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Oct 14, 2026
How Crisis Text Line Expands Support Before Crisis Escalates with Jana French, Public Sector Partnerships Director at Crisis Text Line
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Solome TibebuHOST
So what does Crisis Text Line's experience really teach us about where tech can expand access to quality behavioral healthcare, but where does that human connection really m- remain essential?
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8:56Jana FrenchGUEST
The first is that we've always been a completely remote organization for our line.
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9:02Jana FrenchGUEST
When I started back in 2019, we had an office in Manhattan that, like, I went to and our CFO went to, but our volunteers who are answering the conversations have always been remote, as have been the clinical supervisors overseeing those conversations.
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9:14Jana FrenchGUEST
So since 2013, we've been able to use technology to really cover nationwide and help people as fast as they need it.
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9:23Jana FrenchGUEST
Through the platform that we've built, we are able to train volunteers, who can be anyone across the country.

Solome TibebuHOST
But what do you think is... that we need to get right to really ensure that innovation expands and gets to the people who need it while also preserving privacy and safety and trust and all these other things that people are concerned about when it comes to artificial intelligence?