Administrative Staff
Elizabeth Newcombe
Executive Director, Vancouver Island Crisis Society (since 1992)
- Treasurer and Past President, Crisis Line Association of BC (CLABC)
- Former Board Member, Crisis Services Canada, Canada Suicide Prevention Service
elizabeth[at]vicrisis.ca
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Lyndsay Wells
Community Education Program Coordinator
Facilitator:
- Suicide Bereavement Support
- 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) for Grades 8 to 12
- COPE Elementary School Training (Communication, Options, Perspective, Enjoy Life) for Grades 5 to 7
- Speak Out Reach Out Help Out for Grades 5 to 12
- Customized training workshops
- Regional Consultation and Workshops regarding 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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Heather Owen
Community Education Trainer (Casual)
Facilitator:
- Suicide Bereavement Support
- Master Trainer, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Registered Trainer, safeTALK: suicide alertness training
- Crisis Intervention Skills Training (CIST) and other workshops developed by the Crisis Society
- School Programs
Shawna Gibbs
Community Education Trainer (Casual)
- Trainer, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Kim Bayliss
Crisis Line Services Manager
kimb[at]vicrisis.ca
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Kirsty Fritz
Crisis Line Training Coordinator
- Trainer, Crisis Line Volunteering
kirstyf[at]vicrisis.ca
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Sherry James
Coordinator of Volunteers/Trainer
- Trainer, Crisis Line Volunteering
sherryj[at]vicrisis.ca
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Rene Jones
Administrative Assistant
rene[at]vicrisis.ca
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Emily Post
Community Awareness Coordinator
Facilitator:
- Suicide Bereavement Support
- Crisis Intervention Skills Training (CIST)
- School Programs
emilyp[at]vicrisis.ca
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Joanne Hogan
Office and Promotions Administrator
joanneh[at]vicrisis.ca
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