Mental Health Support Line 403-287-3511 (intake)

Our Support Line is an accessible resource for anyone struggling with their mental health. This confidential, short-term therapy is provided by a registered psychologist.

We provide up to three sessions free of charge, with additional support offered on a sliding scale for up to 10 sessions.

Mental Health Resources

Phone Lines

  • Emergency 911
  • JFSC Mental Health Phone Line 403-287-3511 (intake, office hours)
  • Distress Centre Calgary 403-266-4357 - 24 hour line
  • Access Mental Health (403) 943-1500 - 8am-5pm Monday to Friday
  • Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter 403-234-7233 (SAFE) - 24 hour line
  • Calgary Elder Abuse Resource Hotline (24 hours) (403) 705-3250
  • Family Violence Info Line (24 hours) available in 170 languages (403) 310-1818

Videos and Reading

Talking to Children about Violence

Trauma Resources and Links

JFSC Domestic Violence and Coercive Control Resources 2021:

Phone Lines

Emergency 911

JFSC Mental Health Phone Line 403-287-3511

Distress Centre Calgary 403-266-4357 - 24 hour line

Access Mental Health (403) 943-1500 - 8am-5pm Monday to Friday

Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter Helpline 403-234-7233 (SAFE) - 24 hour line

Podcast and Videos

Karen Gosbee on her memoir, "A Perfect Nightmare: My Glittering Marriage and How It Almost Cost Me My Life" en(gender)ed

Timekeeper by Chris Godwin - Public Service Announcement in the UK to educate people on what coercive control is.

Families of DV: What Doesn’t Kill Me – a film by Rachel Meyrick 

Reading

No Visible Bruises by Rachel Louise Snyder 

See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill 

Domestic Violence and Coercive Control: Dispelling the Myths by Peta Glezerson 

Claire’s Law: Coercive Control in the Legal System: On Oct 5, 2020 Bill C-247, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (controlling or coercive conduct) was introduced as a Private Bill. 

The Shame Borne in Silence: Spousal Abuse in the Jewish Community by Abraham J. Twerski

Shine the Light: Sexual Abuse and Healing in the Jewish Community by Rachel Lev

Domestic Abuse in the Jewish Communities of the Canadian Prairie Provinces – Open Access Journal - Download the document - (Research project initiated by JFSC about the scope of domestic violence in the Jewish communities of the Prairie Provinces)