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Mental Health & Substance Use Resources
Canada’s Building Trades Unions is focused on addressing mental health struggles and substance use among skilled trades workers. If you are struggling, know that you are not alone – your brothers and sisters and our entire movement are ready to stand with you and get you the help that you need. Below are the help lines and resources in each province, and nationally, available to you.
Be sure to check with your local or national union to assess what additional programs may be available through your membership.
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE RESOURCES
- Suicide Crisis Helpline Call or Text: 988
- Non-Emergency Advice and Information about Mental Health and Addictions: 811
- Canadian Mental Health Association Mental Health Resources
- The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction’s Toolkit
- Addiction Helpline – 1-866-332-2322
- Mental Health Helpline – 1-877-303-2642
- Crisis Text Line – Text CONNECT to 741741
- The Construction Industry Rehabilitation Plan: 1-888-521-8611 or 1-604-521-8611 or email [email protected]
- Addictions Help Line: 1-855-662-6605
- Manitoba Suicide Prevention/Support Line: 1-877-435-7170
- Free provincial addiction and mental health helpline 1-866-355-5550
- Mental Health and Addictions Navigator: 1-877-999-7589
- Provincial Lifewise Warmline, offering non-emergency, non-crisis phone support: 1-855-753-2560
- Provincial Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Line: 1-888-429-8167
De Novo Treatment Centre for Substance Use: Call 1.800.933.6686 or Email [email protected]
- Mental health and addictions: 1-833-553-6983
Suicide Prevention and Help Line: 1‑866‑APPELLE (277‑3553)
- FSEAP Toll Free: 1-866-757-6620
- Substance Use Help: 1-867-667-8473 (Toll free 1-866-456-3838)
- Counselling: 1-867-456-3838
