Grande Prairie & Area

This facility provides healthcare services for people with addictions. There’s no emergency department at this location.

The PACT Team is available for mental health emergencies in Grande Prairie between 9 am and 9 pm, 7 days per week. The PACT Team is one RCMP officer and one nurse who can come and meet you or someone you care about in an emergency situation. They will assess the situation and provide:

• A referral to the most helpful service
• Transport to the hospital when needed

To contact, call 911 and ask for the Grande Prairie PACT Team. Say “Someone is suicidal”.

The Grande Prairie Needle Distribution Program is accessible in three ways.

Office: Safer inhalation Supplies (foil, bulb pipes, straight pipes), Safer Injection Supplies (Needles, steri-cups, sterile water, citric, ties, filters, alcohol swabs and sharps containers) and Naloxone is available during regular business hours.

Outreach: The outreach teams carries safer injection supplies, naloxone, and foil on weekday afternoon and evening outreach to the downtown core.

Pharmacies: Safer Injection packs are made to include ten needles, steri-cups, sterile water, citric, filters, alcohol swabs, and three different ties. Smaller needle disposal bins are also available at pharmacies as well. Participating pharmacies are found on our website – www.northreach.ca

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions.

Mobile Addictions Outreach (MAO) provides street-level front line services to the people of Grande Prairie experiencing homelessness, substance addictions and mental health issues. Our MAO staff provide one to one service through referrals and cold calls they receive from the community. They work closely with other agencies within our community.

Our Vision is:
To reduce suicide, suicidal behaviour, and their effects, by promoting positive alternatives and healthy coping skills.

Our Mission is:
To Listen to people’s stories and help them find hope and support through increased coping skills and healthy behaviours.
To Raise Awareness and understanding of head health and to promote open dialogue in our community about mental health issues. To Support those who have suffered loss to suicide help them find understanding and strength to move forward.
To Teach how to ask about suicidal thoughts and to reach out to help friends and family members find the support and resources they need to live healthy, productive lives.

If you are in crisis, please call the mental health help line
1-877-303-2642 | 24 Hours/7 Days A Week

If you need immediate help, call 911

If you are 20 or under, call the kids help phone 1-800-668-6868

The family/community liaison program is designed to offer support for children, youth, families and school staff with the general goal of improving the student’s personal, social and academic success. Our liaisons can assist students with problem-solving skills and the ability to provide support and resources to students, teachers and caregivers.

CFS offers a sliding fee scale to clients who do not have health insurance, cannot afford to pay full fee for services, or have insurance that does not cover certain services. The sliding fee scale is not accessible to other agencies. Clients covered by insurance/benefits must utilize full benefits prior to the sliding fee scale assessments.  Insurance fees are $100/per session  

Contact: 780-532-9381 or admin@cfsgp.ca

Students and families having trouble at home or school can access information and support from the Community School Liaison Program. We work together to help students and families thrive by learning new skills or getting the support they need. We have community school liaison counsellors in many schools in the County.

You can trust the skills and knowledge of our counsellors. They have professional training and are members of the Alberta Association of Family and School Liaison Workers. For more information you can e-mail the Community School Liaison team or reach by phone at 780-532-9727.

Our mandate is to provide a holistic treatment, counselling and physician services for patients with opiate addiction and mental health issues with the goal of a healthy Alberta. Our care providers work with community support groups to ensure a stigma-free environment that encourages flexibility in meeting the needs of all individuals, regardless of their ethnicity, religion, gender, age, or socioeconomic status.

All Grande Prairie PCN programs and services, including the After-Hours Clinic, Persistent Pain Program, Primary Care Support Program, and GP PCN Administration are located at 104-11745 105 Street in the Oak Ridge Business Centre near the entrance to Royal Oaks.

At some point in our lives we all have stressful times. We can be impacted by such things as financial pressures, unexpected difficulties, unemployment, or stressful situations such as the current outbreak of the COVID-19.

Support is available from Alberta Health Services (AHS) Addiction and Mental Health, although how the services are provided may have changed.

AHS has resources and services, such as Text4Hope and Togetherall, available to help you or someone you know. Remember, if you are struggling you are not alone. There are supports in place to help you.

Our programs are voluntary, and there is no fee for service. If you are not sure which program would be best for you, call us and we can help you decide. Our Vision:  All families thrive: Supported~Connected~Resilient

Provides public library service to the City of Grande Prairie and region.

Various resources and information available for helping with different needs, such as:
• Free Wi-Fi and public computer access. Wi-Fi is available 24/7.
• Climate controlled building: Warm place to be on cold days and in poor weather, air-conditioned in the summer.
• Naloxone kits are available on site.
• AED (automated external defibrillator) on site.
• Project Full Stop is an ongoing initiative at the library to combat Period Poverty. Free period products in all GPPL washrooms.

‍Working/doing school from home due to the pandemic? Wi-Fi hubs & Chromebooks are available through our Library of Things!

The Council for Lifelong Learning is a leader in providing literacy and adult learning programs and services as well as personal opportunities for all adults and families.

Foundational Learning

BASIC LITERACY FOR ADULTS.
Volunteer tutor program – Reading, Writing, Math, English, Communication, Computers, Workplace essential skills
Community Adult Learning

COMMUNITY ADULT LEARNING
We are your rural providers of lifelong learning opportunities! We offer a wide range of programming/courses.
Family Literacy

PLAY, LEARN AND GROW TOGETHER
Join us for free programs to help your child learn. Call us at: 780-897-4365

To improve access to justice by increasing the scope and availability of pro bono legal services for people of limited means ineligible for Legal Aid in Grande Prairie and surrounding communities.

Inclusive post-secondary education is an agreement between Inclusion Alberta and Grande Prairie Regional College. Through inclusive post-secondary education, Grande Prairie Regional College supports students with developmental disabilities to realize and achieve their educational and career goals.

GPRC has many connections to the community through services and events. Our facilities cater to everyone. From musicians mixing in the recording studio, climbers belaying in the climbing gym, theatregoers taking in a musical stage production, and summer campers building lego projects.

Provides assessment, treatment, programs, and education for children and adults who have, or are at risk of developing, communication delays or disorders. Assessment and treatment of swallowing problems is also offered.

Contact: (780) 513-8126