Mental Health Programs & Support

We Are Here to Help You

The SPPCN Mental Health (MH) Program offers a variety of free services that require a referral from a doctor, typically your family doctor.

1. Visit your family doctor
   • If you do not have a family doctor, you can find one or alternatively try to get a referral from a doctor at a walk-in clinic if necessary. 
2. Get a Mental Health Program Referral. 
   • Upon receiving a referral, we offer:
     • initial assessments
     • treatment plans
     • system navigational assistance 
3. Ages we serve: 
   • Our mental health clinicians can provide services to children (pre-school & up), adolescents, adults, and seniors. 
   • Our PCN’s Mental Health Program also offers one-time adult psychiatric consultation-only services at the request of a family doctor and at the discretion of our mental health clinicians.

Our Team and How it Works

Mental Health Navigators and Behavioural Health Consultants (BHCs), who are typically registered social workers, are the first point of contact for patients referred by SPPCN family doctors. Mental Health Navigators conduct an initial telephone screening and seek to connect patients with PCN and/or community-based services that will best fit the patient’s need(s).

Programs we typically offer: 

• Changeways – Depression Group Therapy
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – Anxiety Group Therapy
• Hold Me Tight: A Relationship Education Group for Couples. Please note this option does not require a referral from a family doctor. 

Group Options:

In addition to one-on-one patient support, we also offer free group classes, group therapy options, and a couples group education option related to mental health. Check back often to see what may be available to you. 

We maintain waitlists for our group options, so if you have a referral from your doctor and are interested in one of our group options, please call us (780.410.8000). To successfully be placed on a waitlist, you must also be screened by one of our mental health clinicians.

24-hour supports:

• Call 9-1-1 if you need immediate emergency help.
• Call 2-1-1 for information and referral to community, social, health and related government services in Alberta. 
• Alberta Health Services Help in Tough Times - resources and services available to help you or someone you know

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying help: NeedHelpNow.ca, an initiative of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, is intended to provide information to youth who have been negatively impacted by a sexual picture/video being shared by peers.