Youthline

Youthline is a New Zealand Telephone counseling Helpline run by youth, for youth.[1] It can be contacted 24/7 on Helpline: 0800 37 66 33 (free phone from landline); Free Text: 234; Email: talk@youthline.co.nz ; or Web: www.youthline.co.nz .[2]


Establishment

Youthline was first established in Auckland, New Zealand in 1970 by Father Felix Donnelly and others.[1]

National focus

Today, Youthline provides a nationally linked youth development organisation, providing a range of services on the basis of a framework spanning three areas that it sees as essential to enhancing the wellbeing and outcomes of young people:

  1. Community development and social change
  2. Training and youth development
  3. Service provision

Youthline provides:

  1. Counselling services
  2. Youth worker services
  3. Information and referrals
  4. Training, seminars and programmes
  5. Community development and social enterprise.[3]

Based in 9 local centers around the country, Youthline enlists 1100 volunteers nationwide (100 of whom are working in an online context).[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Terry Locke, The Youthline Story, Youthlink Family Trust, Auckland, 1981.
  2. ↑ Youthline website (accessed 18 February 2012)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Youthline website, services provided (retrieved 17 February 2012)

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