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September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. Young people face significant internal and external stressors, including the social, physiological and neurological changes they experience during the awkward and transitional teen years. Following […]
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While we’ve seen much progress for 2SLGBTQ+ rights and general attitudes toward the queer community in the past few decades, recent backlash and politically charged vitriol in our communities and […]
Summer Self-Care July 24th is International Self-Care Day, a day to nurture yourself and respect your needs. Any activity we intentionally do to care for our physical, mental, and emotional […]
SORCe is ten years old! SORCe (Safe Communities Opportunity and Resource Centre) opened its doors on June 18th, 2013, with the goal of creating one location where multiple agencies work […]
Reflecting on the ten year anniversary of the Alberta floods Image: Riverfront Avenue in Calgary after the 2013 flood. Photo by Ryan Quan. This June marks the ten year anniversary of […]
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Listen Up Calgary In support of Distress Centre Calgary That’s right folks, Listen Up Calgary presented by X92.9 is back again for 2023! We are so grateful to be selected […]
Get to Know Distress Centre’s CEO, Robyn Romano Watch: Please note that answers have been edited for clarity and length. Q: What was your journey to becoming CEO like? How […]
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2022 Annual Report – Distress Centre Calgary In our society, people talk about mental health more than ever. But suicide is often kept quiet – and it’s costing lives. If […]
Resources for someone experiencing suicidal thoughts In our society, people talk about mental health more than ever. But suicide is often kept quiet – and it’s costing lives. For our […]
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Crisis Counsellor Guest Post: How does Distress Centre support mental health? Guest Post by: Michael Moosbauer (MSW, RSW), Crisis Counsellor at Distress Centre Calgary As someone who has worked at […]
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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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