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Image: Glenda Nyberg in her home in 2018. Read – 50 Stories Part 22 From the beginning, volunteers have been the backbone of Distress Centre’s service to the community. One […]
Read More… from 50 Stories Part 23: That’s Dedication – Glenda Nyberg, Volunteer from 1983 to 2002
50 Stories Part 22: Getting needs met – volunteering in the ’90s Image: Volunteers at the 1994 Christmas party. Read – 50 Stories Part 21 150 volunteers were on the […]
Read More… from 50 Stories Part 22: Getting needs met – volunteering in the ’90s
Read – 50 Stories Part 20 Client confidentiality has always been foundational to Distress Centre’s work. Occasionally callers or counselling clients choose to make their stories public, to increase awareness […]
Read More… from 50 Stories Part 21: Saving a life – Judy’s story
All over the world, people are coming together in support of the black community and in protest of oppression, racism and police brutality. For those of us who do not […]
Read – 50 Stories Part 19 Counselling and public education continued to be a significant part of the Distress Centre/Drug Centre’s (DC/DC) services. Fred Burns was Clinical Supervisor, and Suzanne Rosebrugh the Drug Counsellor. Along with five crisis counsellors they saw a variety […]
Read More… from 50 Stories Part 20: You Just Felt Honoured – Counselling in the ’90s
Read – 50 Stories Part 18 In January of 1994, AADAC added a province-wide Gambling Line to their services. The government had put newly available VLTs in all the bars […]
Read More… from 50 Stories Part 19: Know When to Fold ‘Em – The Gambling Line
Guest Post: Simryn Thind Mental health is often a topic that is neglected or not prioritized, when it should in fact, be at the top of our list in order […]
Every second counts when you’re in crisis. That’s why we’re always here to listen. In 2019, we received more suicide-related contacts than ever. […]
Read – 50 Stories Part 17 With its roots as a Drug Information Centre, Distress Centre has always had addiction support as a mandate. In September of 1990, as part […]
Read More… from 50 Stories Part 18: High Hopes – The Youth Drug Line
CALGARY – Distress Centre Calgary is reporting a rising number of crisis contacts related to COVID-19, a caseload that is expected to continue growing over the coming months and even years as the pandemic, and its long-term effects, continue to impact […]
Read More… from Distress Centre Calgary sees spike in crisis contacts due to COVID-19
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, Distress Centre Calgary would like to honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis, and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta Districts 5 and 6. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations – Indigenous and non – who live, work and play on this land, and who honour and celebrate this territory.
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