The province’s 811 HealthLine has been restored.

The service was unavailable for a couple of hours this afternoon, prompting officials to offer residents requiring access to the 811 service with a number of alternatives.

The Department of Health also apologized for any inconvenience the temporary disruption may have caused.

Aside from 811, other resources available for people in need of mental health services include:

· 911: For emergencies, including community-based crisis intervention services provided by trained mental health clinicians on Mobile Crisis Response Teams;

· Talk Suicide Canada: Connect to a crisis responder to get help for yourself, or if you’re worried about someone else. Call 1-833-456-4566 toll-free 24/7 every day of the year or text 45645;

· Lifewise Warm Line: Provincial non-emergency, non-crisis telephone support and referral service provided by trained peer support workers. Available seven days a week, 9 a.m. to midnight. Call 1-855-753-2560;

· Kids Help Phone: Available to people of all ages 24/7, Call 1-800-668-6868 or text ‘CONNECT’ to 686868;

Visit www.kidshelphone.ca and click “Tap to Chat” from 7 p.m. to midnight daily, or send a message to Kids Help Phone via the Facebook Messenger app.