Often times, someone stumbles across our site and wants to join the #mentalhealthmatters movement by writing a letter. But why do letters matter?

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See, here at Letters to Strangers, we believe that writing is humanity distilled into ink. And we've seen personally how one letter--one human connection--can truly save a life. If we were all a bit kinder to each other; if we listened to strangers and trusted that they would listen to us, we'd be choosing to love and believe in the universality of humanity. For mental health to matter, we need to make that choice. Without empathy, society cannot progress. That's why we write letters.

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Now, usually, we exchange letters written by members at our chapters and our partner sites, but we understand that not everyone has a L2S chapter/partner site nearby that they can join. We encourage you to start a chapter or partner site today if that's the case (read here to find out the difference between chapters and partner sites)!

 

In the meantime, you can submit your letter to us by following the steps below. You will receive a letter for each letter you submit that passes moderation - and earn fun badges/rewards in the process.