Articles by

Bob Filbin

  • Technology

    Crisis Text Line expanding public access to its services and data sets

    Liz Eddy is director of communications and events and Bob Filbin is chief data scientist at Crisis Text Line, a text messaging support service for people in crisis originally developed with Knight Foundation support. Knight is awarding Crisis Text Line, a previous winner of the Knight News Challenge, an additional $1.4 million in support as part […]

    Article · October 8, 2015 by

  • Journalism

    What open data can tell us about depression

    Bob Filbin is the chief data scientist at Crisis Text Line, a winner of Knight News Challenge: Health. Every day, thousands of teens face bullying, abuse and family conflicts. Many struggle with depression, self-harm or even thoughts of suicide. Launched in August 2013, Crisis Text Line offers free, 24/7 text support to teens nationwide. Since […]

    Article · August 20, 2014 by