To the editor: Thanks for the profile of the Teen Line teen-to-teen assist sizzling line (“Trump minimize psychological well being funding for youths. These L.A. teenagers are stepping in,” Aug. 16). Twenty years in the past, it was my privilege to oversee these teenagers as they manned the recent line telephones. They’re very spectacular, well-trained younger folks. Whilst younger as 14 or 15, the volunteers exhibited poise and calm whereas talking with teenagers whose issues ranged from lighter to deeply severe. Teen Line is a really precious useful resource for teenagers all throughout the nation, and I used to be so happy to see it, and its teen volunteers, get the popularity they so richly deserve.
Penny Key, Beaumont
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To the editor: It has at all times been troublesome being a teen and now much more so. Kudos to the coed volunteers at Teen Line who care sufficient to place within the hours to assist others. This excellent service was began many a long time in the past on the Cedars-Sinai Thalians Psychological Well being Middle. It succeeded and grew as a result of monumental efforts of two devoted psychiatrists, Terry Lipton and Elaine Chief, who gave their all to assist teenagers.
Aviva S. Monosson, Los Angeles
