Redefining distress since 1970. Our services help to mitigate, prevent, reduce and relieve distress for 144,663 connections in 2023, no matter how it’s defined. We’re excited to share our 2023 […]
2023 Annual Report
Category: Counselling
Meet some of the amazing social workers at DC
March is Social Work Month, the perfect time to spotlight some of the incredible social workers at DC who work in a variety of roles serving individuals and the community. […]
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2023 in review
Before we dive completely into the new year, let’s take a moment to reflect on 2023. In 2023, we responded to over 144,000 contacts, including: At the heart of these […]
Summer Self-Care
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 […]
Reflecting on the ten year anniversary of the Alberta floods
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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Resources for someone experiencing suicidal thoughts
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?
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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Announcing our 2022-2025 Strategic Plan!
Announcing our 2022-2025 Strategic Plan! On Wednesday, May 11th, we were pleased to unveil our new 2022-2025 Strategic Plan at our Annual General Meeting. The plan has been developed on […]
Looking back on 2021 at Distress Centre
Looking back on 2021 at Distress Centre 2021 was another challenging but exciting year for Distress Centre Calgary. Though we faced, and continue to contend with, the difficulties brought on […]
COVID-19: 1 Year Later – Distress Centre’s counselling program response
COVID-19: 1 Year Later – Distress Centre’s counselling program response This is part two in our multi-part series exploring Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, one year after we […]
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