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We’re Here For You From March 16 – April 30 you can call the TELL Lifeline toll-free on 0800-300-8355 Click Here TELL Counseling 日本語でのカウンセリングも行っております Click Here Support Worker Training Applications…
‘Take a minute, change a life’ this World Suicide Prevention Day
The Talkie Walkie events, which will take place in Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka, and other cities, offer an opportunity for people to get together to support those who have been…
Connoisseurs 2016 Auction Provides Great Support for TELL’s Lifeline
We significantly streamlined the event from last year, holding it in a more intimate venue and reducing the number of live auction lots from 55 (!) to a more manageable…
Happy Holidays from TELL
You may also know we receive very little support from the Japanese government, and that continual turnover among the people and groups we support means we must work to ensure…
Accepting Applications for Spring Phone Counselor Training
Every day for over 40 years TELL’s Lifeline has provided support to people all across Japan. We save lives, and we need help, so if you’re interested in giving back…
TELL 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…
Survey: Employers Fail to Provide Adequate Mental Health Care in Japan
TOKYO, October 19, 2016 – A survey conducted by TELL, a Tokyo-based non-profit organization, has found that few English-speaking Japan-based workers believe their employers provide them with adequate mental health care…
Toward a 24/7 Lifeline
Last year we opened a phone room in Kobe in an effort to tap into Kansai-based volunteerism, to expand our geographic base of potential phone counselors. [Because for quality control…
The Japan Times: Body image and the foreign female in Japan
Mari Suzuki from the Japan Association for Eating Disorders (JAED) says that the percentage of underweight women in the 30-50 age range is rising. “They see being thin as a desirable goal….
Nippon Renewable Energy Donates To TELL
September 26, 2016 – Nippon Renewable Energy has provided extensive support for mental health services throughout Japan with a ¥5 million grant that will help sustain TELL’s crisis and suicide…
Crowdfunding a Children's Book about Alcoholism
The book is extremely accessible to children struggling with alcoholism in their families, and features artwork that allows children a safe distance from a difficult subject. The text explains the…
TELL Welcomes Yoon Ki Chai to the Counseling Team
She then did stints as a pastry chef and attended law school before returning to her first love, psychology, and getting her Masters degree at the California Institute of Integral…