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By Fergus Allen The Crisis Centre of BC has been offering youth programming in schools across the province for over 20 years. In 2020, we were approached by three students to partner on a peer-led model for mental health promotion. Their proposal was so impressive, we just couldn’t turn them down. As a result, we’ve […]

The Crisis Centre of BC is pleased to offer a free webinar to share practical, science-based information about how to build resilience as an empathic or highly sensitive individual. Ensure that you have a strong start to 2022 by increasing your knowledge around being empathic or highly sensitive, and practice proven techniques for fostering balance, […]

By Stacy Ashton  In the early days, crisis lines were a one-way affair: you’re in crisis, you call us. Every crisis call was seen as its own unique event. Sometimes that’s how a crisis works, but there are also crises that unfold over days, weeks, or even months. Often a crisis is a gridlock of […]

By Oliver Lum with files from Monika Wodzianek We experienced many natural disasters in British Columbia in 2021, and predictions about the future seem to indicate more will come our way. Whether you are struggling with issues concerning your mental health or have been affected by flooding and wildfires, crisis lines across BC are available […]

By Stacy Ashton  Two things we know for sure: To those going through them, the past is full of events — wars, flu epidemics, economic depressions — that seemed like they were going to last forever. All events eventually become history. How do we react while we wait for current events to become history? A […]