Provider Type: Hotline/Website

Web Address: teen-line-online.org

Specialties: Teen Line is a confidential hotline for teenagers which operates every evening from 6:00pm to 10:00pm PST. If you have a problem or just want to talk with another teen who understands, then this is the right place for you! You can call us at 800-TLC-TEEN (852-8336), text us by texting “TEEN” to 839863 or email us here. Teen Line also offers message boards, resources and information.

The Teen Line volunteers who answer the calls, emails and texts are Southern California teenagers who have received specialized training. They won’t judge you or give advice – their job is to listen to your feelings and help you to clarify your concerns, define the options available to you, and help you make positive decisions.

No problem is too small, too large, or too shocking for the Teen Line volunteers. Issues that teenagers are dealing with include abuse, depression, divorce, bullying, anxiety, gangs, gender identity, homelessness, pregnancy, relationships, sexuality, violence, substance abuse, self harm, and suicide.

Approaches: If you have a problem or just want to talk with another teen who understands, then this is the right place for you! Call, Text, or Email us. Check out “Ask TEEN LINE”, find resources in our Youth Yellow Pages, or join conversations with other teens on our message boards.

Fees: Free

Phone: Call 800-TLC-TEEN (852-8336) , text “TEEN” to 839863

Details: For more information on what to expect when you contact the teen line, click here.

Licenses / Certifications: Our Teen Listeners have a special ability to understand and empathize with callers because they are teens themselves. They have received specialized training. Resource Associates, our volunteer mental health professionals, provide on-site supervision and support to the Teen Line Listeners