Twitter

Twitter supports

Share information, make friends, and find help through hashtags and support accounts for mental health.

Hashtags
#stayalive #itgetsbetter#stopsuicide#saynotosuicide#loveislouder#unsuicide#youarenotalone#twloha #stopteensuicide #againstsuicide
#TwitterPsychWard#staystrong #TwitterBuddyScheme#appreciation #WhenImSadILikeTo#WhatKeepsMeAlive#100Reasons2Stay
#BPDfriends #RealTimeCrisis #ProjectLG #OpStopSuicide #spsm #suicideprevention #RealLiveTransAdult #DepressionArmy
#CopingChat

Find more at the Healthcare Hashtags Project directory.

Tweetchats
Log in with your Twitter account at Tweetchat.com or Twubs at the scheduled times. (Time zone converter) Enter a hashtag:

#ppdchat – Post-partum Depression Chat – 1:00 & 8:30 pm EST Mondays
#tck – The Coffee Klatch (parents of kids with autism) – 10:00 am EST Tuesdays
#ruralmh – Rural Mental Health – 7:30 pm AEST Tuesdays fortnightly
#mhon – Mental Health Online – 12:00 pm EST Wednesdays
#hcsm – Health Care & Social Media – 7:00 pm PST Sundays
#hcsmca – Health Care & Social Media Canada (topic schedule & archives)- 1:00 pm EST Wednesdays
#mhchat – Mental Health Chat – 3:00 pm EDT Wednesdays
#withtheband – Band Back Together – 8:00 EDT Wednesdays
#addictionchat – Addiction Chat – 9:00 pm EDT Wednesdays
#hchlitss – The Health Communication, Health Literacy and Social Sciences Tweetchat – 8:00 pm EDT Thursdays
#bpdchat – Borderline Personality Disorder Chat – 9:00 pm BST Sundays
#spsm – Suicide Prevention and Social Media – 7:00 pm PST Sundays
#BigMadChat – Big Mad Chat – 8:00 pm BST / 3:00 pm EDT Thursdays
#7cupschat – 7 Cups of Tea chat – 4:00pm EST Mondays
#ptsdchat – PTSD Chat – 6:00 pm PT Wednesdays
#SexAbuseChat – for survivors of Child Sexual Abuse – 6:00 pm PST Tuesdays

Directory of all health tweetchats

More
@UKTextHelp – Trained volunteers provide counselling 24/7 through DMs. Responds within 15 minutes.
Buddy Project
#DepressionArmy
#ProjectLG
Twitter Buddy Scheme
#OpAntiBully
@unsuicide

List of 500+ suicide prevention agencies and affiliated individuals (none offer live counselling through Twitter except @UKTextHelp)
List of untrained people offering advice (proceed at your own risk, trigger warning – read Grassroots Teen Peer Support on Twitter)


Online Suicide Help home