First Nations, Métis and Inuit Helping Resources
If you or someone you know is looking for Indigenous-specific mental health supports, you can use this list as a starting point:
- 211 Resource List for Indigenous Peoples
Resources include housing, parenting and substance use support. - Aboriginal Counseling Services of Alberta
Services include family, personal and group supports and programming for healing. - Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic (AIVCC)
Access virtual medical and mental health care consultations with clinicians including primary care physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical social workers. - Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) Lamathut Crisis Line
Provides 24/7 confidential, barrier‑free support to Residential School Survivors, intergenerational Survivors, and First Nations individuals and families experiencing crisis, trauma, grief, and gender‑based violence. Call 1-800-721-0066. - Indigenous Psychological Services
Offers inclusive psychological and counselling services for Indigenous, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+ and non-Indigenous people, along with group therapy, circles, workshops and training.
- Hope for Wellness Helpline
Provides 24/7 support. Online chat is available in English and French and telephone services are offered in Cree, Anishinaabemowin and Inuktitut upon request. Call 1-855-242-3310 or online chat at hopeforwellness.ca. - Kids Help Phone: Support for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Youth
Provides 24/7 support. Connect with an Indigenous volunteer crisis responder by calling 1-800-668-6868 and pressing 3, or texting “FIRSTNATIONS”, “INUIT” or “METIS” to 686868 for young people and 741741 for adults. - MMIWG Crisis Line
Provides 24-hour crisis support to individuals impacted by the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Call toll-free at 1-844-413-6649. - National Indian Residential School Crisis Line
Provides 24-hour crisis support to former Indian Residential School students and their families. Call toll-free at 1-866-925-4419. - Otipemisiwak Métis Government Wellness Program
Provides 24-hour free, professional, confidential, and culturally sensitive counselling via phone, video, or instant messaging to Métis Citizens.
Need a physical copy?
We also offer a wallet-sized card listing these resources alongside U of A mental health supports. To request copies or stock a campus location, just reach out: miyomah@ualberta.ca.Immediate Mental Health Support
Urgent support resources for students at risk.
Call 911 if there is an immediate risk of harm to yourself or others.
Additional resources
Explore this curated collection of community and online wellness resources, organized by topic.
- All My Relations [Podcast]
- Choosing the Wellness Path [Video]
- Connecting With Culture: Growing our Wellness Activity Guide
- Indigenous Perspective on Health & Wellness [Video]
- Bent Arrow: Knowledge Holder Videos
- Medicine Teachings with Elder Francis Whiskeyjack [Video]
- Medicine Wheel Teachings with Elder Elsey [Video]
- Nehiyaw (Cree) Pipe Ceremony
- Offering Protocol [Video]
- The Sacred Relationship [Video]
- Sage Picking with Elder Kerrie Moore [Video]
- The Smudging Ceremony
- Tipi Pole Teachings
- Traditional Medicines and Your Health [Video]
- Wahkohtowin: Cree Natural Law [Video]
- What is Smudging? [Video]
- 5 Minute Guided Breathing [Video]
- ABCs of Self-Care [Video]
- A Life Promotion Toolkit by Indigenous Youth
- Balancing Wellness | Young & Indigenous Podcast
- Kickstand: Health & Wellness Resources
- Indigenous Youth Affirmation Deck
- Kickstand: Lifeskills & Financial Literacy
- NWAC’s Culturally Safe and Trauma-Informed Knowledge Hub
- Self-Care Guide by Faculty of Native Studies
- Strengthening our Wholistic Wellness with Self-Care
- WellBriety Movement
- Well for Culture
- We Matter Campaign
- A Wellness Guide for Indigenous Families (Digital Download)
- Bent Arrow Programs & Services
- Guidebook to Early Identification on Substance Abuse or Mental Health
- How to Support and Advocate for Indigenous Mental Health
- Identify Domestic Violence
- Indigenous Psychological Services: Workshops & Community Groups
- Metis Child & Family Services Society
- Otipemisiwak Métis Government’s Children and Family Services (CFS)
- NWAC’s Culturally Safe & Trauma-Informed Knowledge Hub
- Safety Planing Guide
- Staying Safe Online: A Guide for Indigenous Youth