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Parenting with Mindfulness
This interactive workshop will focus on ways to use mindfulness to help reduce the typical stressors of parenting by providing exercises and resources for daily practice. We will explore the ABC’s of mindfulness, mindful eating, how to stay present and connect with your breath, discuss common roadblocks to mindfulness at home, and I’ll provide a […]
2018 International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day, the annual celebration of women’s social, cultural, political and economic achievements. With the release of the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report stating pay equality is 200 years away, and increasing media attention on movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp, more women than ever are standing up and demanding justice and equality. […]
Eating Disorder Awareness Week
This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week in the United States and in the United Kingdom, and both NEDA (US National Eating Disorder Association) and Beat (UK’s leading nationwide charity supporting people affected by eating disorders) are running special campaigns between February 26th and March 4th. NEDA’s theme this year is “Let’s Get Real” and […]
LGBTQIA+ Youth: A Village of Support
Join us at our next EPP talk, a panel discussion on supports for LGBTQIA+ youth! This Exceptional Parenting Program will feature a panel discussion on supports for LGBTQIA+ youth. Panelists include Sara Hoskins from the ASIJ Queer Equality Alliance, Arunansu Patra of the YIS LGBTQ Human Rights Group, Michael Clemons of NPO YouMeWe, and Ron Fast […]
TELL Stories Micro-Donations Campaign
Meet the people who reach out to TELL.
Love You To Death: A Year Of Domestic Violence
A 2014 report by the UN found Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea were the top ranking countries for female homicides, with females accounting for 53% of the total homicide rates, compared to 21% globally. Of these deaths, 20% are the result of domestic violence, with a woman being killed by her intimate partner or ex-partner every three days in Japan. 1 in 3 wives experience some sort of domestic violence, physical, emotional, financial etc, and 1 in 20 a near-death experience.
Meet TELL’s New Outreach Coordinator
I joined the TELL team as Outreach Coordinator in October after admiring the organization for years and participating in various events.
World Mental Health Day 2017
October 10 marks one of the most significant days in TELL’s calendar – World Mental Health Day.
Micro-Donations Campaign Launch
TELL is excited to mark World Mental Health Day 2017 by launching its first ever micro-donations campaign.
TELL Update from the Board Chair
In April 2016 I was elected Chair of the TELL Board of Directors, and published a note in this forum to thank our outgoing Chair, Craig Saphin, and to outline objectives for my own tenure. Just over a year later, it seems a good time for an update about TELL. First of all, we are in transition. […]
June 2nd is World Eating Disorders Action Day
There is general consensus among Japanese experts that the prevalence of eating disorders in Japan is comparable to those reported in western countries. Unfortunately, the number of those affected who present for treatment in Japan remains very low compared to the amount who seek treatment in western countries. The results from the most recent large-scale government survey revealed that there were approximately 26,000 patients who presented to medical services with eating disorders between 2014 and 2015, but the actual number of affected individuals who are in need of care is estimated to be at least several fold of this number.