Who is Teen-Line Ireland?
Do you ever feel like you just want to chat to someone who will really listen to you?No slagging or jeering…
No fear of what other people might think of you…
Maybe there’s something bothering you and you want to get it off your chest
You might be feeling fed-up, alone, or cut off from the rest of the world…
Maybe you feel stuck in-between…too old for some things…too young for others…lost…confused…no where to turn
Teen-Line Ireland understands this
That’s why we’ve set up a helpline for young adults... a number you can dial when no-one else will listen or maybe you just don’t want to talk to someone who knows you…
Teen-Line Ireland’s volunteers are ordinary, every-day people who understand that young people need to be heard…they volunteer to listen…they do it because they value young people and care about how they are feeling… and they really want to listen.
Why Teen-Line started?
Darren Bolger was a typical teenager who loved life. He was very caring, loving and showed empathy to others. Darren made two mistakes in his life. His first mistake
was that he didn’t talk about how he felt inside. His second mistake was a result
of the first; he died by suicide on the 6th April 2003 aged 16 years. After Darren’s death his mother, Maureen, was shocked to discover the lack of services available for young people in Ireland who may be contemplating suicide or going through difficult times and need someone to talk to. Teenagers expressed this gap in services to Maureen, saying they felt they were in between, too old for one helpline and too young for another. Maureen decided to put her experience and Darren’s death into something positive, hence the foundation of Teen-Line Ireland.