Telecare Distress Centre of Peterborough

About Telecare Peterborough

We are... one of 8 Telecare crisis centres in operation in Canada, waiting to take calls from people in need of someone to listen to them affiliated with Telecare Canada and Life Line International
Our aims are... to listen to those in need to offer the distressed, the lonely and the despairing immediate contact by telephone with someone who cares to give callers renewed courage to live and to cope with personal problems.
Our methods... Telecare Peterborough is available night and day, 24/7. We listen with care and understanding. We respect the anonymity of callers and offer confidentiality to all. We do not judge our callers or their circumstances We refer callers to community agencies for further assistance We are a friend on the telephone in a time of need
Our history... Telecare Distress Center of Peterborough Inc. (Telecare Peterborough) has been in operation for over 25 years. There has been someone on the phone at Telecare Peterborough for 24 hours a day seven days a week without interruption since 1977. The Telecare model for a crisis intervention telephone ministry originated in Sydney, Australia in 1963. The Rev. Alan Walker of Sydney's Central Methodist Mission saw a need for such a service and founded the "Life Line". The LifeLine centre in Sydney was opened on March 16, 1963, after more than a year of preparation, with the city-wide announcement that "help is as close as the telephone". The first LifeLine related service in Canada was founded in Sudbury, Ontario on October 4, 1965, by the Rev. D. Bruce MacDougall of St. Peter's United Church. This service is now Telecare Distress Centres of Canada.
Telecare is a member agency of the Peterborough and District United Way. Telecare Distress Centres of Canada Inc. is a charitable organization. All gifts are tax-deductible. Registered Charity Number 0383588-09-13

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Telecare Peterborough, P O BOX 1535, Peterborough, Ont., K9J 7H7 info@telecarepeterborough.org