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HOMEWOOD HEALTH - SERVICES FOR ABVMA MEMBERS

1-800-663-1142 | TTY: 1-888-384-1152 | International (call collect): 604-689-1717 | homewoodhealth.com

All registered ABVMA members (veterinarians and technologists) are reminded that they (and their families) have access to Homewood Health. Homewood Health provides counselling and other member assistance programs and resources.

This Homewood Health FAQ document provides information on how to access services.

• for AbVMA member mental health support
• call 1-800-663-1142 - Press (1) for immediate crisis support, offered 24/7
• OR visit homewoodhealth.com
• TTY: 1-888-384-1152 | International (call collect): 604-689-1717 | homewoodhealth.com

Social Media 

• Finally, we regularly post updates to our Instagram and Facebook accounts, and would greatly appreciate you following us and sharing:

• Instagram: @veterinarymentalhealth 

• Facebook: Shanti's Veterinary Mental Health Initiative (VMHI)

Please do not hesitate to let me know if we can be of help in any way.

Catherine (Katie) Lawlor, Psy.D.

Co-Founder & Director

Veterinary Mental Health Initiative

Dr. Lawlor's Profile

National and International Veterinary Wellbeing Resources, courtesy of Dr. Marie Holowaychuk

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• Compassion Satisfaction & Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Vicarious Traumatization & Vicarious Transformation
• Take the Proqol Self Assessment

LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS

Suicide Support: Call 1-833-456-4566 (open 24 hours for calls) or text 45645 (text messages received and returned between 4 pm - 12 am only)

• this is a crisis line for immediate help when in crisis. It connects people to their local crisis centre

Mental Health Hotline Alberta 

• mymentalhealth.ca
• 1-877-303-264

Alberta Health Services Crisis/Distress Hotline

• Edmonton: 1-780-342-7777
• Calgary: 403-266-1605
• Anyone in Alberta can call either number. When you or someone you know needs to talk to a mental health therapist (i.e.: distress, talking about self harm, harm to others, suicidal thoughts/words)

211 - Dial 2-1-1 anytime, 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week. 

• with 24 hr support to provide resources to help with a stressful situation before it escalates into a crisis
• If calling from outside the 211 service areas (areas listed at http://www.ab.211.ca/communities served) 
• Dial either Edmonton: 780-482-4636 OR Calgary: 403-264-3388
• Online Chat available from 12 – 8pm MT daily
• 211 Alberta connects you to social services in your community. They use the inform Alberta database to search available supports for the caller's needs

List of Crisis centres in Alberta

• http://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/need-help/looking-for-local-resources-support/

Alberta Health Services Health Link

• 1-866-408-5465
• talk to a nurse about a mental health or physical concern in person
• 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week
• live person answers this phone

Alberta Mental Health Intake

• 1-780-342-7600
• to book a mental health assessment with an expert; recorded message only
• There is no live person who answers this phone

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Veterinary-specific Mental Health Resource Links


NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS AND INFORMATION

• American Psychological Association: www.apa.org
• Canadian Institute for Health Information: www.cihi.ca/en
• Canadian Mental Health Association: www.cmha.ca
• Canadian Psychiatric Association: www.cpa-apc.org
• Canadian Psychological Association: www.cpa.ca
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: www.camh.ca
• Centre for International Mental Health: www.cimh.unimelb.edu.au        https://mspgh.unimelb.edu.au/research-groups/centre-for-mental-health
• Community Addictions Peer Support Association (CAPSA): www.capsa.ca
• Mental Heath Commission of Canada: www.mhcc.ca
• National Institute of Mental Health: www.nimh.nih.gov
• National Network for Mental Health: www.nnmh.ca
• Not One More Vet: www.nomv.org
• Public Health Agency of Canada: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca
• World Health Organization: www.who.int/mental_health/en/

Mental Health Hotline Alberta – mymentalhealth.ca – 1-877-303-264

Alberta Health Services Crisis/Distress Hotline

• Edmonton: 1-780-342-7777
• Calgary: 403-266-1605
• Anyone in Alberta can call either number. When you or someone you know needs to talk to a mental health therapist (i.e.: distress, talking about self harm, harm to others, suicidal thoughts/words)

211 – 24 hr support to provide resources to help with a stressful situation before it escalates into a crisis. 

• Dial 2-1-1 anytime, 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week. 
• If calling from outside the 211 service areas (areas listed at http://www.ab.211.ca/communities served), dial either
• Edmonton: 780-482-4636
• Calgary: 403-264-3388
• Online Chat available from 12 – 8pm MT daily

List of Crisis centres in Alberta

• http://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/need-help/looking-for-local-resources-support/

Alberta Health Services Health Link

• 1-866-408-5465
• talk to a nurse about a mental health or physical concern in person
• 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week
• live person answers this phone

Alberta Mental Health Intake

• 1-780-342-7600
• to book a mental health assessment with an expert; recorded message only
• There is no live person who answers this phone

Mental Health Resources for livestock producers in Canada - domore.ag