The voices that I had been hearing since I was around 18 were particularly loud that night. Up until then, I just thought of it as my conscience saying, “do this” or “don’t do that.”
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The lack of acknowledgment of mental health in my community never crossed my mind till I became an adult, no longer facing the issues of my past. Today, I see mental health as conspicuously absent from the conversation.
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Former U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil reflects on the importance of Crisis Text Line to his post-White House endeavors.
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I was sitting in an infusion room at a hospital in Boston when the nurse, who was trying to insert my IV, asked me about the Crisis Text Line sticker on my laptop.
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Whether we have dreams to become the next President of the United States or put an end to the school-to-prison pipeline, first-generation college students face a unique and unexpected set of challenges.
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I see now that something that would be a minor blip on my radar today (at 43) would have been a major crisis for my younger self. I’ve realized that the types of problems my kids are beginning to have now are likely not going to be solved by me telling them to shake it off.
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I became a suicide prevention activist to save the lives of my friends and yours.
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Everyone’s experience is different. At times, I can relate to people who are living with an eating disorder, though I have learned never to assume that I know what it’s like to walk in their shoes
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My name is Danielle Ryer and I am autistic. I’m also a Crisis Counselor.
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