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50 Stories Part 28: Doing what you need to do – youth lines in the ’90s
50 Stories Part 28: Doing what you need to do - youth lines in the '90s Read - 50 Stories Part 27 The [...]
50 Stories Part 27: Collaborate or else – service integration in the ’90s
Image: From a newspaper in the early '90s. Read - 50 Stories Part 26 A second major focus for Distress Centre/Drug Centre leadership in the [...]
50 Stories Part 26: World’s Largest Garage Sale – Fundraising in the ’90s
Image: A musician performing at the 1993 Megathon. Read - 50 Stories Part 25 As requested by the Board, leadership began to look seriously at [...]
50 Stories Part 25: Money and Leadership – Board direction in the ’90s
Image: AADAC Chair presenting plaque to DC Board Chair, Dell Stephens in 1995. Read - 50 Stories Part 24 Funding was an ongoing issue for [...]
50 Stories Part 24: Connecting with seniors
Image: From a summer newsletter in 1996. Read - 50 Stories Part 23 Meeting the specific needs of seniors for crisis intervention became the subject [...]
June 19 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
On March 17, Distress Centre moved from operating entirely on premises to operating entirely remotely for the initial phase of its emergency operations with no [...]
50 Stories Part 23: That’s Dedication – Glenda Nyberg, Volunteer from 1983 to 2002
Image: Glenda Nyberg in her home in 2018. Read - 50 Stories Part 22 From the beginning, volunteers have been the backbone of Distress Centre’s [...]
50 Stories Part 22: Getting needs met – volunteering in the ’90s
50 Stories Part 22: Getting needs met - volunteering in the '90s Image: Volunteers at the 1994 Christmas party. Read - 50 [...]
50 Stories Part 21: Saving a life – Judy’s story
Read - 50 Stories Part 20 Client confidentiality has always been foundational to Distress Centre’s work. Occasionally callers or counselling clients choose to make their [...]
4 ways to be a better ally
All over the world, people are coming together in support of the black community and in protest of oppression, racism and police brutality. For those [...]
May 27 Update: Distress Centre’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Our office remains closed but all of our services are open and available by phone or online, including our crisis line, online chat, ConnecTeen, 211 [...]
50 Stories Part 20: You Just Felt Honoured – Counselling in the ’90s
Read - 50 Stories Part 19 Counselling and public education continued to be a significant part of the Distress Centre/Drug Centre's (DC/DC) services. Fred Burns was Clinical Supervisor, and Suzanne Rosebrugh the Drug [...]
50 Stories Part 19: Know When to Fold ‘Em – The Gambling Line
Read - 50 Stories Part 18 In January of 1994, AADAC added a province-wide Gambling Line to their services. The government had put newly available [...]
Donor Spotlight: Simryn and Praveen Thind
Guest Post: Simryn Thind Mental health is often a topic that is neglected or not prioritized, when it should in fact, be at the top [...]
2019 Report to the Community
Every second counts when you're in crisis. That's why we're always here to listen. In 2019, we received more suicide-related contacts than ever. See [...]
50 Stories Part 18: High Hopes – The Youth Drug Line
50 Stories Part 18: High Hopes - The Youth Drug Line Read - 50 Stories Part 17 With its roots as a Drug [...]
Distress Centre Calgary sees spike in crisis contacts due to COVID-19
CALGARY – Distress Centre Calgary is reporting a rising number of crisis contacts related to COVID-19, a caseload that is expected to continue growing over the coming months and even years as the pandemic, and its [...]
50 Stories Part 17: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary
Read - 50 Stories Part 16 Happy Anniversary! Twenty years after its beginnings as the Drug Information Centre, Calgary Mayor Al Duerr proclaimed Distress Centre/Drug [...]
Q1 Update from our Executive Director, Jerilyn Dressler
See this update as a video! This is not the quarterly update I planned on writing. When I thought of looking back on the first [...]
How does Distress Centre manage a fully remote contact centre?
Image: Dakota Douglas, Crisis Team Lead, working remotely from home. As the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic became undeniable in March, the Distress Centre leadership [...]