alberta
• strengthening partnerships and connections between programs, agencies and staff working in suicide prevention

This is not a counselling service.

Alberta Suicide Prevention Community of Practice

Suicide is complex with many stakeholders involved in the delivery of prevention-related activities across Alberta. The Alberta Suicide Prevention Community of Practice facilitates collaboration and coordination between communities across the province. This is done by:

• creating learning opportunities
• increasing stakeholder knowledge about suicide prevention across Alberta
• strengthening partnerships and connections between programs, agencies and staff working in suicide prevention

This is not a counselling service.

Alberta Suicide Prevention Community of Practice

Suicide is complex with many stakeholders involved in the delivery of prevention-related activities across Alberta. The Alberta Suicide Prevention Community of Practice facilitates collaboration and coordination between communities across the province. This is done by:

• creating learning opportunities
• increasing stakeholder knowledge about suicide prevention across Alberta
• strengthening partnerships and connections between programs, agencies and staff working in suicide prevention

This is not a counselling service.

Community Helpers Program

This is not a counselling or crisis service. If this is an emergency please call 911. If you are needing to speak to someone, please call Health Link at 811.

The Community Helpers Program is a peer support program focused on youth mental health promotion and suicide prevention. The goal is to improve the mental health and well-being of Alberta’s youth and young adults. Every community has people who others go to for help. By providing training and ongoing support, the program helps youth and young adults, ages 12 - 30, and the adults who support them, to learn the skills and get the tools to help others in their communities. Outcomes of the program include:

• improved mental health and well-being among youth and young adults
• increased access to professional help for those at risk of suicide
• increased community capacity to offer evidence-informed programs that reduce the risk of suicide
• increased help-seeking among youth and young adults
• reduced stigma connected to getting help

Community Helpers Program Training topics include:

• communication
• self-care
• coping with stress
• connecting people to community supports
• mental health and suicide awareness

Community Helpers Program

This is not a counselling or crisis service. If this is an emergency please call 911. If you are needing to speak to someone, please call Health Link at 811.

The Community Helpers Program is a peer support program focused on youth mental health promotion and suicide prevention. The goal is to improve the mental health and well-being of Alberta’s youth and young adults. Every community has people who others go to for help. By providing training and ongoing support, the program helps youth and young adults, ages 12 - 30, and the adults who support them, to learn the skills and get the tools to help others in their communities. Outcomes of the program include:

• improved mental health and well-being among youth and young adults
• increased access to professional help for those at risk of suicide
• increased community capacity to offer evidence-informed programs that reduce the risk of suicide
• increased help-seeking among youth and young adults
• reduced stigma connected to getting help

Community Helpers Program Training topics include:

• communication
• self-care
• coping with stress
• connecting people to community supports
• mental health and suicide awareness

Community Helpers Program

This is not a counselling or crisis service. If this is an emergency please call 911. If you are needing to speak to someone, please call Health Link at 811.

The Community Helpers Program is a peer support program focused on youth mental health promotion and suicide prevention. The goal is to improve the mental health and well-being of Alberta’s youth and young adults. Every community has people who others go to for help. By providing training and ongoing support, the program helps youth and young adults, ages 12 - 30, and the adults who support them, to learn the skills and get the tools to help others in their communities. Outcomes of the program include:

• improved mental health and well-being among youth and young adults
• increased access to professional help for those at risk of suicide
• increased community capacity to offer evidence-informed programs that reduce the risk of suicide
• increased help-seeking among youth and young adults
• reduced stigma connected to getting help

Community Helpers Program Training topics include:

• communication
• self-care
• coping with stress
• connecting people to community supports
• mental health and suicide awareness

Community Helpers Program

This is not a counselling or crisis service. If this is an emergency please call 911. If you are needing to speak to someone, please call Health Link at 811.

The Community Helpers Program is a peer support program focused on youth mental health promotion and suicide prevention. The goal is to improve the mental health and well-being of Alberta’s youth and young adults. Every community has people who others go to for help. By providing training and ongoing support, the program helps youth and young adults, ages 12 - 30, and the adults who support them, to learn the skills and get the tools to help others in their communities. Outcomes of the program include:

• improved mental health and well-being among youth and young adults
• increased access to professional help for those at risk of suicide
• increased community capacity to offer evidence-informed programs that reduce the risk of suicide
• increased help-seeking among youth and young adults
• reduced stigma connected to getting help

Community Helpers Program Training topics include:

• communication
• self-care
• coping with stress
• connecting people to community supports
• mental health and suicide awareness

Home Care

The primary focus of Home Care is to provide medical support for people so they can live in their own homes. The goal is to maximize, enhance and maintain the clients current level of functioning by addressing unmet health needs. This includes clients of all ages. Clients are categorized by their health needs into categories based on their assessed needs.

