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Teach for America Hawai'i seeks to support the mental health of our community by providing resources to connect to trained mental health professionals. Choose the format below that works best for you:
National Service Crisis Text Line
National Service Crisis Text Line
Being a corps member can be stressful! Teach For America strives to be a supportive organization that encourages you to be healthy and whole. Therefore, we have partnered with Crisis Text Line® to bring you extra supports to help you be the best for yourself and your students.
Text LEAD to 741741 for free, 24/7 support.
Anonymous & Confidential
Crisis Text Line® allows you to have access to someone during challenging times. All texts are private and secure.
Supportive
You can text Crisis Text Line® Counselors to get support around any challenge. This could be anything from feeling anxious as you arrive at school/wait for your next class to start, coping with a really bad day, feeling homesick, or thoughts of self-harm.
Responsive
Not only is Crisis Text Line responsive to you in-the-moment, but they are able to give TFA feedback on trends in challenges CMs face across our network so that we can offer more targeted programming and outreach to support CM wellness needs.
Betterhelp Therapy Services
Betterhelp Therapy Services
Teach For America has partnered with BetterHelp to offer 24/7 confidential counseling services at no cost to all current corps members. As a part of this partnership, you will have the opportunity to engage with a mental health counselor, 1-on-1, up to 4 times a month including unlimited messaging via desktop or BetterHelp app.
Sign up here or check your @tfacorps inbox for your unique link sent to you from BetterHelp. To learn more details about this opportunity and troubleshooting support, click here.
Unlimited
Unlimited messaging with your counselor.
1-on-1 Counseling
Up to four, live, 1-on-1 counseling sessions available per month with the same provider.
Groupinars
Group sessions on a variety of topics, facilitated by expert therapists.
Local Mental Health Providers
Local Mental Health Providers
Use any of the links below to help you locate a mental health professional in your area:
Local Resources:
National Databases:
Additional Supports
Additional Supports
Headspace - Corps members are eligible for free yearlong subscriptions (including renewals) to Headspace. Visit http://go.headspace.com/tfa/ to access subscriptions.
Johns Hopkins Student Assistance Program - Johns Hopkins University and the School of Education are committed to assisting in these challenging times.The Johns Hopkins Student Assistance Program (JHSAP) provides support to students dealing with pressures and problems they encounter during their academic careers. Services are free and confidential.
My Life Expert App - AllOne Health has launched a new website/mobile app to support AmeriCorps Members (which includes all of you!) Learn more here>>
Corps Member Wellness Toolkit - Guide with resources to help you with wellness across work and your personal life. See the toolkit>>
Teachforamerica.org Wellness Resources - Various wellness resources curated by our national educator support team. Visit here>>
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