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Kai Lanz
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krisenchat

about me

Kai Lanz is a Co-Founder and CEO of the non-profit krisenchat, he co-founded in 2020. After founding the predecessor "exclamo" at age 16, krisenchat developed as a 24/7 chat-based crisis counseling line in Germany. Now, the offering also includes krisenchat Ukrainian, a crisis counseling service for Ukrainians affected by the war, and broad psychoeducation on social media, reaching millions of users. His goal is to widely broaden access to mental wellbeing support with more scalable solutions, supporting humans in developing their relationships to themselves, others, and the world.

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