Administrative Staff
Elizabeth Newcombe
Executive Director, Vancouver Island Crisis Society (since 1992)
- Treasurer and Past President, Crisis Line Association of BC (CLABC)
- Member, National Suicide Prevention Service Steering Committee
elizabeth[at]vicrisis.ca
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Lyndsay Wells
Public Education Program Coordinator
Facilitator:
- Master Trainer, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Crisis Intervention Skills Training (CIST)
- GRASP High School Training (Growth, Resiliency, Acknowledgement, Suicide Awareness, Prevention and Planning)
- Speak Out Reach Out Help Out for Grades 5 to 12
- Customized training workshops
- Regional Support for Suicide Bereavement Support
Published in International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies (Vol. 5, No. 1 - 2014): Connection and Relational Engagement in a Youth Suicide Prevention Program
lyndsay[at]vicrisis.ca
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Karen VanderSluis
Crisis Line Training Coordinator
- Trainer, Crisis Line Volunteering
- Master Trainer, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Member of Technical Working Group, National Suicide Prevention Service Steering Committee
karen[at]vicrisis.ca
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Debbi Mahaffy
Crisis Line Services Manager / Trainer
- Trainer, Crisis Line Volunteering
- Master Trainer, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
debbi[at]vicrisis.ca
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Heather Owen
Promotions & Community Relations Coordinator
Facilitator:
- Master Trainer, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Registered Trainer, safeTALK: suicide alertness training
- Crisis Intervention Skills Training (CIST)
- GRASP High School Training (Growth, Resiliency, Acknowledgement, Suicide Awareness, Prevention and Planning)
- Speak Out Reach Out Help Out for Grades 6 to 12
- Customized training workshops
- Regional Support for Suicide Bereavement Support
Presents information sessions to communities about the Vancouver Island Crisis Society, Crisis Line, Crisis Chat, and Crisis Text
heather[at]vicrisis.ca
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Lucie Cermakova
Crisis Line Coordinator of Volunteers
- Presentations in community about Crisis Line volunteering
- Trainer, safeTALK: suicide alertness training
luciec[at]vicrisis.ca
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Kristina Reynolds
Administrative Assistant
- Community Resource Database updates
kristina[at]vicrisis.ca
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Matt Dunae
Community Education Trainer
- GRASP High School Training (Growth, Resiliency, Acknowledgement, Suicide Awareness, Prevention and Planning)
- Speak Out Reach Out Help Out for Grades 5 to 12
- Crisis Intervention Skills Training (CIST)
mattd[at]vicrisis.ca
Shawna Gibbs
- Trainer, Crisis Line Volunteering
shawna[at]vicrisis.ca
Joanne Hogan
Office and Website Manager
joanneh[at]vicrisis.ca
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