Holiday Wellness Support

Holiday Wellness Support

If you are looking for support over the Winter break while living in residence, you will find all the information you need below.   

Want to chat with someone over the break?

Student Medical Response will be offering peer listening and support between 10 am-4 pm from December 23rd - January 4th. 

To talk to someone during the times above, you can join the zoom meeting here: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/j/94069480505

 

Available 24/7 from December 22nd - January 9th.

They offer facilities support, peer listening, and virtual connections

  • Crowsnest Hall 403-862-6611
  • Varsity Courts 403-988-4636
  • International House, Aurora Hall, Olympus Hall 403-519-5504
  • Yamnuska Hall, Cascade Hall, Glacier Hall 403-862-6828

Stressed? Lonely? Homesick?

We provide 24/7 mental health support. If you call after hours, you have the option to speak with a crisis counsellor from the Wood’s Homes’ Community Resource Team, or a highly trained volunteer at the Distress Centre (available in more than 200 languages).
Call 403-210-9355

For after-hours mental health support from the Distress Centre:

For additional crisis support from Wood’s Homes Community Support Team: 

  • Call 403-299-9699 or 1-800-563-6106, available 24/7
  • Text 587-315-5000 between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m.
  • Visit Wood's Homes website for live chat between 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. https://www.woodshomes.ca/

Find more addictions and mental health services here

Find mental health support information for faculty and staff here

If the on-campus medical clinic is closed, anyone with a serious medical emergency should:

  • Call 9-1-1 for immediate emergency medical care
  • Go to the nearest hospital emergency department
  • Phone Health Link at 8-1-1 with medical questions.

If your family doctor is part of a Primary Care Network, after-hours care is available. You can call Health Link at 8-1-1 for details on after-hours clinics, or contact the nearest walk-in medical clinic for care.

  • Calgary West Central Primary Care Network: Physician Listing and clinic details