web02.fireside.fm Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:38:24 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://dcontario.fireside.fm/tags/accessing%20emergency%20services Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0400 Here at DCO Discourse we have discussions related to mental health, addictions, and life. We aim to provide listeners with tools and resources that will help them improve their own mental health and wellness, and support their family members, loved ones, and their community at large. If you would like to provide feedback or request future topics, please use the following link: https://forms.gle/MhSNiyMm2c2xsiv8A. If you are seeking support, we encourage you to visit our website at www.dcontario.org/locations to locate your nearest member centre. af episodic Moving Forward Through Partnerships Distress and Crisis Ontario Here at DCO Discourse we have discussions related to mental health, addictions, and life. We aim to provide listeners with tools and resources that will help them improve their own mental health and wellness, and support their family members, loved ones, and their community at large. If you would like to provide feedback or request future topics, please use the following link: https://forms.gle/MhSNiyMm2c2xsiv8A. If you are seeking support, we encourage you to visit our website at www.dcontario.org/locations to locate your nearest member centre. no mental health, addictions, Ontario, resources, learning, wellness, self-help, well-being Distress and Crisis Ontario ngear@dcontario.org https://dcontario.fireside.fm/196 72b983e1-82fb-439c-a23e-bd9ef635f1b1 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0400 Distress and Crisis Ontario full 2 Distress and Crisis Ontario This week Caitlin sits down with Benni, a Director on DCO’s governing board and a police officer in York Region, to talk about when and how to access emergency services in relation to a mental health and/or substance misuse crisis. 35:20 no This week Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, has a conversation with Benni Zaiser about contacting emergency services. Benni is the newest member of DCO’s Board of Directors and is a police officer in York Region. He has provided evidence-based de-escalation, communication, counter-bias, and anti-stigma training to police officers from across Germany and he has 30 plus peer-reviewed publications and book chapters by and large on conflict management in law enforcement and related training. Together they explore when you should call 9-1-1, how to navigate the conversation, who you can call instead of emergency services, and what you can do if something goes wrong in the process. If you would like to provide feedback on this episode, past episodes, or request future content, you can do so using the following link: https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8. To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find your nearest Member centre or use the “looking for support” sidebar to chat with ONTX. ONTX can also be reached by texting “SUPPORT” to 258258. Many of our Member centres operate 24/7 and ONTX is available from 2PM – 2AM EST, daily. Thank you for listening and we hope you’ll join us again next week. Accessing Emergency Services This week Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, has a conversation with Benni Zaiser about contacting emergency services. Benni is the newest member of DCO’s Board of Directors and is a police officer in York Region. He has provided evidence-based de-escalation, communication, counter-bias, and anti-stigma training to police officers from across Germany and he has 30 plus peer-reviewed publications and book chapters by and large on conflict management in law enforcement and related training. Together they explore when you should call 9-1-1, how to navigate the conversation, who you can call instead of emergency services, and what you can do if something goes wrong in the process. If you would like to provide feedback on this episode, past episodes, or request future content, you can do so using the following link: https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8. To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find your nearest Member centre or use the “looking for support” sidebar to chat with ONTX. ONTX can also be reached by texting “SUPPORT” to 258258. Many of our Member centres operate 24/7 and ONTX is available from 2PM – 2AM EST, daily. Thank you for listening and we hope you’ll join us again next week.

]]> This week Caitlin Plant, Program Manager at Distress and Crisis Ontario, has a conversation with Benni Zaiser about contacting emergency services. Benni is the newest member of DCO’s Board of Directors and is a police officer in York Region. He has provided evidence-based de-escalation, communication, counter-bias, and anti-stigma training to police officers from across Germany and he has 30 plus peer-reviewed publications and book chapters by and large on conflict management in law enforcement and related training. Together they explore when you should call 9-1-1, how to navigate the conversation, who you can call instead of emergency services, and what you can do if something goes wrong in the process. If you would like to provide feedback on this episode, past episodes, or request future content, you can do so using the following link: https://forms.gle/o8yUPMss6wo8dP1X8. To connect with support related to this episode, or for anything else going on in your life, please visit www.dcontario.org/locations to find your nearest Member centre or use the “looking for support” sidebar to chat with ONTX. ONTX can also be reached by texting “SUPPORT” to 258258. Many of our Member centres operate 24/7 and ONTX is available from 2PM – 2AM EST, daily. Thank you for listening and we hope you’ll join us again next week.

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