World Suicide Prevention Day – We need to talk about youth and suicide
DCadmin2023-09-08T23:08:46+00:00World 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 disruptive and isolating onset of the pandemic, [...]
Taking PRIDE in your mental health
DCadmin2023-09-03T06:29:35+00:00Taking 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 the people who love [...]
Summer Self-Care
Abbi2023-07-24T23:39:53+00:00Summer 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 health is self-care. When you practice meaningful self-care, you can avoid burnout, reduce anxiety, improve your mood, and ensure you have the mental [...]
SORCe celebrates it’s 10 year anniversary!
DCadmin2023-07-07T22:58:30+00:00SORCe 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 been at SORCe serving Calgary’s most [...]
Reflecting on the ten year anniversary of the Alberta floods
DCadmin2023-06-22T18:52:31+00:00Reflecting 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 the Alberta floods, which included major flooding in Calgary, High River and the surrounding communities. More than 100,000 people were impacted with many losing [...]
Listen Up Calgary 2023
DCadmin2023-06-21T17:14:28+00:00Listen Up Calgary In support of Distress Centre Calgary That's right folks, Listen Up Calgary presented by X92.9 is back again for 2023! We are so grateful to be selected again as the benefitting charity, and we can’t wait for the awesome bash they’ll throw to support Calgarians’ mental wellbeing. C’mon down to [...]
Get to Know Distress Centre’s CEO, Robyn Romano
Abbi2023-05-25T22:50:38+00:00Get 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 [...]
2022 Annual Report
DCadmin2023-05-17T22:43:19+00:002022 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 [...]
Resources for someone experiencing suicidal thoughts
Abbi2023-05-17T22:43:19+00:00Resources 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 [...]
