Posts By: Crisis Centre

By Fergus Allen You are walking along a dusty path when you come across a large hole in the ground, so deep you can’t see the bottom. Staring into the void beneath your feet, you hear something. Faint at first, ever so faint, but as you strain your ears, it begins to take shape. A […]

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. […]