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YHL offers five services: - Telephonic, letter, and email counseling.
- Referral services
- Awareness raising/promotional activities through print and electronic media
- Training for professionals
- Volunteer training.
Counseling is provided to young people and parents of young people via telephone, letters and email. Telephone Counseling Service This service is a toll free telephone counseling service those operates7 days a week from 10am to 8pm 'Accessible from all over the Pakistan also from mobile (with regular landline charges). Letter Counseling Service YHL also provides letter counseling in areas where telephonic service is not available. Our address is: Youth Help Line, P.O. Box #1298 , Islamabad , Pakistan. E-Mail Counseling Service You can send your concern by e-mail at any time. We aim to reply to all e-mails within ten working days. All e-mails are treated as confidential. Our E-mail address is:
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Referral Services In order to expand the capacity of our services and to provide the most expert guidance and help to the callers, YHL has actively sought to build a strong referral network. At present, we have medical doctors, specialists, psychologists, lawyers, NGOs, youth organizations, and shelter homes on our list. These referrals are available for five major cities in Pakistan: Rawalpindi , Islamabad , Peshawar, Jehlum and Chakwal. At present we have medical doctors, psychiatrists, specialists, psychologists, lawyers, NGOs, youth organizations, shelter homes, financial aid, and special education on our list. Muzafarabad, Hyderabad. YHL is in the process of building referral s in other main cities of Pakistan.
Training for Professionals Over the past years, YHL has gained considerable experience in working with young people on the issues of sexual and reproductive health. Thanks to its counseling services, YHL has learnt about young people's concerns, queries, and misconceptions. It has also learnt about the barriers that young people face in accessing information and available ASRH services. YHL has conducted trainings for professionals on the following issues: - Communicating with young people on ASRH
- Para-counseling training
- Understanding Leadership and Communication
- Training for teacher on communication with students/ young people on ASRH.
- Smart Chart training.
Awareness Raising YHL raises awareness about the issues of emotional and reproductive health faced by young people via informational handouts, brochures, and booklets. It also raises awareness about the issues through the radio. In the past, the program conducted ten series of radio programs (each series consisting of 12 half hour long programs) on this topic. It also raises awareness about the issues through the radio channel FM100, Power99, FM88, FM91.
Radio ProgramsFrom July 2007 to June 2008 YHL has conducted 4 radio program series 2 on FM 100 and 2 on Power 99. One series was carried out only for girls on FM 100 with DJ Gul, Rabia Basri and Nadia Saleh; details are given below: | Sr. No. | Topic | Psychologist | DJ | | 1 | Introductory (YHL) | Mariam, Amna | Gul | | 2 | Emotional & reproductive health’s introduction | Mariam, Amna | Rabia Basri | | 3 | Social factors affecting reproductive health of girls | Mariam, Amna | Rabia Basri | | 4 | Menstruation | Mariam, Amna | Rabia Basri | | 5 | Early marriages | Mariam, Amna | Nadia Saleh | | 6 | Friendship & peer pressure | Mariam, Amna | Gul | | 7 | Self-esteem & confidence | Mariam, Amna | Rabia Basri | | 8 | Eating disorders | Mariam, Amna | Nadia Saleh | | 9 | Importance of counseling | Mariam, Amna | Rabia Basri | | 10 | Current issues | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 11 | Violence against women I | Ayesha Khan | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 12 | Violence against women II | Ali Salman | Irfan-ul-Haq | Another general series is carried out on FM 100 recently with DJ Irfan and Rabia Basri; details are given below: | Sr. No. | Topic | Psychologist | DJ | | 1 | Self-esteem | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 2 | Parents role in teenage | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 3 | Eating disorders | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 4 | Bullying | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 5 | Assertiveness | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 6 | Obsessive compulsive disorder | Aneeqa | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 7 | Post traumatic stress disorder | Aneeqa | Rabia Basri | | 8 | Emotional health | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 9 | Anxiety | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 10 | Family dynamics | Mariam, Amna | Rabia Basri | | 11 | Stress | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 12 | Teacher’s role in teenage | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 13 | Peer pressure | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 14 | Feelings | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 15 | Counseling | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | | 16 | Career choice | Mariam, Amna | Irfan-ul-Haq | On Power 99 one series was conducted from July 2007 to December 2007 with DJ Maaz, Waqar Azim, and Tariq Masood Malik; details are given below: | Sr. No. | Topic | Psychologist | DJ | | 1 | Introductory program of YHL | Rehan | Tariq Masood | | 2 | Importance of counseling | Rehan | Tariq Masood | | 3 | Peer pressure | Rehan | Maaz | | 4 | Career choice | Rehan | Maaz | | 5 | Friendship | Rehan | Maaz | | 6 | Bullying | Rehan | Waqar Azim | | 7 | Current scenario | Rehan | Momo | | 8 | Review of the series | Rehan | Waqar Azim | Second series on Power 99 was carried out from March 2008 to May 2008 consisted of 10 program with DJ Tamsil Ahmed; details are given below: | Sr. No. | Topic | Psychologist | DJ | | 1 | Introductory Program | Rehan | Tamsil | | 2 | Feelings & emotions | Rehan | Tamsil | | 3 | Friendship | Rehan | Tamsil | | 4 | Teenage Crushes | Rehan | Tamsil | | 5 | Child Sexual Abuse | Rehan, Sadia | Tamsil | | 6 | Impotence | Rehan | Tamsil | | 7 | Menstruation | Aneeqa | Ismat Jabeen | | 8 | Self confidence | Rehan | Tamsil | | 9 | Drug addiction | Rehan | Tamsil | | 10 | Assertiveness & Peer pressure | Rehan | Tamsil | Information, Education and Communication Material Naujawan Aur Tauleedi SehatThis flyer discusses one of the major concerns of boys i.e. impotence, its causes, and myths related to this issue. | |
Mahwari Se Mutaliq Maloomat In this flyer,physical changes associated with puberty are discussed. | |
Waldain Aur Asatiza kay liye MaloomatThis flyer is especially designed for the teachers and mothers as this discusses the reproductive system of girls, menstruation and myths related to menstruations and how parents and teachers can convey this information to young girls. | |
Naujawanon Main Sehatmand Aur Gher Sehatmand RishteyIn this flyer some important elements of healthy and unhealthy relationships of youth are discussed. | |
Naujawan Aur Baloughat (Larkiyon ke liye)In this flyer,physical, psychological and emotional changes associated with puberty are discussed. | |
Naujawan Aur Baloughat (Larkon ke liye)In this flyer,physical, psychological and emotional changes associated with puberty are discussed. | | Youth Help Line Introduction BrochureInformation regarding Youth Help Line and its Services. | | Volunteer Training Volunteers play a vital role in taking forward the message on important issues. Previous volunteer trainings have been greatly appreciated by young students and have built a critical mass of individuals who are sensitive to issues of adolescent sexual health. YHL's volunteer training has two important stages, one of sensitization and self awareness and the other of capacity building for counseling regarding Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) issues. The second stage also includes training on how to communicate about ARSH with young people. YHL’s volunteer can help in certain activities such as awareness raising, poster dissemination, article writing, data base maintenance, and, most importantly, basic counseling. If you want to volunteer at the YHL, please visit Rozan's volunteer signup page.
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