| COUNSELLING SERVICES AND CRISIS LINES
Support and services are available for those dealing with sexual abuse, family planning choices, sexual identity and other issues. Services are either free or can be assessed on a sliding scale and are confidential.
Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse (CCASA)
Phone: 237-6905 (main line) or 237-5888 (24 hour support and information line)
Offers 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), transportation to a medical facility, group counselling and empowerment weekend.
Calgary Counselling Centre
Phone: 265-4980
Offers individual counselling, workshops and therapy groups.
Calgary Police Service
Phone: 266-1234 (24 hours)
Offers support for those reporting an assault.
Calgary Health Region, Grief Support Program, Grace Women’s Health Centre
Phone: 944-2274
Calgary Women’s Health Collective
Phone: 265-9590
Provides short and long-term counselling services.
Distress Centre
Phone: 266-1605
Offers 24-hour crisis intervention line, referral services and short-term counselling.
The Rockyview Hospital
The Calgary Sexual Response Team is located at the Rockyview Hospital Emergency Department offering support, testing and treatment for victims of sexual assault.
Women’s Centre of Calgary
Phone: 264-1155
Offers peer support, counselling, crisis intervention, groups and other programs.
SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICS AND CONCERNS
For information on sexuality, AIDS, birth control, emergency contraception, pelvic examinations, pap tests, abortion, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy tests, pregnancy options counseling and IUD insertion, the clinics below offer confidential support.
AIDS Calgary
Phone: 508 2500
Calgary Sexual Health Centre
Phone: 283-5580
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
Kensington Clinic
Phone: 283-9135
SEXUAL IDENTITY
Gay and Lesbian Community Service Association (GLCSA)
Phone: 234-8973
GLCSA is a one-stop shop for anyone with sexual identity questions or issues. They offer peer support, crisis line, 24-hour information line, library resources, a drop-in centre and unity pages online. |
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