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You'll be like, amazed, at the response. c a n a o a s b ig g e s t j o b s it e f o c s t u d e n t s CHEQUE 335 C h u rc h St. M iss. ing distress calls. A M EX 905-826-3011 The centre's lines are open seven days a week, and can be contacted at 905849-4541. Occasionally, the only consistent human contact some callers have are the volunteers at the Distress Centre, and callers depend on them for help with problem solving, decision-making, life perspectives, confidentiality, and other skills they don't have or don't regularly use. Some callers only contact the Distress Centre once, and many call back repeatedly as they attempt to deal with their problems. One thing all callers have in common is their need to talk things over with someone who is a good listener and who can help them work their way through their prob lems. Jane began call ing the Distress Centre when she found she was in a very severe depres sion. 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