Text4Hope

Alberta Health Services - Provincial Health Services

Description

Text4Hope is an evidence-based tool provides advice and encouragement through daily text messages that can be helpful in developing healthy personal coping skills and resiliency.

Text4Hope, a free service providing three months of daily Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based text messages, written by mental health therapists. Albertans simply subscribe to receive ongoing supportive content.

Text4Hope-Addiction Support and Text4Hope-Cancer Care are also available and designed to help Albertans dealing with psychological issues related to addiction and cancer issues.

For additional information about this program, visit www.ahs.ca/text4hope.

Affiliation: Alberta Cancer Foundation, Alberta Children?s Hospital Foundation, Calgary Health Foundation, Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation, University Hospital Foundation

Eligibility

N/A

Application Process

Service Access: See below, Text COVID19HOPE to 393939 to subscribe to the COVID-19 program. Text Open2Change to 393939 to subscribe to the addiction program. Text CancerCare to 393939 to subscribe to the cancer program.
Referral Process: N/A

Waiting Period: N/A,

Web Site

https://www.ahs.ca/text4hope

Languages

Arabic; Chinese; French; Punjabi

Fees

Fee: Yes,

There is no cost, however standard message rates pay apply. Please check with your mobile provider.

Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: N/A

Accessibility

Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A -

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