{"id":16414,"date":"2018-10-25T10:11:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T14:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=16414"},"modified":"2018-10-25T10:11:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T14:11:14","slug":"ground-breaking-technology-tradition-connect-to-help-more-indigenous-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/25\/ground-breaking-technology-tradition-connect-to-help-more-indigenous-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Ground-Breaking Technology & Tradition Connect to Help More Indigenous Women"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Talk:<\/strong> Call us at 1-855-554-HEAL and live support will be there to listen, any time of day. Text:<\/strong> Simply send us a message to receive support anywhere. Online<\/strong>\u00a0Chat:<\/strong> Visit talk4healing.ca. Click on our live chat option and start your session to begin your path to healing.<\/p><\/div>\n

Talk4Healing, a crucial helpline for Indigenous women, launched new text and chat technology that will increase the ability to provide support and services across Ontario.<\/p>\n

\u201cTechnology is having epochal changes on how people communicate and is a human story that is evolving every day. Talking on the telephone to connect with others is fast becoming a trend of the past,\u201d explains Debra Vermette, Executive Director of Beendigen. \u201cWomen now have a choice in how they connect with the helpline. A live, trained counsellor can talk with callers over the phone, text through mobile device, or chat via the Talk4Healing website\u2019s Live Chat, providing culturally sensitive crisis counselling, advice and support.\u201d<\/p>\n

All talk, chat and text services are free, confidential and protected. Talk4Healing, offers 24\/7 help, support and resources for Indigenous women, by Indigenous women, in 14 Indigenous languages as well as English. Over the past six years, the helpline has received nearly 20,000 calls from northern communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWherever you are, we\u2019re here for you. This new technology will enable Talk4Healing to reach a broader demographic, including younger Indigenous women that have identified that they are more comfortable texting. Whether you are at home or on the go, texting is a norm in today\u2019s society and is more accessible in certain situations in which women are at risk. This new service should also provide comfort for those that might be too hesitant to call over the phone, but does not compromise the culturally sensitive support,\u201d says Robin Haliuk, Talk4Healing Supervisor. \u201cTalk4Healing services focus on the acceptance of Indigenous women\u2019s issues in a non-judgmental way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve personally experienced mental health challenges in my life and know how critical support like Talk4Healing is for young women like myself. This new texting option allows a younger demographic to communicate in a way that is more comfortable for us, and it could have the potential to save a life,\u201d says Melinda Henderson. The 26-year-old is featured in new promotional photography for the helpline and is inspired to use her voice to share information about Talk4Healing.<\/p>\n

Since it\u2019s launch in October 2012, Talk4Healing has helped Indigenous women through various issues and circumstances such as escaping violent relationships, health and wellness, difficult personal relationships, financial turmoil and addiction.<\/p>\n

Talk4Healing is a partnership between Beendigen and Ontario Native Women\u2019s Association (ONWA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Talk4Healing, a crucial helpline for Indigenous women, launched new text and chat technology that will increase the ability to provide support and services across Ontario. \u201cTechnology is having epochal changes on how people communicate and is a human story that is evolving every day. Talking on the telephone to connect with others is fast becoming …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":16415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-27 19:59:22","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16416,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16414\/revisions\/16416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}