Dial-A-Friend serves as a barometer of adolescent needs and problems
- Since 1991, DAF operates in Metro Manila with four telephone hotlines from 10:00 am till 8:00 pm, Monday till Saturday.

Objectives
- To provide immediate, anonymous and professional telephone counseling intervention to adolescents to help them make enlightened decision through guided exploration of all possible options.
-To provide basic information on HIV/AIDS in every counseling session.

Client Profile
Majority of our clients are still female (61%) belonging to the 17-24 age bracket (55%); single (81%); college and college graduate (78%).

Our unique feature of DAF is the involvement of the youth through the volunteer program. To date, an On the Job Training is offered to Psychology majors in the university belt area and given comprehensive training on counseling and emerging patterns of adolescent issues and concerns.

DAF invests in the continuing education and skills development of all counselors such as:

- Monthly Case Conference - a venue for counselors to share their experiences in handling unusual or difficult cases.

- Case Consultation - intended to enhance counseling skills and technical knowledge on difficult emerging topics.

- Counselor''s Care - designed to prevent counselor burnout.

For free and confidential telephone counseling.
Call Dial-A-Friend
525-1743 and 525-1881
Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm