Summary
So everyone knows that I love to talk about history I mean what’s better than taking pride in our past? But in taking pride in our past and discovering who we are it’s also important to take pride in our scars. Our personal scars, our emotional scars, the thing that makes us human and connects all of us not only to our ancestors but to each other. Today my best friend Giovanni Kelly and I (@thegiovannikelly on Instagram) are going to sit down and have a heart to heart about mental health with you guys. We got vulnerable and were honest about our struggles because we believe it’s important that people know that they aren’t alone in their struggles. Life is hard and with a pandemic going on it makes it even more difficult to escape our inner demons. Thus, we wanted to help out a little, by talking about our own lives and experiences with you; so that you can take comfort in the fact that you are not alone, that you are strong and in the end you can and will get through ANYTHING. The essence of colour your life is education, activism and pride, by doing this episode we are working through our own past and history and advocating for mental health awareness. We may not be as epic as Nelson Mandela or Simon Bolivar but we are people of colour too with our own struggles and stories to tell.Thank you for taking time to colour your life. Crisis Hotlines in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS)
— 999
UWI Estate Police (St. Augustine Campus)
— 662-2002 | 662-4783 (Office line) Ext. 83510, 82121, 82120, 83497, 83512, 83355
Trinidad and Tobago Fire Services
— 990
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management Emergency Call Center
— 511
Medical Emergency
— 811
( If you have no money on your cellphone this would be best. Also if you have hurt yourself in any way – please call 811 )
(Feeling suicidal doesn’t mean that you are crazy, or weak, or damaged. It only means that you have more pain than you can cope with right now. If you are feeling this way, please seek help immediately by calling Lifeline or Families in Action.)
Lifeline (suicide)
— 645 2800
— 645 6616
Families in Action
— 628 2333
— 622 6952
UWI Student Counsellor (St. Augustine Campus)
— 662-2002 ext. 82151
AIDS Hotline Port of Spain
— 800 4HIV
— 625 2437
Alcoholics Anonymous
Northern Intergroup — 662 4829, 640 5305, 679 0066
Port-of-Spain Intergroup — 628-2288
Southern Intergroup — 657-6367, 677-6856
B2B Intergroup — 620 2580, 650 1692
Tobago — 639 9121, 660 5668
CHILDLINE
— 800 4321 (toll free)
The Children’s Authority Hotline Numbers
— 996
— 800-2014
Child Guidance Clinic
— 726-1324
National Family Services Division
— 624-8218
— 627-1163
Rebirth House – drug rehabilitation
— 623 0952
Rape Crisis Society
PoS — 622 7273
San Fernando — 657 5355
National Domestic Violence Hotline
— 800 SAVE or
— 800 7283
Victim and Witness Support
— 624-8853
Heal Drug Rehab Centre Couva
— 679 2616
The Informative Breastfeeding Service
— 628 8234
The Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society
— 800 TTCS (8827) (toll free)
Loveuntil Foundation (National Help line)
—800-HELP (4357) 8 am – 6 pm
—626-1800 6 pm till
The People’s Hotline
— 623 49 29
Rainbow Chat
— 321 – 3393
Colour Your Life 