About Us
Our Mission: The Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC (Crisis Centre) is a non-profit, volunteer organization committed to helping people help themselves and others deal with crisis.
The Crisis Centre has been providing emotional support to youth, adults and seniors in distress since 1969. As a safe place to turn when there seems to be no hope, the Crisis Centre is operated by 290+ front line volunteers and a small team of professional staff who support and empower individuals to see their own strengths and options, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
In 2008, the Crisis Centre impacted more than 50,000 lives across BC through its three core programs:
Operating four regional crisis lines and two 1-800-SUICIDE lines which are connected to a network of crisis lines across BC.
Online service where BC youth can connect live, one-on-one with a crisis chat volunteer, obtain email support from professional staff, locate timely and accurate information on different issues, and connect to referral services in their own community.
Delivers more than 400 youth suicide prevention and stress management workshops to teens in grades 8 to 12 throughout the Lower Mainland and Sea-to-Sky corridor each year.
The Crisis Centre also provides Professional Development workshops to a broad range of organizations across BC.
The Crisis Centre serves the communities of Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, the Sea-to-Sky Corridor (Squamish, Whistler & Pemberton), the Sunshine Coast and Powell River. Toll-free access is provided to the Sea-to-Sky Corridor and the Sunshine Coast. Services are also provided province-wide through YouthInBC.com (the web-based hotline for youth in distress) and 1-800-Suicide (operated in participation with the Distress Line Network of BC).