ABOUT DISTRESS CENTRES OF GREATER TORONTO

Since 1967, Distress Centres of Greater Toronto has provided 24-hour support, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to individuals in our community at risk and their most vulnerable. We are Canada’s oldest volunteer delivered crisis, emotional support and suicide prevention + intervention + postvention service agency. Our crisis and emotional distress services are available via hotline (in 8 languages) and text. We also offer face-to-face individual as well as group support and counselling to those who have lost a loved one to suicide or homicide and are navigating the aftermath. In addition, we support isolated seniors with social calls and medical reminders. Distress Centres of Greater Toronto continues to expand, and our program participants & call volume increases each year. In 2020 we recorded over 175,000 helping interactions in our community.