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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 […]

ACCJ Charity Ball 2023

Bid on this item at https://www.accj.or.jp/2023-accj-charity-ball today! Special Note: This item has been generously donated to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of TELL (Tokyo English Life Line).  All proceeds from the sale of this item will go directly to supporting TELL’s invaluable services.