Your donation helps us to answer every call that comes through
Each and every year, the Distress Centre of Ottawa & Region relies on the community it serves to maintain a high-quality service for people who are in distress or crisis. These are people with kind hearts who want to help others in need, former clients who have lived through challenging times and understand the value of the work we do, businesses and corporations who want to better the quality of life in their community, and foundations that create opportunities for communities to thrive. We could not operate without their compassion and tremendous generosity. Our donors simply love to give to our services because they believe in what we do.
Your Donation Funds Critical Mental Health Services Such As:
24/7 Distress Line
In operation since 1969, the Ottawa Distress Line is an all-encompassing telephone service for English-speaking clients to talk about any issue that disturbs their well-being or ability to cope.
Emergency Support Line
This new service allows Paramedic Communications Officers to contact Distress Centre Responders to provide emotional support and stabilization for patients exhibiting suicidal behaviour and are waiting for the Paramedics to arrive on the scene.
24/7 Crisis Line
Crisis Line Responders offer crisis defusion, psychological stabilization, emotional support, problem solving, social maintenance, information and referrals to pertinent community resources which may be helpful to the patient following their discharge from the hospital (including the Mental Health Crisis Line) to patients.
Wellness Check Services
The goal of the Wellness Check Services is to connect with patients who were recently discharged from a hospital or who presented at an Emergency Department for a mental health concern to ensure that they are functioning well following discharge.
Most importantly, when you donate to the Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region, you are contributing to public awareness on mental health issues and access to support. Through your donation, you help to prevent crisis & suicide.
