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Get to Know Distress Centre’s CEO, Robyn Romano

2023-05-25T22:50:38+00:00

Get to Know Distress Centre's CEO, Robyn Romano Watch: Please note that answers have been edited for clarity and length. Q: What was your journey to becoming CEO like? How did you get started? Robyn: I've actually been at Distress Centre for about 15 years. I came as a social [...]

Get to Know Distress Centre’s CEO, Robyn Romano2023-05-25T22:50:38+00:00

2022 Annual Report

2023-05-17T22:43:19+00:00

2022 Annual Report - Distress Centre Calgary In our society, people talk about mental health more than ever. But suicide is often kept quiet – and it’s costing lives. If you or someone in your life have thoughts about suicide, please talk about it. And know that Distress Centre [...]

2022 Annual Report2023-05-17T22:43:19+00:00

Resources for someone experiencing suicidal thoughts

2023-05-17T22:43:19+00:00

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 2022 Annual Report, we wanted to emphasize the importance of talking about suicide, like we do every day at [...]

Resources for someone experiencing suicidal thoughts2023-05-17T22:43:19+00:00

Crisis Counsellor Guest Post: How does Distress Centre support mental health?

2023-05-17T22:43:32+00:00

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 Distress Centre for many years in a variety of roles, occasionally I have heard that we do not “do” mental health, instead we [...]

Crisis Counsellor Guest Post: How does Distress Centre support mental health?2023-05-17T22:43:32+00:00

Q1 Update with Robyn Romano, Distress Centre’s CEO

2023-05-17T22:43:51+00:00

Q1 Update with Robyn Romano, Distress Centre's CEO 2023 has had a lot in store for Distress Centre. Join Robyn Romano, Distress Centre CEO, and Aisha Sheikh, Crisis Line Volunteer, to learn about exciting updates, events and more in our Q1 update. Watch: Please note that answers have been edited for clarity [...]

Q1 Update with Robyn Romano, Distress Centre’s CEO2023-05-17T22:43:51+00:00

Volunteer Spotlight: Aaron

2023-04-19T19:06:19+00:00

Volunteer Spotlight: Aaron Aaron has always been the supportive and empathetic ear that his friends and family turn to during difficult times. It’s part of the reason why he decided to pursue education and a career in counselling. Wanting to receive front-line experience in talking to and helping others, he signed up to [...]

Volunteer Spotlight: Aaron2023-04-19T19:06:19+00:00

Volunteerism and volunteer appreciation with Robyn and Aisha

2023-05-17T22:43:40+00:00

Volunteerism and volunteer appreciation with Robyn and Aisha Distress Centre Calgary CEO, Robyn, and Aisha, Crisis Line Volunteer, reflect on and thank Distress Centre Calgary’s selfless volunteers for their positive impact on the community. Watch: Please note that answers have been edited for clarity and length. Aisha: Good afternoon, everyone. My name [...]

Volunteerism and volunteer appreciation with Robyn and Aisha2023-05-17T22:43:40+00:00

Spring Self-Care: Coping with spring depression

2023-04-15T20:30:04+00:00

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 to feel a bit down. This can especially affect those who may already struggle with mental health. What is less common to hear [...]

Spring Self-Care: Coping with spring depression2023-04-15T20:30:04+00:00

Q&A with Robyn Romano, Distress Centre’s CEO

2023-04-15T20:30:04+00:00

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 our CEO, Robyn Romano, to reflect on 2022 and talk about some of the exciting initiatives DC has planned for this year.Let’s get started!Watch [...]

Q&A with Robyn Romano, Distress Centre’s CEO2023-04-15T20:30:04+00:00

Three lessons from the 2022 AIRS Conference in Baltimore

2023-04-15T20:30:04+00:00

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 conference in Baltimore, Maryland in October 2022. AIRS (The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems) is the professional membership association for community Information [...]

Three lessons from the 2022 AIRS Conference in Baltimore2023-04-15T20:30:04+00:00
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