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.
Charity Runathon: Report
Sunny skies greeted participants in the 18th edition of the TELL Charity Walk & Run, this year named the Sound Mind, Sound Body Run & Walk working in partnership with Second Harvest Japan.
Japanese Edition of “When Someone in the Family Drinks Too Much” Now Available
Last autumn we told you about TELL mental health counselor Machi Taniguchi’s work with a publisher to translate “When Someone in the Family Drinks Too Much” into Japanese, for which she set up a crowdfunding website to help cover costs.
Tokyo’s Rainbow Week and LGBTI-supportive Legislation 2017
As we head into April, this year’s Tokyo Rainbow Pride Festival is just around the corner, marking one of the most influential LGBTI events in Japan. This year’s Pride Festival will start on April 29th with a week-long list of around 60 activities, including exhibitions, lectures, workshops and parties, finishing with the Pride March on May 7th.
International 2017 Women’s Day #beboldforchange
March 8th marks International Women’s Day. A day to celebrate the social, political, cultural and economic achievements women have made around the world. Since the first recorded International Women’s Day was celebrated in 1909, many positive changes have been seen, such as women’s right to work; to vote; to property; to control over their bodies and reproductive rights. However, while we recognise how far we have come, gender equality is still a distant ideal.