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Call us, helplines urge troubled teens


1a) List two reasons why teens are reluctant to call helplines despite the promise of anonymity and professional help.

- The teens who are mostly students in secondary 3 and 4,revealed that they rather not confide in strangers

-youths (13 and 18 ) are at an age where the main objective is to look cool , and look experienceed, wordly-wise, and unfazed by anything .


b) According to Ms Lily Chu, how does Touch Leadership and Mentoring prefer to help troubled teens?

According to Ms Lily Chu ,they will help youths by more direct , effective means , through programmes like workshops in schools , face to face counselling and home visits .

2) Have you confided in your friends or family members about the problems you face in school/ life? Why or why not?

I have confided my secret to my close friends about my problem whenever i have problems in school or life . At this age, we are facing the same problem , so when i confided my secret to some of my friends , they may have experience before the problems and i can have a better way to solve the problem plus being at the same age makes it easier to communicate. Sometimes i can talk to them about things i can't easily open up to my parents.

Have you been betrayed by your friends before? If yes, how? (You may change the names of the people involved for privacy)

I have been betrayed before by and friends . He was actually my best friends before , and I have told him all my secret. And one day we have quarrel for some reasons than , he told other about my secret after that incident , we are no longer friends.


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