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Distress Centres
Distress Centres (DCs) across Ontario offer instant support and a variety of services to their communities. At a DC you can find a listening ear for anyone who is feeling lonely, depressed, suicidal, or struggling otherwise. Most centres operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and include Suicide Survivor programs, support services for youth, telephone call-out programs for seniors and other vulnerable populations, mental health crisis lines, and more.
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Mental health campaigns alone can’t reduce suicide rates, advocates say
A recent study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry found mental health awareness campaigns have not decreased the rate of suicide in Ontario. The study, led by Dr. Mark Sinyor of the Sunnybrook Research Institute and published on Feb. 10, looked at...
Volunteer Committee
We will be holding our first virtual meeting as a Volunteer Committee this January 2021 in order to explore new ways to better support volunteers within our member DCs. We will be discussing volunteer burnout and self-care from a structural standpoint and hope to...
Bell Let’s Talk Day and Self-Care
Bell Let's Talk Day is on January 28th this year, and we would like to hear from you all about your self-care practices. Do you take time for yourself regularly? Or is it a challenge to practice self-care? How do you wind down after a long day? Take our survey here...
How to reach our administrative staff:
If you are in distress or crisis and need immediate support, please call one of the Distress Centres or Crisis Lines listed in the GET HELP section of this website or, for help finding other mental health service providers, look at our LINKS section. Distress and Crisis Ontario itself is an administrative organization and does not provide telephone listening or referrals!
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416-486-2242
PO Box 38038 King St North,
Waterloo, ON
N2J 4T9