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Community Crisis Services
For People Experienceing Emotional or Psychiatric Crisis
Call 911 or Crisis Management Help Line: 1-800-779-5057
What is an emotional or psychiatric crisis?
An emotional or psychiatric crisis is a serious situation that occurs with an individual that requires immediate intervention to prevent further deterioration or harm to the individual or others.
The crisis may be caused by a number of factors including emotional, psychological, psychiatric or interpersonal factors.
This may include individuals exhibiting symptoms or behavior such as psychotic behaviour, suicidal thoughts or attempts, pronounced anxiety, depression or agitation.
The impact of a crises on an individual, family and society can be reduced by timely intervention
Yellow Ribbon Program
Does Suicide Happen Here?Did you know that:
- 5 people die every 4 days from suicide in Alberta
- Suicide kills more people each year than traffic accidents in Alberta
- Every year in Canada more than 3500 people die by suicide - this is equivalent to the population of many small towns in rural Alberta and 4 times the population of the Town of Bashaw
- 1 in every 10 teenagers will attempt suicide before graduation
- More senior males (aged 65-69) commit suicide than teenage males (aged 15-19) in Alberta
- Suicide is the leading cause of injury deaths for age group 65-74
- Between 1993 and 1996, there were 25 deaths by suicide in the City and County of Camrose.
Community Mental Health Centre: 679-1241
Canadian Mental Health Association: 672-2570
St Mary's Hospital: 679-6131
After Office Hours:
Community Crisis Service: 911
Crisis Management Help Line: 1-800-779-5057