Lili Török

Principal Research Scientist @CrisisTextLine // Reading fiction (Views are my own, of course.)

[Lili Török @LiliTorok]

There's just so much that communities can do here. But we need to reframe what mental health support for young people really means.

[Lili Török @LiliTorok]

This is one of the proudest moments of the past several years; our research on What young people in crisis need from their communities is finally out. Social connections are top, closely followed by making art. With @rhettmorris @RoAcharya @margaretmeagher @CrisisTextLine

[Elizabeth Olson @e_a_olson]

Social connections rising to the top again: in an analysis of over 87,000 crisis conversations, young people shared what communities can provide to support coping: social connections was #1, artistic expression #2, mental health services #3. https://t.co/izHf8VHNp9

[Lili Török @LiliTorok]

Result: the majority of young people are not participating in clubs and not enrolled in arts classes. Half do not participate in sports in high school.

[Elizabeth Olson @e_a_olson]

Relationship stress outpaced every other topic in Crisis Text Line conversations in 2022, highlighting once again the centrality of social relationships to mental health, esp in young people.

[Lili Török @LiliTorok]

@hourly_radio @TheWilsonCenter @BrazilInst Bruna!!! congratulations!!!! Come visit ❤️

[Lili Török @LiliTorok]

@CrisisTextLine conversations about firearms far exceeded forecasted volume in the aftermath of the shooting in Uvalde, TX based on new research by our partners at @RTI_Intl . The mental health effects of gun violence are more far reaching than you’d expect.

[Lili Török @LiliTorok]

@EthanZ This is the first thread I've read in the past week that did justice to the nuances we are grappling with at CTL. The conversation is valuable. We have to address ethical dilemmas in the right way every day, and if it weren't hard, it wouldn't be ethics. Don't walk away!

[Crisis Text Line @CrisisTextLine]

https://t.co/esmoD9QnUr

[Crisis Text Line @CrisisTextLine]

A recent story cherry-picked and omitted information about our data privacy policies. We want to clarify and fill in facts that were missing so people understand why ethical data privacy is foundational to our work.

A thread 🧵:

[Rafael Labanino @labaninorp]

Péter Márki-Zay, a small town mayor from the south of Hungary won the opposition prime minister candidate primary run-off in the biggest upset in Hungarian politics since 1990. Anti-corruption populism has arrived to Hungary, with a vengeance. https://t.co/d7ddS2DRCP

[Lili Török @LiliTorok]

Te necesitamos

[Crisis Text Line @CrisisTextLine]

Applying to become a bilingual volunteer Crisis Counselor today! Share this and help us continue to support our Spanish-speaking texters. Apply to be a volunteer Crisis Counselor here: https://t.co/kaDDACkoNb.

[Crisis Text Line @CrisisTextLine]

If you or someone you know is in pain, text SHARE to 741741 to reach a Crisis Counselor.

[Crisis Text Line @CrisisTextLine]

It’s #WorldSuicidePreventionMonth and we want you to know that it’s okay to have clear, kind conversations about suicide as an act of care.

[Crisis Text Line @CrisisTextLine]

What were teens anxious about in 2020? When they texted us about anxiety, teens used a few new words, specific to 2020 — including “overthink” and “awake.”

[Lili Török @LiliTorok]

Teen texters were 45% more likely to contact Crisis Text Line between midnight and 6am in 2020 than in 2019. Something we might want to keep in mind as they return to the 8am grind. Via @CrisisTextLine 's @tiffanymeshkat. Full study at https://t.co/hS1hLawEyS cc @LaurelJaclyn

[Lili Török @LiliTorok]

@SarahLeePHL Thank you for sharing!!

[Lili Török @LiliTorok]

Eating disorders, grief, and anxiety surged in @CrisisTextLine conversations with teens in 2020, based on new analysis by my friend @tiffanymeshkat. Find out more from our study on teen mental health trends during covid at https://t.co/RXUHbIrKjh

[Viktória Serdült @viktoriaserdult]

This is #Budapest in 2021. TV channel RTL Klub covers ad of their most popular soap opera, displaying an LMBTQ wedding. New #Hungarian legislation that outlaws sharing information seen as promoting homosexuality with under-18s takes effect today. Photos: RTL Klub.

[Lili Török @LiliTorok]

My team at @CrisisTextLine is hiring a Senior Data Scientist for machine learning and research in the U.S.! You would (1) build algorithmic automations to support people in crisis, and (2) research ~200 million text messages about crisis. https://t.co/Q20u6YbIP5 @JaclynWeiser