In a world where life's challenges often feel overwhelming, prioritizing mental health and building resilience are essential to our overall well-being.
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from challenges, adjust to changes, and continue moving forward - especially in difficult situations. Improving your mental resilience can help you cope with life's highs and lows and maintain good mental health.
This page offers valuable resources that provide guidance, support, and practical strategies to enhance mental health and foster resilience.
Resources for Mental Health and Building Resilience
Mental Health and Addiction Services
Recovery Alberta
Recovery Alberta ensures people with a mental illness or substance use concerns has help when and where they need.
Embrace the convenience and accessibility of virtual mental health services. Technology, such as video, telephone, and messaging, brings professional care into the comfort of your own space, ensuring you have support whenever needed.
Life's tough times do not discriminate, and anyone can be affected by financial strain, natural disasters, or other unexpected challenges. Access resources and support designed to help you cope and emerge with renewed strength during these difficult periods.
Inform yourself about mental health and mental illness in Canada, and explore the services available to support you. Gain insights into national efforts for suicide prevention and strategies to address post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ensuring you're not alone in your journey to mental wellness.
The Government of Canada, Mental health support website offers information on mental health resources, supports and services, including those available in each province or territory.
Loss is one of life’s most stressful events. It takes time to heal, and everyone responds differently. We may need help to cope with the changes in our lives.
When a loved one dies, it can be hard to know how to deal with your grief. It’s different for everyone, and it’s okay to feel the way you feel. Helpful resources including bereavement support groups and individual counselling.
Through the Children's Grief Centre, families with children aged 19 and under are supported as they adjust to the changes when someone close to them has died. Using individual, family counselling and group support, we work with children, teens, and their families to help them gain the tools they need to face grief.
Welcome to the South Zone Chronic Pain Online Hub
This space is for anyone living with non-cancerous chronic pain in southern Alberta. Whether you’ve just started exploring your options or you’ve been with us for a while, you’ll find tools, updates, and ways to stay connected.
We support people with non-cancerous chronic pain—no diagnosis required. Our services include a class series, individual coaching, and team-based care to help you build skills and improve your quality of life.
On this webpage, you can stay up to date with program news, read and share success stories, access resources from class sessions and find answers to common questions. We have offices throughout southern Alberta and can support you in person, by phone, or virtually—whatever works best for you.
Our main phone line is 403-388-6675.
Click the "Stay Informed" button to subscribe to our newsletter and other program updates.
Alongside our online resources, Wellspring Alberta provides free in-person programming for those located in the Lethbridge area at the Lethbridge Family Services Counseling, Outreach, and Education facility, located at 1098 3rd Avenue North. Read about what’s happening in Lethbridge below.
Building resilience is a proactive step towards a healthier mental state. Utilize these resources to support your mental health journey, and remember, it's okay to seek help. Together, we can cultivate resilience and thrive amidst life's challenges.
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