| COUNSELLING SERVICES AND CRISIS LINES
Students deal with all sorts of stressors including home sickness, relationship issues, peer pressure, career decisions, grief, trauma and financial pressures. Symptoms of stress can result in addictive behaviour, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, weight loss or gain, suicidal thoughts and/or fatigue, but help is available. Most services featured below are either free or can be accessed on a sliding scale.
Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD) Counselling Services
Phone: 284-7666
Short-term personal counselling.
Alberta Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission
Phone: 297-3071
Twenty-four-hour assistance with drug, alcohol and gambling addictions.
Bow Valley College Counselling
Phone: 410-5092
Personal counselling.
Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse (CCASA)
Phone: 237-6905 (main line) or 237-5888 (24-hour support and information line)
Crisis intervention, counselling programs, community outreach, 24-hour support line, educational programs, 24-hour call-out as part of the Calgary Sexual Assault Response Team (CSART), group counselling and empowerment weekend.
Calgary Counselling Centre
Phone: 265-4980
Offers individual counselling, workshops and therapy groups.
Calgary Eating Disorder Program
Phone: 943-7700
Comprehensive assessment, day hospital, residential support, in-patient beds, individual and family therapy, workshops and therapy groups.
Credit Counselling Services of Alberta
Phone: 265-2201
Debt counselling, workshops, referrals and information over the phone.
Distress Centre
Phone: 266-1605
Twenty-four-hour crisis intervention line, referral services and short-term counselling.
Mount Royal College Counselling Centre
Phone: 440-6362
Personal counselling, workshops, career exploration and educational counselling.
SAIT Counselling Services
Phone: 284-7023
Personal counselling, workshops and career counselling.
University of Calgary Counselling Centre
Phone: 220-5893
Personal counselling, career clinics, workshops and on-line resources.
Women’s Centre of Calgary
Phone: 264-1155
Peer support, counselling, crisis intervention, groups and other programs.
FOOD BANKS
The issue of hunger and poverty strikes students across the country. Many campuses have set up their own food banks in order to deal with both chronic and emergency food problems.
Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank
Phone: 253-2059 (general information) or 253-2055 (hamper request line)
Food hampers in emergency situations.
Mount Royal College Food Bank Depot
Phone: 440-6269
Food hampers for eligible students.
SAIT Students’ Association Good Food Box Program
Phone: 210-4323
Fruits and vegetables at half the cost of the grocery store for low-income families and/or students.
University of Calgary Campus Food Bank
Phone: 220-8599
Food hampers for students, staff and alumni.
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Legal assistance or referrals on a variety of issues for students and/or low-income individuals.
Calgary Legal Aid Society
Phone: 297-2260
Calgary Legal Guidance
Phone: 234-9266
On-line landlord and tenants’ rights: www.landlordandtenant.org
University of Calgary Student Legal Assistance
Phone: 220-6637
SAFETY AND SELF DEFENCE
Safety on campus is a growing concern for students. Many institutions have 24-hour security and safewalk programs. Self-defence courses are also a good way to increase confidence and security during your time as a student. Courses can be found at many martial arts studios, city recreational programs, women’s centres and specialized clinics.
ACAD Campus Security
Phone: 284-7672
Emergency telephones located in studios and working areas throughout campus.
Mount Royal College Safewalk Program
Phone: 440-7073
Escorted walks 24/7 by either student volunteer teams or Campus Security personnel. Stop by Campus Security at the West Gate or use one of the red phones or pay phones around campus to request escorts.
Safe and Sound
Phone: 216-7000
Self defence courses for men, women, children, teenagers and those with disabilities. Lead instructors are police officers. This program is partnered with Block Watch and consults with various organizations, including several post-secondary institutions in Calgary.
SAIT Safewalk Program
Phone: 284-7233 (SAFE)
Escorted walks Monday to Friday between 6 and 11 p.m. to or from any location within 10 blocks of the SAIT Campus.
University of Calgary Safewalk Program
Phone: 220-5333
Offers escorted walks 24/7 to any location on campus including parking lots, bus zones and campus housing. Call for free on campus from Smartphone pay phones or emergency phones.
SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICS
For information on sexuality, birth control, emergency contraception, pelvic examinations, pap tests, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy tests, pregnancy options counselling and IUD insertion, the clinics below offer free and confidential support. Many campuses also have health clinics for their students.
Calgary Sexual and Reproductive Health Family Planning Clinics
Phone: 944-7111 (Downtown Clinic), 944-7666 (Sunridge Clinic) or 943-9510 (South Clinic)
Calgary Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
Phone: 944-7575
24-HOUR COPY CENTRES
Last-minute report preparations might go on into the wee hours of the night. Photocopying and printing services can be tough to find when your printer is out of order or you can’t get to a photocopier on campus.
FedEx Kinkos
Phone: 503-3350 |
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