Key Initiatives

AHE is a fully accredited psychiatric hospital operating under the governance of Alberta Health Services.The hospital provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment, consultation, education, and research. In addition, AHE is establishing itself as the trusted expert voice...

Access Adult Intake Services 24-7Adult addiction and mental health services in Edmonton where patients can access: interventions and treatment; support and navigation services; crisis outreach; information; assessment; and referrals. This “one-stop shop” is supported...

Kickstand offers free mental health support and substance counseling. They also offer workshops focused on eating disorders, cannabis, and increasing food literacy.While evidence-based mental health treatments are available, young Albertans are among the most...

Two care specialists share how donations sometimes mean survival.Some people don’t notice them. Others choose to ignore them. Often, they fall through the cracks. They usually require inpatient care but many are living rough while managing acute mental health issues....

Text4Hope is a free service providing three months of daily text messages written by mental health therapists. You are not alone, there are supports, and there is hope working through negative feelings or thoughts during stressful situations. Text HOPEAB to 393939 to...

A text-based mental health resource for CanadiansFree messaging service provides support in four languages. Resilience&Hope4Ukraine is an Alberta-based, multi-lingual innovation that follows the success of Text4Hope. Anyone feeling increased anxiety, stress, or...

The Mental Health Foundation is proud to collaborate with the Canadian Arab Institute and the RBC Foundation to launch Text4Amal, a free supportive texting program for the Arabic community in Canada.Text4Amal is an expansion of a research-proven Albertan-based mental...

MoreGoodDays program provides young people with text-based mental health support.Alberta Blue Cross and the Mental Health Foundation have partnered with Kickstand to launch MoreGoodDays—a mental wellness messaging service that delivers daily advice and inspiration to...

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) uses magnets to stimulate targeted areas of the brain responsible for regulating emotions. It is a painless, non-invasive procedure for those with treatment-resistant depression, and is virtually free of side...

Alberta Hospital Edmonton (AHE) brings a community philosophy to an inpatient environment.The first of its kind in the Edmonton Zone, the Day Hospital program provides a cost-effective alternative to being admitted into a hospital, where patients often must stay...