Teen Lifeline is here for you, Tucson!
The mission of Teen Lifeline is to prevent teen suicide in Arizona through enhancing resiliency in youth and fostering supportive communities.
In Tucson, we seek to collaborate with youth and their community to recognize and respond to suicide risk. We strive to do this by uniquely creating connections to help, and engaging local teens as peer counselors.
Because we envision a world where all youth possess a sense of connectedness and hope for their future!
School Interest Form
If your district, school, or classroom wants to engage with any of Teen Lifeline’s services, let us know! Click on the button below to fill out our Interest Form.
Teen Lifeline’s services include prevention education, outreach, the School ID Initiative, and partnerships with community groups and behavioral health services. We are here to support communities through any stage of a crisis—prevention, intervention, and postvention—and participate in wellness fairs, conferences, and mental health events across the state.
Together, we can foster a culture of care, resilience, and well-being within schools, equipping them with the necessary knowledge and resources to identify at-risk students, intervene effectively, and provide the support needed to prevent teen suicide.
Become a Teen Volunteer
Teens across the Tucson area help their peers on the hotline as peer counselors. With 72+ hours of life skills development training, teen volunteers learn advanced coping and communication skills to help both themselves and their peers through life’s challenges. This training is conducted four times a year (once a quarter).
To become a peer counselor, teen volunteers must meet the following requirements:
– Be 15 – 19 years old
– Have reliable transportation to and from our Tucson location
– Make a commitment to volunteer 15 hours (2-3 shifts) per month for at least 4 months
Our Services
Peer Crisis Hotline
24/7/365 crisis hotline for teens, answered by teen peer counselors.
- Call 24/7/365 at 1-800-248-8336
- Peer counseling available from 3 to 9 p.m. every day
- Texting services are available from 3 to 9 p.m. every day; text 602-248-8336
Prevention Education & Outreach
Our clinicians teach best-practices suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention to students, schools, parents, and community groups. We also participate in wellness fairs and mental health events across the state.
School ID Initiative
Stickers on the back of school IDs with our hotline number and a message of hope ensure a connection to help is in every student’s pocket.
Arizona law ARS 15-160 requires all schools grade 9 – 12 to print hotline information on the back of student IDs. Teen Lifeline is the only crisis hotline in Arizona specifically for teens, answered by trained teen peer counselors—and over 450 schools have our number on the back of their student IDs.
If you’re an administrator who wants to add Teen Lifeline’s hotline information on your school’s student IDs, reach out to Clinical Preventionist Rachel Rivera at rachel@teenlifeline.org for assistance and materials.
Life Skills Development Training
Teens across the Phoenix and Tucson areas help their peers on the hotline every day as peer counselors. With 72+ hours of life skills development training, teen volunteers learn advanced coping and communication skills to help both themselves and their peers through life’s challenges. This training is conducted four times a year (once a quarter).
To become a peer counselor, teen volunteers must meet the following requirements:
- Be 15 – 19 years old
- Have reliable transportation to and from our Phoenix or Tucson locations
- Make a commitment to volunteer 15 hours (2-3 shifts) per month for at least 4 months
Caring Contacts
When a teen is discharged from a psychiatric facility after a mental health crisis, teen peer counselors support their transition back to daily life with caring messages in calls, texts, and letters.
If you or a loved one need help, reach out!
Teen Lifeline’s hotline is free, confidential, and open 24/7/365. Teens in crisis or adults concerned for a teen can call or text Teen Lifeline’s hotline for help.
- Call 24/7/365 at 1-800-248-8336 (TEEN)
- Peer counseling available from 3 to 9 p.m. every day
- Texting services are available from 3 to 9 p.m. every day; text 602-248-8336 (TEEN)
You’re not alone!