A free text line for anyone suffering a mental health crisis has launched in the UK, backed by the royals.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan and Harry, have helped to bring a version of the U.S.-founded Crisis Text Line to the UK, investing £3m in an offshoot service called Shout.
Launched in 2013 by Nancy Lublin, former CEO of social change organisation DoSomething.org, the Crisis Text Line aims to reduce stigma around mental health and provide aid with its free messaging service.
You can send a message to the 24/7 text line in a moment of need — they’ve processed over 100 million messages — and a trained volunteer crisis counsellor will respond, usually within five minutes depending on traffic. To send a message, text 85258, and while the first two responses are automated, you’ll then be connected to a volunteer for a chat. Read more…
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