Responder - 988 Hub

CAMH is the lead for the coordination and administration of 9-8-8, the new national three-digit number for suicide prevention in Canada, that launched on November 30, 2023. 9-8-8 is Canada’s official three-digit national helpline for suicide prevention and emotional distress. This ground-breaking service is available 24/7/365 and accessible to everyone from coast to coast to coast.
The 9-8-8 National Hub plays a pivotal role in providing front-line service for the 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline. The 9-8-8 National Hub provides 24/7 service via phone and text modalities.
The 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline is currently seeking sixteen (16) full-time, permanent Responders. The Responder role supports the National Hub within 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline and provides crisis intervention support to individuals reaching out. Responders use an intervention model with core components that include actively engaging with callers and texters, listening to understand their experience, conducting suicide risk and strengths assessments, instilling hope and exploring reasons for living, collaborative problem solving and safety planning and connecting to other resources and services if required.
Originally posted on Himalayas