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World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10, 2010

alexis — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:48:04 +0000

In collaboration with several community partners, the Crisis Centre is organizing a commemorative event on World Suicide Prevention Day at noon on Friday September 10, 2010 outside of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Every year in BC almost 500 people die by suicide – for each of those people, there are families and communities who survive them. On September 10 people around the world gather to remember loved ones who have died by suicide, to demonstrate support and compassion for families, friends and communities whose lives are touched by suicide, and to renew our commitment to learning more about suicide prevention, intervention and postvention so we can act effectively to reduce the incidence and impact of a devastating and often preventable tragedy.

Annual General Meeting – May 6, 2010

alexis — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:53:08 +0000

The 41^st Annual General Meeting of the Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of B.C. (Crisis Centre) will be held on Thursday, May 6^th 2010 at 6:00 pm at the Crisis Centre business office, located at 763 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC.

We are pleased to announce that Inspector Bob Usui will present an overview/summary of the first year of the Lion’s Gate Bridge Suicide Prevention project. Bob is currently the Crisis Response Coordinator at Vancouver Police Department and has been a front line Distress Services Crisis Centre volunteer 2002-2003 and Board President 2004-2006.

The following existing Board members have let their names stand for 2010-2011: Joanne Waxman, David Elder, Hilda Green, Mike Giannelli, Jodi Moss, Morgan Gough, Danae Slater, Constantine Hatzipanayis. Four new members have offered to join the Board slate for 2010-2011: Lani Ng, Keith Cameron, Dr. Shelley Hymel, and Louise Kozier.

A summary of the Two Year Rolling Plan, the 40^th Annual Report and audited financial statements will be available at the AGM.

Please call Tamara or Carol at 604-872-1811 to R.S.V.P.

Light refreshments will be available at 5:30 pm

Suicide PIP Report Released

alexis — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:53:44 +0000

The summary report and full report of the Suicide Prevention Intervention and Postvention (PIP) Initiative for BC are now available and can be viewed online.

The Suicide PIP Initiative for BC was hosted by the Crisis Centre. It will be a key resource and planning tool for strategic and program planning. Research evidence, practice evidence and stakeholder engagement were used to determine six priority areas in addressing suicide and how they might be applied in local, regional and provincial contexts.

The project was funded by BC Mental Health and Addictions Services (an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority); the BC Ministry for Children and Family Development; and the Fraser Health Authority.

Crisis Centre named recipient of Donner Award for Excellence

alexis — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:58:37 +0000

The Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC (Crisis Centre) has been named the winner of the Donner Canadian Foundation Award for Excellence in the Delivery of Education. The Crisis Centre was awarded $5,000 as the top organization in the Education category, and will compete with the six other category winners for the $20,000 William H. Donner Award for Excellence and the $5,000 Peter F. Drucker Award for non-profit management, both of which will be presented in Toronto on October 16, 2009.

The award recognizes the Crisis Centre’s community education program that delivers workshops on stress management and suicide prevention to high school students throughout the Lower Mainland and Sea-to-Sky Corridor. Since 1986, volunteers have facilitated over 8,300 classroom workshops to 210,000 teens and school personnel giving them the tools to help themselves and others deal with crisis.

At the heart of the Crisis Centre’s comprehensive suicide prevention program is a DVD called Choices2: Reaching Out (www.choices2.com), recently approved as one of the main teaching tools in the American Association of Suicidology’s safe schools program in the United States.

“We are proud and thankful to be recognized by the Donner Foundation”, says Ian Ross, Executive Director of the Crisis Centre. “This award recognizes the work we do and the importance of creating innovative tools and approaches that are relevant to individuals in crisis.”

The Donner Canadian Foundation Awards for Excellence in the Delivery of Social Services (Donner Awards) are Canada’s largest recognition program for non-profit social service agencies. They recognize and encourage best practices in non-profit management and aim to increase public confidence and support for Canada’s non-profit sector.

The Crisis Centre has been a Donner Award finalist for the past eight years, winning the award for Excellence in the Delivery of Crisis Intervention in 2003 and in 2005.

Annual General Meeting (AGM)

alexis — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:14:34 +0000

The 40th Annual General Meeting of the Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 6:00pm at the Crisis Centre business office, located at 763 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC.

The following existing Board members have let their names stand for 2009-2010: David Elder, Mike Giannelli, Morgan Gough, Hilda Green, Constantine Hatzipinayis, Jodi Moss, Natalee Popadiuk, Danae Slater, Doug Soo, Bruce Stewart, Joanne Waxman, and Deborah Williams-Walshe.

At this AGM Crisis Centre members will consider a Special Resolution to amend the existing Bylaw: Part 5 – Directors and Officers 30 (4)

A director is eligible for nomination and re-election at the end of his or her term, provided that no director except the president of the society may serve as a director for more than seven years (excluding any time served by a director in the capacity of past president).

Change to:
A director is eligible for nomination and re-election at the end of his or her term, provided that no director except the 1st and 2nd vice-presidents and president of the society, may serve as a director for more than seven years.

The 39th Annual Report and audited financial statements will be available at the AGM.

Please call Tamara or Carol at 604-872-1811 to RSVP.

Light refreshments will be available at 5:30pm.

Thank you for your support! We hope to see you at the AGM.