TELL’s Survey: Mental Health in Corporations 2016
Asked what mental health issues concerned them most, respondents to TELL’s survey reported being interested in support for depression, stress management, anxiety, suicide awareness and prevention, helping kids cope with stress, and school bullying.
Survey: Employers Fail to Provide Adequate Mental Health Care in Japan
Asked what mental health issues concerned them most, respondents to TELL’s survey reported being interested in support for depression, stress management, anxiety, suicide awareness and prevention, helping kids cope with stress, and school bullying.
World Mental Health Day: Focus on Psychological First Aid
About 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes and 80 percent of the world’s largest earthquakes occur along the “Ring of Fire” that surrounds the Pacific Ocean, and Japan has a front row seat.
Nippon Renewable Energy Donates ¥5 Million to TELL
Funds Will Support Expanded Lifeline Services, Provision of Subsidized Counseling
Nippon Renewable Energy Donates To TELL
Funds Will Support Expanded Lifeline Services, Provision of Subsidized Counseling
Unsurprisingly, Your Job Can Affect Your Health
A significant portion of U.S. working adults say that their current job impacts their health, saying they believe their current job affects their overall health, family life, social life, stress level, weight, eating habits, and sleeping habits. Almost half of all working adults give their workplace only fair or poor ratings in its efforts to reduce their stress.
EnAble Japan Comes to TELL
A few weeks ago the guys at EnAble Japan came to TELL to interview our Lifeline Director, Vickie Skorji.
TELL Welcomes Yoon Ki Chai to the Counseling Team
Yoon Ki was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and studied psychology at Harvard University.
Introducing TELL in Kobe and Kyoto in 2016
Although TELL has been serving the international community for 43 years, until three years ago we were known as Tokyo English Life Line, with an emphasis on Tokyo. Then last year, when we opened a phone room in Kobe, those of us who live in the Tokyo area were surprised to learn that few people in Kansai had heard of TELL. Uh-oh.
Introducing TELL in Kobe and Kyoto this Autumn
Although TELL has been serving the international community for 43 years, until three years ago we were known as Tokyo English Life Line, with an emphasis on Tokyo. Then last year, when we opened a phone room in Kobe, those of us who live in the Tokyo area were surprised to learn that few people in Kansai had heard of TELL. Uh-oh.
Join TELL’s Walkie Talkie Event in 2016
TELL is organizing suicide prevention and awareness walks all across Japan to mark World Suicide Prevention Day this September.
The Invisible Expatriates: Trailing Spouses and Children
“Depression is a common problem for people battling cultural adjustment issues, and the difficulty of adapting to life in a new country can put relationships under stress, compounding any stresses that existed within the family prior to the move.”