Teen Lifeline Inc

Life Skills Teen Lifeline is not only is a safe place for teens to call in for help and hope, but is also a safe place for our volunteers who take those calls. For many of our teen volunteers, Teen Lifeline becomes a home away from home. They describe the experience as becoming part of a new, expanded family. While a minimum of 15 hours of service a month is required, many of the teens far exceed that commitment. Even more impressive is the fact that the average Peer Counselor gives more than 3 years of service to our crisis hotline. In 2024, Teen Lifelines 73 new volunteers received 72 hours of our 3 phase Life Skills Development training designed to help develop valuable and necessary skills to use both on and off the hotline. Teen Volunteers gave more than 20,124 hour of service.

Prevention Education and Outreach Our prevention efforts focus on decreasing risks, increasing protective factors and creating resiliency in the lives, families, and communities of Arizona youth. Teen Lifeline provides free education through outreach, workshops and trainings to students, school staff, parents, and the general community. Topics include stress/coping, grief/loss, depression/suicide, and conflict resolution. Services are provided by Masters level clinicians as often we are called to also identify those at risk and help connect teens and families with effective mental health services. Training and workshops for parents and educators are also available virtually. In 2024, Teen Lifeline reached 183,046 people across Arizona through the Prevention Education and Outreach Programs.