Winners of 2024 Step Up Challenge
Dear TELL supporters, Our 2024 Step Up Challenge was a great success, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Whether you walked 21,837 steps to honor the lives lost to suicide last year in Japan, fundraised to help us extend our services to more people in need, or engaged your loved ones in discussions […]
Show your Support for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Show your Support for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Violence is a human rights violation, with myriad immediate and long term consequences, not only for those immediately affected, but also for wider society. Violence negatively affects our general well-being, impacts families and communities, and the country at large with financial implications, from greater strains […]
The Importance of Men’s Mental Health: Breaking the Stigma
The Importance of Men’s Mental Health: Breaking the Stigma Men’s mental health is a critical issue that often flies under the radar, but recent efforts, including movements like Movember, are bringing much-needed attention to this important topic. Historically, men have been conditioned to suppress their emotions and “tough it out,” leading many to neglect their […]
PutOnPurple for TELL 2024
#PutOnPurple for TELL on December 10th and Show Your Support for the Elimination of Violence Against Women What? At TELL, we are asking you to #PutOnPurple on December 10th, to show your support for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. When? Tuesday, December 10, 2024 How? Wear something purple, (you could be clad head-to-toe in […]
Step Up Challenge 2024 Winners
We want to start with an enormous THANK YOU for participating in the 2024 #StepUpChallenge. From World Suicide Prevention Day to World Mental Health Day, so many of you raised your voices and your sneakers to #StartTheConversation about #mentalhealth. All over Japan and beyond, you put yourselves out there for a better world and demonstrated […]
Mental Health in the Workplace
Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day, an opportunity to promote positive mental health, encourage people to #StartTheConversation, and support those struggling. The World Health Organisation estimates that more than 1 billion people are living with mental, neurological, and substance use disorders. In 2023, the WHO estimated 15% of working-age adults were living with a mental […]
Kenzo Tanaka – TELL Mental Health Champion
Kenzo Tanaka – TELL Mental Health Champion – #starttheconversation TELL is proud to launch the third video in our inaugural Mental Health Champion series. TELL’s Mental Health Champions are people with lived experience of mental health challenges who are brave enough to speak up, share their stories, challenge stigma and discrimination in Japan, and offer […]
Domestic Violence Myths 2024
Last year, in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month, I shared my story for family and friends who suspect that a loved one might be in a domestic violence abusive relationship. https://telljp.com/domestic-violence-myths Same disclaimer as before, this article is based on a true story with some names and details changed to protect the innocent and […]
We All Need A Champion. Start the Conversation!
Please share this video and the upcoming stories by Juri Watanabe, Diamond Yukai, and Kenzo Tanaka to help us start the conversation about #mentalhealth. Join our Step Up Challenge to help us #StartTheConversation in your community and break down barriers. For more information on our #StepUpChallenge, please visit www.tellevents.org. If you need support, please call […]
Neurodiversity in the workplace
Neurodiversity in the workplace by Naomi Letson As the terms neurodivergent and neurodiverse become increasingly relevant in popular discourse, you may be wondering what these terms mean and how to use them properly. These terms are frequently used interchangeably (although neurodivergent is the official term) and, to put it simply, refer to individuals whose brains […]
Lifeline Support Worker Training 2024
Listening is one of those things that we take for granted, we don’t think of it as a skill. But learning to listen well is a challenging and uncomfortable process which often forces us to confront some of our most closely held ideas about who we are. Our lifeline volunteer training programme has the potential […]
International Suicide Prevention Day 2024
In conjunction with our Step Up Challenge, TELL is launching our inaugural Mental Health Champion video series this month. Across the month, TELL is posting a series of video interviews with our first three “Mental Health Champions”—2021 Miss Universe Japan Juri Watanabe, rock star Diamond Yukai and High School Student Kenzo Tanaka. These champions have […]