Goals
- Create the Nations first Crisis intervention texting program
Overview
We want to create a software program where people can text into and have a texting conversation with our trained crisis line employees. This will help them get through Suicidal thoughts, report CPS, EPS, domestic violence, sexual assault and bullying cases and find information and support they need. By doing this we have created a service for the deaf and hard of hearing that has never been offered before. Teens and "generation Y" can text in their crisis by using technology to help save lives. This program is only being used in England and South Africa and will be the first texting program in the Nation. This program will help lead the way for other call centers around the country and could potentially save thousands of lives.
How will the 50K be Used? |
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| Budget Notes: this budget will not cover any crisis line employee salaries or man hours invested into the develpoment of the text messaging | |
| $ 20,000 | Software programing |
| $ 10,000 | database/tracking/demographic software |
| $ 5,000 | texting computers and equipment |
| $ 7,500 | marketing the crisis number to the deaf and hard of hearing |
| $ 7,500 | Marketing the crisis number to schools and teens |
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