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Suicide Prevention as Harm Reduction: Crisis Centre of BC Presentation to the Special Committee on Health

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On July 6th, 2022 Stacy Ashton, executive director of the Crisis Centre of BC, presented to the BC Select Standing Committee on Health on the topic of effective strategies to address the toxic drug crisis.  The Select Standing Committee on Health is a non-partisan group of MLAs tasked with examining the Province’s urgent and ongoing […]

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92% of British Columbians want 9-1-1 to refer mental health calls to crisis lines – Media Release

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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. […]

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Crisis lines present recommendations at the Budget 2023 Consultation

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On Friday, June 17th, Stacy Ashton, Executive Director of the Crisis Centre of BC in Vancouver presented recommendations for improving British Columbia’s crisis care response system at the Budget 2023 Consultation Public Hearing. Ashton presented as part of the BC Crisis Line Network, which is the network of crisis centres located across the Province of […]

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