ST Reflection 2009 – Secondary 2NA/2E
24 August 2009
Call us, helplines urge to troubled teens – (Home Section Pg B6)

Q1a) List two reasons why teens are reluctant to call helplines despite the promise of anonymity and professional help.
Q1b) According to Ms Lily Chu, how does Touch leadership and Mentoring prefer to help troubled teens?

Q2) Have you confined in your friends or family members about the problems you face in school/life? Why or why not?
Have you been betrayed by your friends before? If yes, how? (You may change the names of the people involved for privacy)

Answers:
Q1a) Teens do not prefer to talk to strangers and trust their closed ones more and they also felt weird and shy to talk to strangers about their problems.
Q1b) Touch leadership and Mentoring prefer to help youths because it is effective such as educational workshops and also counseling.

Q2) Yes, I have. I confined to them as it is easier as they know me better and I trust them more. Sharing problem with them is easier because our friends and families can understand our problems better and faster.
Yes, I’ve been betrayed once. There was once me, Dily and Fiqa (not real names) being scolded by our malay teacher due to disturb the malay boys not our class. It was Fiqa idea to disturb them. We both just followed her. Those malay boys complain to their malay teacher and we was called up. Fiqa blamed it on me and Dily and both of us are being scolded infront of their class. From then on, I do not trust her and will never get closed to her.