Every February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month with events and festivities that honour the legacy of Black...
Distress and Crisis Ontario
The Clyde Mental Health and Addictions Awareness Project
In remembrance and honour of Clyde, Distress and Crisis Ontario have created the Clyde Mental Health and Addictions Awareness Project...
SOV Webinar: Holiday Check-in
Please click here to see the notes from our December 2021 SOV Webinar where we did a holiday check-in and discussed vaccine mandates and...
SOV Webinar: Supporting Parents
Please click here to view the webinar notes from our October 2021 SOV webinar on supporting parents, with an emphasis on support for...
Learning Opportunities
Christina Hennelly, Intimate Partner Violence Specialist at the Brain Injury Association of Waterloo Wellington, and friend of Distress...
World Suicide Prevention Day 2021
On Friday September 10th, 2021, we hosted a livestream on Facebook to honour World Suicide Prevention Day. World Suicide Prevention Day,...
SOV Webinar: Art Therapy for Grief due to Suicide Loss
Please click here to access the notes from our September 2021 SOV webinar, presented by Marilyn Clarke, on how art therapy can be used to...
SOV Webinar: Supporting Suicidal Callers Webinar
On August 18, 2021 our Spirit of Volunteerism Committee hosted a webinar on the topic of supporting callers who are struggling with...
SOV Webinar: Ending Difficult Calls
In July, 2021, we held a webinar for volunteers and staff from across our membership, hosted by our Spirit of Volunteerism Committee. We...
Volunteering Opportunity at Victim Services of Peel
Crisis Responders provide immediate practical and emotional telephone support to people who have been victimized by crime or tragic...
Mourning the 715 Unmarked Graves Found at Marieval Indian Residential School
Cowessess First Nation has shared that it has found 751 unmarked graves on the grounds of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in...
Dealing With Difficult Callers Summary
In November 2020, we held a webinar to discuss the increasing problem of difficult callers. There was some great discussion between...