Posts By: Crisis Centre

The months leading up to the end of the year can be not so jolly for many British Columbians — especially as we continue to navigate new ways of gathering and celebrating. Our mental health might be affected by it happening around us. It’s a time of year that often puts extra pressure on us, […]

Did you know that the average cost for us to answer a call made to 1800SUICIDE is roughly the same as the cost of one dinner in Metro Vancouver? One call costs the Crisis Centre of BC approximately $26.69 Every time we answer a call at the Centre, we increase the well-being of the caller […]

By Fergus Allen Much of the work the Crisis Centre of BC does is preventative in nature – the phone lines and chats, our training and courses – all work in service of helping people through challenging times and preventing as many suicides as we can.  Unfortunately, despite preventative efforts, suicides occur. Every day in […]

Mental health support and services matter — especially now as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter our daily lives. Many employees have returned to the workplace or are planning to do so soon after a long period of working remotely. Students have returned to school unsure of what the year will hold. Some people have […]

By Fergus Allen Ten years ago, Mohsen Rowshanaei was a volunteer with the Crisis Centre’s youth programming. He found the experience highly rewarding, but life, as it often does, got in the way. Other responsibilities took hold; there was a career in IT to focus on, and a passion for cooking to nurture on the […]