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World Suicide Prevention Day – We need to talk about youth and suicide
World Suicide Prevention Day – We need to talk about youth and suicide September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. Young people face [...]
Taking PRIDE in your mental health
Taking PRIDE in your mental health While we’ve seen much progress for 2SLGBTQ+ rights and general attitudes toward the queer community in the [...]
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 [...]
SORCe celebrates it’s 10 year anniversary!
SORCe celebrates it’s 10 year anniversary! SORCe is ten years old! SORCe (Safe Communities Opportunity and Resource Centre) opened its doors on June [...]
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 [...]
Listen Up Calgary 2023
Listen Up Calgary In support of Distress Centre Calgary That's right folks, Listen Up Calgary presented by X92.9 is back again for 2023! [...]
Get to Know Distress Centre’s CEO, Robyn Romano
Get to Know Distress Centre's CEO, Robyn Romano Watch: Please note that answers have been edited for clarity and length. Q: [...]
2022 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report - Distress Centre Calgary In our society, people talk about mental health more than ever. But [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Q1 Update with Robyn Romano, Distress Centre’s CEO
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, [...]
Volunteer Spotlight: Aaron
Volunteer Spotlight: Aaron Aaron has always been the supportive and empathetic ear that his friends and family turn to during difficult times. It’s [...]
Volunteerism and volunteer appreciation with Robyn and Aisha
Volunteerism and volunteer appreciation with Robyn and Aisha Distress Centre Calgary CEO, Robyn, and Aisha, Crisis Line Volunteer, reflect on and thank Distress Centre [...]
Spring Self-Care: Coping with spring depression
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 [...]
Q&A with Robyn Romano, Distress Centre’s CEO
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 [...]
Three lessons from the 2022 AIRS Conference in Baltimore
Three lessons from the 2022 AIRS Conference in Baltimore Guest Post: Nadiya Hasan, 211 Community Resource Specialist and Contact Centre Coordinator at Distress [...]
Drive for Distress Charity Golf Tournament
Drive for Distress Charity Golf Tournament [...]
February 11th is 211 Day – 211 Calgary
February 11th is 211 Day! We’re excited to celebrate 211 Day on February 11th! Across North America, this is a special day (2/11) [...]
Creating a safety plan for suicidal thoughts and self-harm
Jump to guide and templates. At Distress Centre, we create safety plans with our service users every day. A safety plan can be an effective [...]
