Town of Banff

Support and Crisis

In times of crisis, several toll-free help lines are available to Banff and area residents, including a distress line, kids' help phone, parent help line, and narcotics anonymous.

Counseling services in our community include the Banff Mental Health Clinic, AIDS Bow Valley, Bow Valley Victim Services Association, Alcoholics Anonymous, and the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission.

The Calgary and Area Child and Family Services Authority offers a wide range of services focused on family enhancement, child protective services and prevention of family violence.

H2HC Outreach  (Homeless to Housing Coalition) provides support services to individuals experiencing homelessness and/or at risk of becoming homeless.

Travelling: A Story of Friendship, Life, Suicide and Loss, is a suicide prevention workshop that uses local storyteller Mandi Kujawa's real suicide stories that affected her, with facilitated debrief by counsellors.  It is delivered as part of the school CALM (Career And Life Management) curriculum.

Also see these other resources:

• YWCA Community Resource Centre
  
• Banff Food Bank
  
• Student Legal Association