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Teen Lifeline Day
October 24, 2026
WHEREAS, Teen Lifeline was founded in 1986 as a single-school nonprofit program to provide
local teenagers experiencing thoughts of suicide a safe place to talk with their peers about their
problems; and
WHEREAS, Teen Lifeline now provides immediate and confidential access to trained teen
peer counselors and suicide prevention experts for callers in Tolleson and throughout Arizona,
24 hours a day, every day of the year; and
WHEREAS, during four decades of continuous operation, Teen Lifeline has grown to provide
crisis intervention and suicide prevention training services to more than 400,000 people
throughout Arizona, including Tolleson, annually; and
WHEREAS, Teen Lifeline was the first teen peer-to-peer crisis hotline to be accredited
nationally; and
WHEREAS, Teen Lifeline is supported by the City of Tolleson and is recognized throughout
the United States as a premier model for operating a peer-to-peer crisis hotline; and
WHEREAS, Teen Lifeline is celebrating 40 years of providing life-saving support to teenagers
at its annual Gala celebration.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Juan F. Rodriguez, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of
the City of Tolleson, Arizona, do hereby proclaim October 24, 2026 as Teen Lifeline Day in
recognition of Teen Lifeline’s 40 years of service and its continued commitment to providing
hope, connection, and life-saving support to young people throughout our community and across
Arizona.
Juan F. Rodriguez, Mayor
ATTEST:
Crystal Zamora, City Clerk