To the editor: Thank you for the profile of the Teen Line teen-to-teen support hot line (“Trump cut mental health funding for kids. These L.A. teens are stepping in,” Aug. 16). Twenty years ago, it ...

Teen Line volunteer Mendez, center, puts on her headset while surrounded by other volunteers at Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center. Mendez, 18, is about to leave for college after spending her high ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Teen Line volunteers about how the peer-led support service continues providing mental health support, despite funding cuts to programs nationwide. Sponsor Message A ...

A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: Despite recent cuts across the country to mental health programs under the Trump administration, Teen Line is still picking up the phone. Teen Line's a free mental health support ...

There are a lot of reasons why people reach out to Teen Line, a Century City-based hotline that connects young people in crisis to trained teenage volunteers. They call because someone is hurting them ...

Teen Line volunteer Mendez, center, tries on her headset for a final time while surrounded by the other volunteers at Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles.