Posts By: Crisis Centre

Heat and the threat of wildfires are causing British Columbians increased anxiety and worry, leading to more calls being made to 1-800-SUICIDE and the province-wide mental health support line, 310-6789. “Calls to the mental health crisis line and suicide intervention line increase during heatwaves,” says Asha Croggon of the BC Crisis Line Network. “We saw […]

Vancouver, BC – Today’s release of the Report on the Budget 2023 Consultation by the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Service marked a decisive step taken by the Provincial Government toward an improved crisis response system for British Columbians.  The Committee made several crucial recommendations with regards to crisis response, including all three […]

Vancouver, BC – Crisis lines across British Columbia continued to provide life-saving crisis support and suicide intervention during the recent Rogers and Fido  service outage, ensuring British Columbians with access to a phone had mental health crisis support. “We are proud to work as a network of crisis lines across British Columbia,” states Tabitha Geraghty […]

Media Release July 5, 2022 92% of British Columbians want 9-1-1 to refer mental health calls to crisis lines   Vancouver, BC – Are we sending the right people into crisis situations when crisis hits? News stories highlight long waits for police and ambulance response alongside stories of over-response by police to mental health crisis. […]

By Scott Mason My name is Scott, and I am a communications volunteer at the Centre. In March and April, I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to make a video for the Crisis Centre. The topic was suicide bereavement.  To be honest, I don’t work in the health field or in social […]