The Calgary Distress Centre said it has received more than 5,500 crisis contacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic since Jan.
26. The centre’s director of fund development and communication, Diane Jones Konihowski, said the majority of calls the organization has received are mainly related to isolation, anxiety and depression amid the ongoing pandemic.
Konihowski added that the centre is preparing for a bigger spike in crisis calls in the coming months. “By far, COVID-19 is generating a high level of concern with those reaching out to us, and we expect those calls to increase the longer we stay isolated and physically distanced from each other.” [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The centre’s 211