We’re thrilled to join Americorps to honor the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for National Day of Service.

Join Crisis Text Line for MLK National Day of Service: United We Serve for Youth Mental Health! On Monday, January 17th at 12 EST, our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shairi Turner, will join co-founder of the NotOKApp, Charlie Lucas, for a fireside chat sharing our clinically vetted coping skills for young people and offering ways for attendees to get the word out about Crisis Text Line in their communities.

At Crisis Text Line, our goal is to bring people together—to help people communicate and care for each other with kindness and compassion. The pandemic has brought about a youth mental health crisis and it’s more important than ever to find ways to connect and support one another. Our 45,000+ trained volunteer Crisis Counselors use compassion, active listening and collaborative problem solving skills to support people in their moments of pain and use these skills in their daily lives. Join us. Together we serve.

Shairi Turner, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer

Shairi Turner MD, MPH is the Chief Medical Officer for Crisis Text Line, a non-profit organization delivering free, 24/7, high quality mental health support and crisis intervention by text. The NYC native earned an undergraduate degree in Biology from Stanford University, a Doctor of Medicine degree from Case Western University, trained in the four-year Harvard Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of Boston and received her Master of Public Health degree from Harvard School of Public Health.

Charlie Lucas
NotOKApp

Watching his older sister suffer from a disorder made Charlie Lucas feel utterly helpless. He couldn’t drive her to doctor appointments. He couldn’t make her better. He couldn’t even catch her when she fainted. But Charlie knew he could step in to help his sister when she told him about an idea for an app she’d had. With the family nickname, “Tech Support,” Charlie went to work. He wireframed the app’s basic premise and figured out the best workflow. He even built Hannah a website and created their first logo. As the technical genius at Bug and Bee, LLC, Charlie is responsible for any updates, design ideas, and developer approvals. He’s already begun initial planning for their next app. You can find him juggling high school, running tech support, DM-ing several DnD campaigns, and traveling with his family.