World Bipolar Day 2024
World Bipolar Day (WBD) has been celebrated on March 30th every year for the last decade. Once again, this month, WBD seeks to raise awareness about bipolar disorders and reduce the stigma that all too often surrounds them. The date was chosen as it is the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh, the famed artist who […]
Thank You To The German School of Tokyo Yokohama
A big thank you to The German School of Tokyo Yokohama for raising ¥826,850 for TELL while raising awareness about mental health. We appreciate your advocacy on this crucial issue for youth!
Nurturing Safe Spaces: What You Need to Know in 2024
Nurturing Safe Spaces: What You Need to Know in 2024 We live our lives through the spaces we inhabit, from a Zoom meeting to a pub quiz. In the best cases these spaces, physical or virtual, allow us to be ourselves, to feel accepted, and to feel connected, in community with others. When a space […]
Thank You from the TELL Lifeline Director
Thank You from the TELL Lifeline Director Dear Friends, On behalf of everyone at TELL, we would like to say a big thank you to all of you who donated to our Toll-Free end-of-year fundraising campaign. Thanks to your incredible generosity we have been able to raise enough funds to pilot two months of Toll-Free Support, which surpasses […]
#ItsNotOk – Sexual Abuse and Violence Awareness 2024
February 5th – 11th marks Sexual Abuse and Violence Awareness Week. This a time to amplify the message #ItsNotOk, to address persistent myths surrounding this topic. A study1 released by the Crown Prosecution Service in the United Kingdom on January 26th, 2024, revealed that while progress has been made in addressing attitudes to common false […]
Gratitude in Abundance: A Heartfelt Thank You
Gratitude in Abundance: A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Donors, Sponsors, Partners, Clinicians, Volunteers, and Staff April 1, 1973 was the first time TELL trained volunteers answered the Lifeline. We have embarked on a yearlong celebration of our 50th anniversary. While it is the beginning of the calendar year, we still have our final quarter of celebration […]
Thank You – Grant Sponsorship
TELL is thrilled to announce we are one of the organisations being supported by Mitsubishi Chuo & Community Chest Japan community grants to support people of foreign roots across Japan in 2024. TELL has received funding to train all our Lifeline volunteer support workers and those trained in 2024 in QPR gatekeeper suicide prevention skills. […]
Charles Bentley – TELL Lifeline Support Worker
Charles Bentley – TELL Lifeline Support Worker Trained in the Fall of 2001, retired in July 2020 Contributed 2,336 hours of phone support to users in need. What brought you to TELL? I was in Samaritans in HK for about a year and returned to Japan right before reunification and decided to join the TELL […]
TELL International Volunteer Day (IVD) – Solidarity Through Volunteering
Every day around the globe, millions of people step up and take action on issues that matter to them. Some contribute their individual efforts, while others volunteer with communities, organizations and companies. Volunteerism is the bedrock of our Lifeline and an essential thread in all societies. As TELL celebrates its 50th anniversary, we would like […]
Winners of TELL Tokyo Tower Climb and Step Up Challenge 2023
Click here to view the winners on our official event website. Thank you for Moving for Mental Health!
Twitch October Spooky Games Marathon
Date: October 13th to October 31st Come join TELL’s favorite retro gaming enthusiast Alex Fraioli (@hoodedpitohui) as he games for Mental Health. Alex will be fundraising for TELL throughout the later half of October with a bunch of Spooky Games as well as Alex’s classic gaming commentary and humor. You can see Alex’s Campaign here: […]
Domestic Violence Myths
Written by TELL’s Executive Director, Royanne Doi In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I wanted to share my story for family and friends who suspect that a loved one might be in a domestic violence/abusive relationship. This article is based on a true story with some names and details changed to protect the innocent […]