If you, or someone you know, is facing an emergency health-care situation, please call 911. If you, or someone you know, is having a mental health crisis there are several help line options available to you.
Suicide Crisis Helpline: Call or Text 988
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868
Klinic Crisis Support Line: 204-786-8686 or 1-888-322-3019
Manitoba Suicide Line: 1-877-435-7170
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1‑855‑242-3310
Shared Health Adult Crisis Response Centre & Mobile Crisis Services (Winnipeg): 204-940-1781
The Link Youth 24-hour Crisis Service Winnipeg: 204-949-4777 or 1-888-383-2776 (24/7)
Manitoba Addictions Helpline: 1-855-662-6605
Manitoba Farm, Rural & Northern Support Services: 204-571-4182 or 1-866-367-3276
What is a mental health crisis and is a crisis service right for you? Learn more
Shared Health Mental Health & Addictions operates inpatient, outpatient and support programs and is committed to providing accessible, responsive and inclusive services for individuals experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.
Using a provincially coordinated approach, the service works with partners in the community and regional health authorities to provide low-barrier, client-centred care for Manitobans that supports healthy behaviours, mental health and well-being.
Mental health and addictions programs are also available through your local health authority and organizations.
Wednesday, January 24 until further notice – IERHA – Whitemouth District Health Centre
Due to unplanned maintenance, beginning January 24, 2024, there will be no lab services until further notice. Alternative locations to receive lab services include Pinawa and Beausejour. An update will be provided when service resumes.
Resources for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Racism has a negative impact on mental health. Resources are available to health care workers across Manitoba.
Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations has developed a Black, Indigenous and Persons of Colour Mental Health Resource List, available here.
Hope for Wellness Helpline is available 24/7 offering support for Indigenous people across Canada by phone at 1-855-242-3310 or online.
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers support 24 hours a day, including culturally-sensitive services in more than 200 languages, including Indigenous counsellors and an Indigenous Resource Consultant able to assist clients in connecting with an Elder or seeking other culturally appropriate healing services. More information about EAP is available here.
Action
In Manitoba, a recent commitment to eliminating all forms of Indigenous-specific racism in healthcare was made by organizations serving Northern Manitoba. Read the declaration here.
Visit the Shared Community page and find out how reflecting and celebrating the diverse individuals and groups (Shared Pride, Black History, Asian Heritage, Indigenous Health, Francophone Health) that make up the populations we serve – and the diversity of our workforce – are at the heart of Shared Health.
Download posters and visual reminders to post in your work area here and check back regularly for new and added resources.
Words are important. Understand what you are saying and how it could be received or interpreted, choose words with intention, and take care to be respectful in all interactions. Consider these reminders from antiracist.gov.bc.ca.
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) is embraced by some groups as it centers the experiences of Black and Indigenous peoples and demonstrates solidarity between Racialized communities. In other groups this term is avoided or considered outdated.
Manitoba’s Provincial Disrupting Racism Steering Committee will use terminology that references Indigenous, Black and Racialized peoples.
Mistakes will happen. It is important to acknowledge them and continue learning.
Listening is just as important as being careful in the words that you choose. Careful listening will allow you to hear the terms that individuals use to describe themselves.
A Glossary of Terms is being created to support our activities.
This independent investigation looked at Indigenous-specific racism in one Canadian province’s health care system however the analysis is relevant across jurisdictions.
In Manitoba, a survey and report on experiences of racism by First Nations peoples in the health care system was developed and published by Southern Chiefs Organization.
University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences has an Office of Anti-Racism and has created a Library Guide with links to many resources.
The Black Health Education Collaborative is a community of scholars and practitioners committed to improve Black health and addressing anti-Black racism.
