Choose one of the following areas and research the questions listed below.
- Crisis Hotline - telephone service for troubled teens to call anonymously
- Walk-in Clinic - where troubled teens can get support
- Youth center, community center, or Y with counseling or peer support groups
- Local Hospital - does your local school provide a peer-counseling service for troubled teens?
- Rape Crisis Center or Planned Parenthood - Do they have a hotline?
- Local School - does your local school provide peer-counseling service for troubled teens?
Contact one of the local services above and determine the following information:
- Who works there and how are they trained to help troubled teens?
- What type of services do they provide?
- How is confidentiality maintained? When might they have to breech the teen's confidentiality?
- How are severe problems handled?
- If peer counseling is provided, how are they trained?
- How do troubled teens find out about the services provided?
Briefly discuss your results.. Indicate whether you feel that the needs of the troubled teens would be adequately met. Would you feel confident if your son or daughter used these services?
This assignment is expected to cover the items listed above and should be a least 3 concise paragraphs in length.