Snapchat teams up with Shout, the UK's free mental health text line

Snapchat is teaming up with Shout, the UK's free text line for anyone suffering a mental health crisis, to roll out an integration of the service within the app. A UK version of the U.S.-founded Crisis Text Line, Shout launched in May 2019 with royal backing — the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan and Harry, invested £3 million in the offshoot service. The 24/7 text line service is similar to that provided in the U.S., in which users are able to text a free number (in the UK, send the word "shout" to 85258), and after four automated responses, you'll be connected to a trained volunteer Shout crisis counsellor. Traffic depending, this usually comes within five minutes of sending, and conversations end only when the volunteer is sure you're safe. Read more...More about Mental Health, Social Good, and Health