David Sheff said, “Why does it help to read others' stories? It is not only that misery loves company, because (I learned) misery is too self-absorbed to want much company. Others' experiences did help with my emotional struggle.” Addiction is one of … [Read more...]
A New Pride
This spring, I read two books on the history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in America: Randy Shilts' The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk and Cleve Jones' When We Rise: My Life in the Movement. I was struck by how much has changed … [Read more...]
Local Partnership Aids Successful Launch of VCL Ambassador Center
Portland, OR - Today marks the beginning of an exciting partnership between Lines for Life and ProtoCall Services; two Portland, Oregon-based call centers focused on delivering high quality access to behavioral health crisis and access services, 24 hours a … [Read more...]
Lines for Life to Expand Support for Veterans Crisis Line
Lines for Life has been selected from over 160 crisis centers across the nation to be the sole backup center for the national Veterans Crisis Line. We're gearing up to field an estimated 1,200 additional calls each month when the Veterans Crisis Line is … [Read more...]
Todd Johnston Joins Our Board
We are pleased to introduce Lines for Life's newest board member, Todd Johnston! Todd brings a wealth of experience and tremendous enthusiasm for our work. He joins the Lines for Life board of directors from The Standard where he leads the Customer Service … [Read more...]
A Simple Connection Gives Veterans a Way Up
“My whole life since Vietnam has been by serendipity,” says Jeff Rogers, a crisis line volunteer at Lines for Life. “Volunteering came about that way, too.” Jeff came to Lines for Life a year ago. He heard about us through his 13-year role counseling … [Read more...]
Our newest board members
We are pleased to introduce Lines for Life's two new board members: Musse Olol was born and raised in Mogadishu, Somalia, and came to Oregon 35 years ago. He is an engineer having earned his Mechanical Engineering degree at Portland State University. … [Read more...]
Support in central Oregon
This September, Lines for Life joined others in the Out of the Darkness Walk in Central Oregon. We appreciate the Buehlers and all of our supporters from Central Oregon. Proceeds from the walk go to support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. … [Read more...]
Hood to Coast Relay
We are proud and excited to share that this year 3 teams ran and raised money for Lines for Life by participating in the largest relay in the world. They ran 199 miles, all the way from Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood to the sandy beaches of the Pacific … [Read more...]
FLASH! Texting on all lines
June 2016 marks the launch of an exciting new era for Lines for Life. This is the month we made texting universal across all of our lines. Greg Borders, Crisis Lines Director, said, “Everyone [who will be texting] here is already a trained crisis … [Read more...]