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 […]
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Distress Centre Calgary sees spike in crisis contacts due to COVID-19
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 […]
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50 Stories Part 17: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary
Read – 50 Stories Part 16 Happy Anniversary! Twenty years after its beginnings as the Drug Information Centre, Calgary Mayor Al Duerr proclaimed Distress Centre/Drug Centre week, March 18-24, 1990. […]
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50 Stories Part 16: More Than a Warm Heart: Counselling in the 80s
Read – 50 Stories Part 15 Counselling continued to be a key aspect of the Distress Centre/Drug Centre services. At the 10th anniversary reception, Jeanette noted that there were 1000 […]
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50 Stories Part Story 15: Taking care of business
Image: Volunteer in a 1982 newspaper. Read – 50 Stories Part 14 During the 80s, The Board of Directors was able to move slowly towards more of a governance-only role. […]
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Distress Centre turns 50 TODAY!
Distress Centre turns 50 TODAY! Happy birthday Distress Centre! We first opened our doors 50 years ago on April 14th, 1970. We’ve changed names and locations many times over the […]
50 Stories Part 14: Lending an Ear in the 80s
Image: This image of volunteers appeared in our 20 year anniversary publication in 1990. Read – 50 Stories Part 13 At the 1980 AGM, Jeanette McEachern was proud to say […]
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Distress Centre is here for Calgarians during the COVID-19 pandemic
Distress Centre Calgary has provided 24 hour crisis support to our community for 50 years. We have responded to over 2.5 million calls, emails, chats, texts and counselling requests since April 14, […]
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50 Stories Part 13: Bye bye Old Y
Image: Appeared in our 20 year anniversary publication in 1990. Read – 50 Stories Part 12 By 1980, the first location of the Drug Information Centre had turned into Bandito’s […]
50 Stories Part 12: Just Between Teens
Read – 50 Stories Part 11 In the early 70’s, most Drug Information Centre callers were adolescent. By the early 80’s, the Distress Centre/Drug Centre “found that teenage service users […]
