TTC to launch suicide prevention program Thursday

Posted June 15, 2011 7:17 pm.

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The TTC is partnering with the Distress Centres of Toronto to launch a new suicide prevention program called Crisis Link.

The $100,000 program – set to launch on Thursday morning – will pay for new public information signs and specially-equipped payphones on all subway platforms so individuals who are in distress can seek immediate help.

TTC chair Karen Stintz and Distress Centres of Toronto executive director Karen Letofsky will be at the Bloor-Yonge Station to launch the new program at 10:30 a.m.

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