Mental Health
Remember that there are heaps of services available! You can also find this information under Support -> Mental Health Support
JET Online Counseling
source: Akita JET Wiki
- First, go to the following website: English Website or Japanese Website
- Member registration will be required upon use. Follow the member registration instructions. You will receive a registration confirmation email once you have registered, so please access the address listed in the e-mail to complete registration.
- After completing registration and logging in, enter the ID and password to access the Counseling Room. Once you have filled in the required information, submit the details of your inquiry (up to 30 lines of text).
- After receiving an e-mail about your counselling (within 3 business days), login to view the status and write any further questions you may have from the same window.
JET Mental Health Counseling Assistance Program
source: CLAIR News May 2016
With the aim of enhancing mental health support for JET participants, CLAIR offers the JET Mental Health Counseling Assistance Programme. This programme provides a partial subsidy (50%, up to ¥20,000 per year) for counseling costs incurred through consultation with mental health professionals in Japan not covered by health insurance. The coverage period is from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017. For counseling received during this period, please apply through your contracting organisation by 10 April 2017. In addition, JET participants are also able to receive professional counseling for free through Web Mail and Skype, as part of the JET Online Counselling Service established by CLAIR. Please ask your contracting organisation for more information.
AJET Peer Support Group
source: JET Programme Support
National AJET offers a number of services to help support JET participants in their lives in Japan. The AJET Peer Support Group (PSG) is a confidential listening and resource line for JET participants. Staffed by trained volunteers, a member of the PSG is available at night from 20:00 to 07:00, 365 days a year via telephone or Skype. All calls are confidential and callers can remain anonymous. The phone number is 050-5534-5566. You may also contact AJET PSG by Skype at username “AJETPSG” (operating hours same as telephone service).
TELL (Tokyo English Life Line)
source: JET Programme Support
TELL is a nonprofit organization that was created in 1973. It offers free and anonymous phone counselling and information at 03-5774-0992 daily from 9:00am to 11:00pm.