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SSi Mobile connects Nunavut youth to Crisis Text Line

YELLOWKNIFE – SSi Mobile is helping Nunavut youth in crisis to quickly and discreetly connect to the Crisis Text Line powered by Kids Help Phone.Noting that many young people would rather write than speak about their problem, the wireless provider said that users can connect users to the Crisis Text Line simply by texting a message to the short-code phone number 686868.  The Crisis Text Line requires no data plan, internet connection or app, and is available in all Nunavut communities.“SSi has a long history of supporting youth programs in Canada’s North. Having grown up in a small community in...