Teen Line: a descriptive analysis of a peer telephone listening service.
Teen Line is a peer telephone listening service for adolescents. During its first year of operation, 2,270 phone calls were received. After an initial novelty effect, counts document a consistent level of use of the service. Two-thirds of the callers were female. Although 4% of topics discussed dealt with crisis situations (suicide, physical abuse), 96% were concerned with common, less urgent adolescent issues, such as peer relationships, family dynamics, and the need to have someone "just to talk to." This paper presents a model for an adolescent listening service and provides data garnered over a year's utilization. Consistent use documents its acceptance as a source of information for teenagers.
Boehm
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Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699.
Chessare
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Valko
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Sager
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D000293:Adolescent; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005260:Female; D015277:Hotlines / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D010553:Personality Development; D011340:Problem Solving; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data