Distress Centre
Women's Resource Database
Distress Centre
Telephone: 403-266-1605 (24-hour crisis line)
Email: info@distresscentre.ab.ca
Address:
Suite 300, 1010 8 Ave SW
Calgary, AB T2P 1J2
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About:
The Distress Centre is Calgary’s leader in crisis support, information and referral services. They provide support for addictions and crisis intervention. Counselling is free, short-term, and delivered by registered social workers that are on-site. They hold information and preventative sessions (mostly for teens). Over the phone crisis response is available in over 100 languages through third-party interpretation.
Services:
- Professional counselling
- Public Education
- Crisis Lines
Info and referral: 211
24 Hour Help Lines:
- Main: 403-266-Help (403-266-4357)
- Teen Line: 403-264-Teen (403-264-8336)
- Suicide Prevention: 1-800-Suicide (1-800-784-2433)
- Family Violence Info Line: 403-310-1818