Ep. 120: Text for Help: Exploring Crisis Text Line

Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children's Health Podcast

Texting during a crisis has become a modern lifeline for millions, providing immediate support when it's needed most, especially for young people. Crisis Text Line provides a free, confidential, and discreet service, offering assistance to anyone experiencing a mental health crisis. Whether through text, SMS, web chat or WhatsApp, trained counselors are on-hand 24/7, year-round, transforming mental health care support. Shairi R. Turner, MD, Chief Health Officer, Crisis Text Line, shares how the organization is combining empathy with innovation to offer mental health support.

Guest:
Shairi R. Turner, MD, MPDH, Chief Health Officer, Crisis Text Line

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

Views expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host or management.

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