Since 1970 the Distress Centre has been providing services free
of charge to Calgarians in crisis. Our role is at the hub of crisis services in
Calgary and over this time we have grown and added a number of new programs and
partnerships:
|
Year |
Program/Partnership |
| 1970
|
Drug Information Society — funded by AADAC
|
| 1975
|
24 hour crisis lines — funded by City of Calgary
|
| 1983
|
Teen Line
|
| 1990
|
Youth Drug Line
|
| 1994-2002
|
Provincial Gambling Help Line — in partnership with AADAC
|
| 1998
|
Men’s Line — multiple partners
|
| 1999
|
Crisis Pilot Project — multiple partners
|
| 1999
|
Alberta Mental Health Mobile Response Team
|
| 1999
|
Instrumental Needs Fund — in partnership with Burns Memorial Fund
|
| 2001
|
Calgary and Area Families and Childrens Services (SSRT - Child Welfare)
|
| 2002
|
Airdrie & Cochrane Crisis Centres
|
| 2002
|
Woods Homes Community Resource Team
|
| 2002
|
Disaster Response — Community Mental Health Collective
|
| 2003
|
SeniorConnect — in partnership with Calgary Seniors Resource Society
|
| 2004
|
211 — in partnership with United Way and City of Calgary
|
| 2005
|
35th anniversary; 211 officially launched; Teen Line Vibe launched
|
| 2006
|
Family Violence Info Line launched in partnership with Alberta Children's Services
|
| 2007
|
OUT IS OK Line launched in partnership with Calgary Outlink
|
All Distress Centre services are free of charge to the public.
Donations are gratefully accepted.