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144 people are interested
Do you have lived experience with mental illness? Become a Peer Crisis Line volunteer!
ORGANIZATION: Project LETS
Please visit the new page to apply.
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144 people are interested
Project LETS (www.LetsEraseTheStigma.com) is a non-profit organization working on a local and national level to support and ensure the civil rights of mentally ill folks (or folks whose experiences are often classified as mental illness) through peer-led communities, advocacy efforts, and political change.
We are looking for passionate and dedicated young adults (17-25) to take shifts volunteering for our Crisis Line. The Project LETS Crisis Line works through link on our website, where the user will be connected with a LETS Peer Mental Health Advocate (PMHA). You can access this interface through the LiveChat app (on a mobile device or computer). Through this, you will receive a notification when a user has initiated the chat. You will be able to see their location, name and e-mail. Your chats will always be supervised by a veteran LETS PMHA, so if you need to transfer for support, no worries!
After training, you will also get access to a Google Drive including information on: alternatives and distractions, anxiety disorders, binging, coping with flashbacks, cycles of depression, fading and covering scars, grounding techniques, how to care for a burn, how to care for cuts, what to do if someone is triggered, managing stress, meditation, panic disorder, PTSD, reasons for recovery, suicidal thoughts, what to say when someone sees, and what to say for a suicidal chat. These resources will be downloadable, and always yours to keep.
You will be trained through a website interface + by the staff of Project LETS. This is a virtual opportunity, and you can volunteer from anywhere in the world!
Questions? info@letserasethestigma.com
More opportunities with Project LETS
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Project LETS
Location:
69 Brown St., PROVIDENCE, RI 02912, US
Mission Statement
The goals of LETS are to: Pass the BP Act which would require teachers, administrators, counselors and specialists who work with students in grades seven through twelve to partake in suicide prevention training; Provide seminars to educate schools and students on mental illness and suicide; Provide resources and information to students; Receive a changed attitude and full acceptance of these issues within the community and school district; and create Club LETS at schools throughout the community . LETS was inspired by the suicide of Brittany Marie Petrocca.
Description
Project LETS is a non-profit organization, educational program, and movement dedicated to eliminating the stigma associated with mental illness and suicide. LETS will establish LETS Clubs in middle schools and high schools where students can discuss stigma, learn about mental health, plan their own stigma-erasing projects, and lead peer-to-peer education. LETS organizes lectures, presentations, and speeches - and is currently working on a law to mandate suicide prevention training for all educators of 7th-12th grade students! Let's Erase the Stigma! All it takes is one.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
December 19, 2017
SKILLS
- Crisis Intervention
- Mental Health
- Psychology
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Crisis Counseling
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- 2-6 hours per week
- Online training modules