TELL Respects Your Privacy

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As a friend of TELL, you know we were founded in 1973 to provide free and confidential Lifeline service. And our volunteer telephone counselors work anonymously in order to preserve caller anonymity. At TELL Counseling, we of course also guard client confidentiality very closely. 

Start Training for the TELL Charity Runathon!

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A rite of spring for charity-minded runners and walkers, the 17th edition of the TELL Charity Runathon will take place at the Tama River (Tamagawa) running course on on Saturday, May 28. All proceeds from the event will support TELL.

You’ve Got Stress. Now What?

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Last month, a revision to Japan’s Industrial Safety and Health Act obliged firms to offer annual stress tests to employees. That test, if you have not yet taken one, is likely to reveal that you, like millions of others, are under stress.

20th TELL Connoisseurs’ Auction on November 24

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NOVEMBER 9, 2014 – TELL, a not-for-profit organization that has provided mental health support and counseling services to Japan’s international community for over 40 years, will host its 20th Annual Connoisseurs’ Auction at the ANA InterContinental Tokyo on Tuesday, November 24.

20th Annual TELL Connoisseurs’ Auction Set for November 24, 2015

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NOVEMBER 9, 2014 – TELL, a not-for-profit organization that has provided mental health support and counseling services to Japan’s international community for over 40 years, will host its 20th Annual Connoisseurs’ Auction at the ANA InterContinental Tokyo on Tuesday, November 24.

WSJ: Portrait of a Trailing Spouse

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“The number one reason for an overseas assignment to fail is an unhappy spouse, followed by a child that is failing to adjust to the new environment. Often the spouse and the child have little say in moving to a new country.”