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50 Stories Part 19: Know When to Fold ‘Em – The Gambling Line
May 19, 2020In January of 1994, AADAC added a province-wide Gambling Line to their services. The government had ...
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Donor Spotlight: Simryn and Praveen Thind
May 14, 2020Guest Post: Simryn Thind Mental health is often a topic that is neglected or not prioritized, when i...
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2019 Report to the Community
May 13, 2020Every second counts when you’re in crisis. That’s why we’re always here to listen....
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50 Stories Part 18: High Hopes – The Youth Drug Line
May 12, 2020With its roots as a Drug Information Centre, Distress Centre has always had addiction support as a m...
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Distress Centre Calgary sees spike in crisis contacts due to COVID-19
May 6, 2020CALGARY – Distress Centre Calgary is reporting a rising number of crisis contacts related to...
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50 Stories Part 17: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary
May 5, 2020Happy Anniversary! Twenty years after its beginnings as the Drug Information Centre, Calgary Mayor A...
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Q1 Update from our Executive Director, Jerilyn Dressler
May 4, 2020See this update as a video! This is not the quarterly update I planned on writing. When I thought of...
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How does Distress Centre manage a fully remote contact centre?
April 30, 2020Image: Dakota Douglas, Crisis Team Lead, working remotely from home. As the severity of the COVID-19...
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50 Stories Part 16: More Than a Warm Heart: Counselling in the 80s
April 28, 2020Counselling continued to be a key aspect of the Distress Centre/Drug Centre services. At the 10th an...
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April 24 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 24, 2020Our office remains closed but all of our services are still available by phone or online, including ...
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