Recovery Resources for Students, Faculty, and Staff

HOW WE HELP

We are a peer-driven organization committed to normalizing and celebrating all pathways to recovery. We serve our members through peer support, social activities, awards, research, and education across 26 post-secondary institutions in Alberta. By recovering out loud, we are changing the conversation about recovery so that campus members are no longer suffering in silence.

Addiction Recovery Supports in Alberta:

• Al-Anon: Al Anon can help people learn how to cope with the challenges of someone else’s drinking. Al-Anon welcomes members of all faiths, or of none. 1-888-4AL-ANON, https://al-anon.org/ 
• Holding Hope Groups are peer-led support groups, offered at no cost, to families with loved ones living with addiction (substance use disorder) across Canada. https://www.holdinghopecanada.org/find-a-group 
• Healing Hearts is a free bereavement support group specific to those grieving the loss of a loved one due to overdose or substance-use related harms. https://www.healingheartscanada.org/find-a-group 
• Addiction Helpline: 1-866-332-2322: 24-hour, 7 day a week confidential service that provides support, information and referrals to Albertans experiencing addiction and mental health concerns. 
• Canadian Mental Health Association:  Peer support service provides the opportunity for anyone – individual, family member, or professional – to speak with someone with lived experiences of mental health or substance use concerns.  403-297-1402, peer@cmha.calgary.ab.ca   
• Fresh Start Recovery: Provides education, information and support to help families and friends understand addiction and how to live a life in recovery. 1-844-768-6266, http://www.freshstartrecovery.ca   
• Starlings: A peer empowerment community for people impacted by a parent’s substance use. https://www.starlings.ca/peer-support 
• Sunrise Healing Lodge: Provides Indigenous based family counselling, sharing circles and education about the effects and consequences of alcohol and other drug use. (403) 261-7921 http://nass.ca/our-programs/family-counselling/ 
• Distress Centre: 403-266-4357 
• Adult Addiction Services:  (403) 297-3071 
• Alberta Quits Helpline: 1-866-710-7848
• Canadian Mental Health Association: (403) 297-1402 Peer support service provides the opportunity for anyone – individual, family member, or professional – to speak with someone with lived experiences of mental health or substance use concerns. 
• Recovery Dharma: Using Buddhist principles for addiction recovery. Online meetings, (women’s only, BIPOC, and more available) 
• Recovery Coaching 
• CAPSA All People, All Pathways™ are facilitated peer group meetings for individuals questioning their relationship with substances. In these groups you will find a safe environment to ask questions, free from stigma or discrimination. Individuals seeking help or wanting to help others are welcome.
• Sunrise Healing Lodge:  (403) 261-7921 Provides Indigenous based family counselling, sharing circles and education about the effects and consequences of alcohol and other drug use. 
• Sober Black Girls Club:  a collective that provides love, support, and resources to Black girls, women, femmes, and nonconforming folks living or considering beautiful sober lives. (BIPOC meetings available)

Education & Training

Recovery 101 is a three-hour free online training that provides background and tools for supporting people on their
recovery path

Supports

Peer support: we run an anonymous virtual meeting for students, faculty and staff affected by behaviour or substance use issues, and their loved ones

Research & Collaboration

ROC Talks, Research, Recovery Science Knowledge Exchange Hub, Expanding evidence-based stigma reduction programming

Awards & Scholarships

Financial awards & scholarships for students, faculty, & staff in
recovery