Darkness into Light 2023 Join us on May 6th for Darkness into Light Calgary! Darkness into Light is a 5k run/walk that begins in the dark and participants walk as […]
Darkness into Light Calgary 2023
Spring Self-Care: Coping with spring depression
Spring Self-Care: Coping with spring depression It’s a generally accepted belief that seasonal depression occurs during the winter. It makes sense that cold weather and less sunlight can cause people […]
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Q&A with Robyn Romano, Distress Centre’s CEO
Q&A with Robyn Romano, Distress Centre’s CEO 2022 was another exciting year at Distress Centre and 2023 is poised to be the same. We wanted to take some time with […]
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Three lessons from the 2022 AIRS Conference in Baltimore
Three lessons from the 2022 AIRS Conference in Baltimore Guest Post: Nadiya Hasan, 211 Community Resource Specialist and Contact Centre Coordinator at Distress Centre Calgary. Nadiya attended the AIRS Learn […]
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Drive for Distress Charity Golf Tournament
Drive for Distress Charity Golf Tournament Photography courtesy of Gilmour Photography, and Distress Centre’s communications team. On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, we hosted the first annual Drive for Distress Charity […]
February 11th is 211 Day – 211 Calgary
February 11th is 211 Day! We’re excited to celebrate 211 Day on February 11th! Across North America, this is a special day (2/11) to celebrate and raise awareness of 211. […]
Creating a safety plan for suicidal thoughts and self-harm
Jump to guide and templates. At Distress Centre, we create safety plans with our service users every day. A safety plan can be an effective tool to help mitigate self-harm […]
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Helpful tips for winter self-care
Helpful tips for winter self-care With the excitement of the holidays behind us, and multiple months of cold weather still stretching ahead, winter can begin to feel like quite a […]
Now with crisis text support 24/7
Now with crisis text support 24/7 Calgarians are more comfortable talking about difficult subjects like suicide through text than over a phone call. Thank you for helping expand our text […]
Make a Difference this Holiday Season
Make a difference this holiday season During the holiday season, while you may be booking off time to rest and recharge with your family, Distress Centre remains open and available […]
