CLABC

Crisis Line Association of British Columbia

Northern B.C.

 

Crisis Prevention, Intervention & Information Centre for Northern B.C. (Prince George)

Provides:

Þ 24/7 crisis line service including: emotional support, crisis and suicide intervention, prevention and postvention, information and referral

Þ Provides 24/7 support to the 1-800-SUICIDE service across the province

Þ Public and professional training in communication skills, crisis management, suicide intervention to professionals, in schools and the broader community

 

Area Served:

Þ Serves Northern BC from Quesnel, north to the Yukon border

 

Crisis Line Numbers:

24/7 Crisis Line:

250-563-1214 or 1-888-562-1214

 

Youth Line (4-11pm)

250-564-8336 or 1-888-564-8336

 

Relevant Statistics:

Þ 40 years of service

Þ Supports a population of over 250,000 people

Þ Provided over 6,800 calls in 2009

 

Accreditation:

Þ AAS Accreditation

Þ Accredited ASIST trainers

 

Business Contact:

Verna MacLeod, Executive Director

(P) 250-564-5736

(F) 250-563-0815

(E) pgcrisiscentre@telus.net

(W) www.northernbccrisissuicide.ca