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Introducing David Granirer: This year’s headliner for our Lend An Ear Breakfast
“If you give someone with a mental illness something they really want to do, they will make it happen.” Distress Centre is thrilled to welcome [...]
For World Suicide Prevention Day: 19% of Distress Centre’s online contacts are suicide related
Last year Distress Centre Calgary responded to 113,975 calls, emails, chats, texts and counselling requests from people in distress. From January 1st to July 31st, [...]
ConnecTeen launches new refreshed brand – just in time for back-to-school
The teen years are a stressful and challenging time. Teens deal with a lot. They have heavy school workloads and many work part-time jobs or [...]
Finding Jasper
18-year-old Jasper has conquered more boundaries in one year than he ever thought was possible. Jasper arrived at Distress Centre Calgary in May 2017, as [...]
Volunteering led Carol to finding her true passion
Carol Markusse, a successful business professional, was enjoying life with her husband and two children. Carol thought she had it all. She had obtained her [...]
Meet Jerilyn Dressler, our new Executive Director
On June 1st, 2017, we introduced Jerilyn Dressler as our new Executive Director at Distress Centre. Jerilyn grew up in a small community in Saskatchewan [...]
Ian’s Story
Ian* lost his job in early 2016 and has been unable to secure long-term employment since then. Adding to the stress of not being able [...]
Goodbye from Joan Roy, after 25 years at Distress Centre
The time has come for me to say goodbye to Distress Centre and to all the great folks I’ve had the opportunity to work with [...]
13 reasons why you should contact Distress Centre Calgary
The title of this article likely sounds familiar to you because the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, adapted from Jay Asher’s novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, [...]
After 25 years, Distress Centre bids a fond farewell to Joan Roy
On June 1st, the staff, volunteers and board at Distress Centre Calgary will bid a fond farewell to Executive Director, Joan Roy, as she begins [...]
211 provided critical information to Fort McMurray Evacuees
No one can predict when a disaster like the Wood Buffalo/Fort McMurray wildfires may occur- nor the emotional trauma and devastation that is left in [...]
Q&A with Nexen employee and crisis line volunteer, Shane Stronach
Crisis line volunteer, Shane Stronach, at the Nexen booth in our contact centre. Shane Stronach had been looking for a long-term volunteer opportunity for a [...]
My journey from crisis line volunteer to registered psychologist
Jeremy Luk, alumni Distress Centre volunteer and registered psychologist. Photo by @rockywanders Growing up, I was always a curious child who was fascinated by the [...]
ConnecTeen and the Calgary Hitmen Celebrate 8 Year Partnership
ConnecTeen staff with Youth Central volunteers at the CT booth. On Sunday, March 12, 2017, the Calgary Hitmen faced off against the Edmonton Oil Kings [...]
What it’s like to volunteer at ConnecTeen, Distress Centre’s teen crisis line
ConnecTeen volunteer, Grace Yoon, at the CT booth in our Contact Centre. Photo by Claris Kabasu. ConnecTeen, a program of Distress Centre, provides confidential, non-judgemental [...]
5 steps to help someone who is having suicidal thoughts
5 steps to help someone who is having suicidal thoughts In recent years there has been a push to normalize talking about mental health [...]
Husband and wife team up to raise thousands for Distress Centre
Rich Paxton met his wife-to-be, Lauren, when he was playing a show in London, England and had to stay in a different hostel [...]
Thank you for your support in 2016
From left to right: Catherine Bell, Presenting Sponsor of our Speaker, Big Daddy Tazz, Jerilyn Dressler, Director of Operations at DC, Joan Roy, Executive Director [...]
Distress Centre honours Michelle Wickerson
Michelle and her husband Peter Rowbotham at our 2015 Christmas Party. When Michelle Wickerson came in to interview for a position at Distress Centre (DC), [...]
Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association and Distress Centre partnership a ‘win-win’
Gulya Taubaldieva, Fitore Bajraktari and Sarah Xu, all CIWA grads and now DCC staff, with crisis counsellor Edwin Morales (back) helping out at our Lend [...]
