Posts By: Crisis Centre

The BC Crisis Line Network, comprised of 10 local crisis centres from around BC, answer calls to 1-800-SUICIDE, 310-6789 Mental Health, and regional distress lines. We collectively have 515 years of experience providing crisis line services in BC communities We provide lifesaving crisis de-escalation services, suicide risk assessment, and strengths-based collaborative safety planning and follow-up […]

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 […]