In 2016, Distress Centre Calgary responded to 113,975 phone calls, emails, chats, texts and requests for counselling. People from all walks of life reach out to us for support day […]
What do you carry with you?
For World Suicide Prevention Day: 19% of Distress Centre’s online contacts are suicide related
Last year Distress Centre Calgary responded to 113,975 calls, emails, chats, texts and counselling requests from people in distress. From January 1st to July 31st, 2017 suicide presented on 3,925 […]
SORCe wins Community Justice Award
Congratulations to SORCe – the recipient of the 2017 Alberta Justice and Solicitor General, Community Justice Award in the Partnerships and Collaborations category! Learn more about SORCe. […]
Goodbye from Joan Roy, after 25 years at Distress Centre
The time has come for me to say goodbye to Distress Centre and to all the great folks I’ve had the opportunity to work with over the past 25 years. […]
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5 steps to help someone who is having suicidal thoughts
5 steps to help someone who is having suicidal thoughts In recent years there has been a push to normalize talking about mental health and mental illness to help end […]
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Honouring Michelle Wickerson
Michelle and her husband Peter Rowbotham at our 2015 Christmas Party. When Michelle Wickerson came in to interview for a position at Distress Centre (DC), what would be her first […]
Talking to your children about tragedy
Unfortunately, news of tragedy is not an uncommon occurrence in our lives. And when they occur, as we all struggle to understand how horrific events can happen, parents are faced […]