Acute - urgent, time limited interventions, such as wound care, rehab, long term support to those at risk of institutionalization.

Maintenance - stable chronic health conditions, palliative and end of life.

Additional services offered:

• Home Care - After Hours
• Palliative Care - Home Care
• Pediatric Home Care
• Complex Airway Clinic
• Adult Day Programs
• Respite Care

Home Care

The primary focus of Home Care is to provide medical support for people so they can live in their own homes. The goal is to maximize, enhance and maintain the clients current level of functioning by addressing unmet health needs. This includes clients of all ages. Clients are categorized by their health needs into categories based on their assessed needs.

Acute - urgent, time limited interventions, such as wound care, rehab, long term support to those at risk of institutionalization.

Maintenance - stable chronic health conditions, palliative and end of life.

Additional services offered:

• Home Care - After Hours
• Palliative Care - Home Care
• Pediatric Home Care
• Complex Airway Clinic
• Adult Day Programs
• Respite Care

Home Care

The primary focus of Home Care is to provide medical support for people so they can live in their own homes. The goal is to maximize, enhance and maintain the clients current level of functioning by addressing unmet health needs. This includes clients of all ages. Clients are categorized by their health needs into categories based on their assessed needs.

Acute - urgent, time limited interventions, such as wound care, rehab, long term support to those at risk of institutionalization.

Maintenance - stable chronic health conditions, palliative and end of life.

Additional services offered:

• Home Care - After Hours
• Palliative Care - Home Care
• Pediatric Home Care
• Complex Airway Clinic
• Adult Day Programs
• Respite Care

Home Care

The primary focus of Home Care is to provide medical support for people so they can live in their own homes. The goal is to maximize, enhance and maintain the clients current level of functioning by addressing unmet health needs. This includes clients of all ages. Clients are categorized by their health needs into categories based on their assessed needs.

Acute - urgent, time limited interventions, such as wound care, rehab, long term support to those at risk of institutionalization.

Maintenance - stable chronic health conditions, palliative and end of life.

Additional services offered:

• Home Care - After Hours
• Palliative Care - Home Care
• Pediatric Home Care
• Complex Airway Clinic
• Adult Day Programs
• Respite Care

Office of the Medical Officer of Health

The MOH is responsible for:

The overall health of Albertans

• monitoring and reporting (to the public and to the Ministry) on the health status of the population. This is done through health and disease surveillance. Advocate for changes in policy that will improve the health of residents (e.g., smoking by-laws, bicycle trail systems, intersection safety and red light campaigns).

Communicable Disease Control

• Works to control the spread of communicable diseases and manage outbreaks. Also responsible for STD and TB follow-up and control, and for infection control in the community.

Safe and Healthy Environments

• Gives direction to Environmental Health service programs to ensure food safety, safety and minimum standards for housing, daycares, swimming pools, etc. and to programs that promote healthy physical environments. Report a concern or request service from Environmental Public Health (EPH).

Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

• Responsible for chronic disease prevention (heart disease, obesity, stroke) for injury prevention, healthy aging, and preventing low birthweight in babies
• Contact Governemnt of Alberta (GOA) for questions or send a message about a government program or service

Visit the Medical Officer of Health | Alberta Health Services to access immunization information, report a public health concern, request EPH services, and more.

Office of the Medical Officer of Health

The MOH is responsible for:

The overall health of Albertans

• monitoring and reporting (to the public and to the Ministry) on the health status of the population. This is done through health and disease surveillance. Advocate for changes in policy that will improve the health of residents (e.g., smoking by-laws, bicycle trail systems, intersection safety and red light campaigns).

Communicable Disease Control

• Works to control the spread of communicable diseases and manage outbreaks. Also responsible for STD and TB follow-up and control, and for infection control in the community.

Safe and Healthy Environments

• Gives direction to Environmental Health service programs to ensure food safety, safety and minimum standards for housing, daycares, swimming pools, etc. and to programs that promote healthy physical environments. Report a concern or request service from Environmental Public Health (EPH).

Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

• Responsible for chronic disease prevention (heart disease, obesity, stroke) for injury prevention, healthy aging, and preventing low birthweight in babies
• Contact Governemnt of Alberta (GOA) for questions or send a message about a government program or service

Visit the Medical Officer of Health | Alberta Health Services to access immunization information, report a public health concern, request EPH services, and more.

Office of the Medical Officer of Health

The MOH is responsible for:

The overall health of Albertans

• monitoring and reporting (to the public and to the Ministry) on the health status of the population. This is done through health and disease surveillance. Advocate for changes in policy that will improve the health of residents (e.g., smoking by-laws, bicycle trail systems, intersection safety and red light campaigns).

Communicable Disease Control

• Works to control the spread of communicable diseases and manage outbreaks. Also responsible for STD and TB follow-up and control, and for infection control in the community.

Safe and Healthy Environments

• Gives direction to Environmental Health service programs to ensure food safety, safety and minimum standards for housing, daycares, swimming pools, etc. and to programs that promote healthy physical environments. Report a concern or request service from Environmental Public Health (EPH).

Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

• Responsible for chronic disease prevention (heart disease, obesity, stroke) for injury prevention, healthy aging, and preventing low birthweight in babies
• Contact Governemnt of Alberta (GOA) for questions or send a message about a government program or service

Visit the Medical Officer of Health | Alberta Health Services to access immunization information, report a public health concern, request EPH services, and more.

Office of the Medical Officer of Health

The MOH is responsible for:

The overall health of Albertans

• monitoring and reporting (to the public and to the Ministry) on the health status of the population. This is done through health and disease surveillance. Advocate for changes in policy that will improve the health of residents (e.g., smoking by-laws, bicycle trail systems, intersection safety and red light campaigns).

Communicable Disease Control

• Works to control the spread of communicable diseases and manage outbreaks. Also responsible for STD and TB follow-up and control, and for infection control in the community.

Safe and Healthy Environments

• Gives direction to Environmental Health service programs to ensure food safety, safety and minimum standards for housing, daycares, swimming pools, etc. and to programs that promote healthy physical environments. Report a concern or request service from Environmental Public Health (EPH).

Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention

• Responsible for chronic disease prevention (heart disease, obesity, stroke) for injury prevention, healthy aging, and preventing low birthweight in babies
• Contact Governemnt of Alberta (GOA) for questions or send a message about a government program or service

Visit the Medical Officer of Health | Alberta Health Services to access immunization information, report a public health concern, request EPH services, and more.

Transition Services - Community

This service screens, assesses and processes:

• people living in the community who may need to be moved to a supportive living facility ( such as a care centre, personal care home, or supportive living facility )
• people in supportive living who are waiting to be transferred to another site, setting, or care stream
• people in supportive living whose care needs can’t be managed anymore where they are now
• referrals from Calgary Zone clients who wish to transfer to a site in another zone
• referrals from clients from other zones who wish to be admitted to a site in the Calgary Zone

Transition Services - Community

This service screens, assesses and processes:

• people living in the community who may need to be moved to a supportive living facility ( such as a care centre, personal care home, or supportive living facility )
• people in supportive living who are waiting to be transferred to another site, setting, or care stream
• people in supportive living whose care needs can’t be managed anymore where they are now
• referrals from Calgary Zone clients who wish to transfer to a site in another zone
• referrals from clients from other zones who wish to be admitted to a site in the Calgary Zone

Transition Services - Community

This service screens, assesses and processes:

• people living in the community who may need to be moved to a supportive living facility ( such as a care centre, personal care home, or supportive living facility )
• people in supportive living who are waiting to be transferred to another site, setting, or care stream
• people in supportive living whose care needs can’t be managed anymore where they are now
• referrals from Calgary Zone clients who wish to transfer to a site in another zone
• referrals from clients from other zones who wish to be admitted to a site in the Calgary Zone

Transition Services - Community

This service screens, assesses and processes:

• people living in the community who may need to be moved to a supportive living facility ( such as a care centre, personal care home, or supportive living facility )
• people in supportive living who are waiting to be transferred to another site, setting, or care stream
• people in supportive living whose care needs can’t be managed anymore where they are now
• referrals from Calgary Zone clients who wish to transfer to a site in another zone
• referrals from clients from other zones who wish to be admitted to a site in the Calgary Zone