Crisis support for the world, one text away

Title:
Crisis support for the world, one text away
Speaker:
Nancy Lublin
Description:

What if we could help people in crisis anytime, anywhere with a simple text message? That's the idea behind Crisis Text Line, a free 24-hour service that connects people in need with trained, volunteer crisis counselors -- "strangers helping strangers around the world, like a giant global love machine," as cofounder and former CEO Nancy Lublin puts it. Learn more about their big plans to expand to four new languages, providing a third of the globe with crucial, life-saving support. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
11:30
Format: HTML5
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