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Mental Health & Well-Being
MLB is helping to increase mental health awareness and support by partnering with Crisis Text Line, a free, 24/7, confidential text-based mental health service.
If you are experiencing feelings of loneliness, sadness or just being overwhelmed, you are not alone. You can text MLB to 741741 to reach a volunteer Crisis Counselor at Crisis Text Line, or you can connect via web chat at crisistextline.org.
No purchase necessary. Message and data rates may apply. Text STOP to cancel.
MLB is helping to increase mental health awareness and support by partnering with Crisis Text Line, a free, 24/7, confidential text-based mental health service.
If you are experiencing feelings of loneliness, sadness or just being overwhelmed, you are not alone. You can text MLB to 741741 to reach a volunteer Crisis Counselor at Crisis Text Line, or you can connect via web chat at crisistextline.org.
No purchase necessary. Message and data rates may apply. Text STOP to cancel.
Crisis Text Line
- The nonprofit organization provides free, confidential, 24/7 high quality text-based mental health support and crisis intervention service.
- Crisis Text Line serves texters who are in emotional distress from under 13 to 65 and over -- that’s basically supporting anyone in their moments of need.
- Crisis Text Line has trained over 59,000 volunteer Crisis Counselors who bring texters from a hot moment to a cool calm through empathy and active listening.
- Volunteer Crisis Counselors empower each texter to use their own strengths and coping strategies such as playing video games or listening to music.
- Crisis Text Line serves both English and Spanish-speaking texters as the organization is bilingual and multicultural.
You are not alone. Live, trained volunteer Crisis Counselors are here to listen and support you.
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EVERFI
MLB and EVERFI have partnered to bring a digital curriculum to the classroom that introduces students to the topic of mental health and the ways in which they can implement coping strategies to manage their own challenging thoughts, emotions and behaviors. Through interactive real-world scenarios, students learn how to support friends and family who may be struggling, how to recognize when to seek help and how to access appropriate resources to do so.
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