By Talia Ronzana

I cannot believe that the California Coalition for Youth Conference is this weekend! Last year, I learned so much from attending and I’m so thankful that I have been given the opportunity to attend again this year! I’m excited to learn more about youth all around the state of California and the bills that are in the process of being passed!

For anyone who is going to be at the conference, I’ll see you there! (:

By Analicia Mejia

Wow, I cant believe the conference is next week!!!
I really am excited for everything that is going on… video blogs, art show, Sac Kings game, and of course a bunch of wonderful workshops!!!

The conference is always one of my favorite things out of the year because it really grounds me and makes me realize how much power we have when we put all of our voices together!!! I mean… were in Sacramento, we know whats important to us, and what effects our lives, we learn and listen to other peoples stories, and then we get trained on how to tell all that to those who run our state, so that we can make change!!!

One more week!!! See you all there =)

By Jennifer Wehrli

Hi Everyone!

So I’m new to blogging and new to the Crisis Line. I’m super excited and can’t believe how rewarding it has already been. Thinking I just might be a help to someone in a time of crisis is an understatement.

CCY really prepaired me for being a counselor on the phone and that immediately became apparent with my first call.

It’s encouraging to know that when you are able to listen and empathize with the caller, you’re doing more than you can imagine. Little does the caller know that they are doing something tremendous themselves. This sounds to be a very positive and hugely rewarding adventure.

Who’s with me?!?

By Talia Ronzana

When asked to ponder my thoughts about what the Crisis Line means to me, four words instantly came to my head: A Pair of Ears

Not only do the people taking these phone calls hear what others are going through, they also care. To me that is an important thing. While I have personally never called a crisis line before, I have been on the other end. I have been the one listening to a story about what a person is going through. It is sad to know that so many of California’s youth today are going through their own personal crisis, whether it be they are dealing with abuse, victims of rape, dealing with a drug or alcohol addiction, or having family problems.

In my opinion, the person taking the call and giving advice to a person on a crisis line is a hero. The attributes they display clearly are attributes that a hero has. People answering these phone calls are brave,  as they are willing to help a person help themselves. They are patient, as they listen to the story of the caller. They are dedicated, as they try everything under their power to help a person through what they are dealing with. Need I say more? Crisis line counselors are in fact heros!

If crisis lines were not around so many of today’s teens would commit suicide, run away, continue with their drug addiction and harm themselves.

Thank goodness for crisis lines!

By Analicia Mejia

So I wanted to take a moment and talk about the California youth crisis line… I know personally, there are often so many things people my age go through, whether its issues with parents, relationship issues, friendship issues, and even family drama… and often we have no one to turn to for help!

That is why the Crisis line is so important because its the one place people like me can turn to when we feel like there is no one else we can go to.

Do you know how good it feels to know that someone is listening!!! Especially when you feel like the rest of the world is against you!!!

To me this is why the Crisis line is so important, because its that someone we can talk to when we feel like no one else will listen.

and you know whats kinda funny, even parents call the crisis line!! I know my mom has called it a bunch of times when she doesn’t know what to do with me or my sister. For my mom, it was the place she could call for a second opinion, a different perspective, kinda like a counselor.

If the crisis line were to no longer exist, then who would people turn to? Especially when we feel like their is no one else that we can talk too!!! Life is hard right now, the economy is bad, its really hard to find a job, a living is really expensive… it is times like these that we need the crisis line most!!!