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Celebrating 40 Years of ConnecTeen
Past and present Teen Line/ConnecTeen volunteers and staff at ConnecTeen 40th Anniversary celebration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBGnoMF-Llw Distress Centre recently celebrated an exciting milestone – ConnecTeen’s 40th...
World Suicide Prevention Day – We need to talk about youth and suicide
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 the...
Taking PRIDE in your mental health
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 across the globe has been taking a toll. How can 2SLGBTQ+ people (and...
Summer Self-Care
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SORCe celebrates it’s 10 year anniversary!
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 together to help people experiencing or facing homelessness. Distress Centre has...
Reflecting on the ten year anniversary of the Alberta floods
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Listen Up Calgary 2023
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Get to Know Distress Centre’s CEO, Robyn Romano
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2022 Annual Report
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Resources for someone experiencing suicidal thoughts
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Crisis Counsellor Guest Post: How does Distress Centre support mental health?
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Q1 Update with Robyn Romano, Distress Centre’s CEO
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