Lifesavers

Article Abstract:

The number of help lines are increasing in the US. Once young people had someone near to turn to, now they pick up the telephone and call a hotline. People under 20 are frequent callers. Counselors can defuse a crisis situation, give advice, scold and refer, but they are not therapists.

Usage, Personal narratives, Hotlines (Counseling), Crisis intervention (Psychiatry), Crisis intervention (Psychology)

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Breaking the silence: when one deaf teenager left her family because they didn't know sign language, she sent a message to the entire hearing world

Article Abstract:

Deaf teenager Kinney filed a lawsuit against her parents because they did not learn sign language. Kinney's parents, who learned only a few signs, communicated with her by shouting or stomping. A judge named Joanie Hughes, a sign-language interpreter, as Kinney's legal guardian.

Cases, Children, Deaf, Deaf children, Guardian and ward, Guardianships, Kinney, Sonya, Kinney, Norman, Kinney, Christyne

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