One of the Apostle Paul’s most famous speeches took place at Mars Hill, the Areopagus, in Athens. He noted that they appeared to be a very religious lot of people due to the sheer number of statues they had to their gods. In a brilliant move he identified the one statue that was for the [...]
Archive for the ‘Addiction’ Category
Building Bridges (art of connecting pt. 1)
Posted: September 8, 2011 in Addiction, Adolescent Development, Depression, drug prevention, emerging adults, extended adolescence, LGBTQ Youth, Mental Illness, Parenting, Spirituality, Suicide, systemic abandonment, Teens, Youth Ministry, Youth With Disabilities0
With teen suicide getting more attention in the news lately it has been revealed that there is a lack of resources to effectively discuss the subject with our students. It is important to have these discussion but it is equally important to have good discussions. The following are guideline for having those discussions, in a formal [...]
2nd Annual Abbey’s Walk
Posted: June 23, 2010 in Addiction, Drug Abuse, Grief, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, TeensTags: Addiction
In March of 2009, our community lost one of our young people, Abbey, to a drug addiction. The loss has been disheartening. Since this loss, it has become our goal to prevent other friends and families from suffering a similar loss. Abbey’s family and friends have put together a walk to raise funds to be [...]
What’s a Trigger?
Posted: June 14, 2010 in Addiction, Anxiety, Mental Health, Misc.Tags: Addiction, Anxiety, depression, Eating Disorder, self injury, Teens
Often, we as youth workers, parents, teacher, etc. don’t realize the impact our words can have on our students. When a student has experienced trauma or substance abuse problems they can be “triggered” by elements in their environment that leads them back into their pain or negative behaviors. We, as caregivers, need to understand what [...]
Constance – Mr. J. Medeiros
Posted: May 30, 2010 in Addiction, Pornography, Sexual Abuse, Technology, Teen Dating Violence, TeensTags: porn, pornography, technology, teen sex
We know this video was released a couple years ago but it warrants being recycled every now and again because of the powerful message it has. WARNING: The content of this video addresses themes of pornography and the internet. It is useful for beginning discussion with you teens on the long reaching effects of pornography. [...]
Nearly one in five (19 percent or 4.5 million) teens has tried prescription medication to get high Every day, 2500 kids age 12 to 17 try a painkiller for the first time. The vast majority of teens abusing prescription drugs are getting them from the medicine cabinets of friends, family, and acquaintances. It has been [...]
The State of Male Adolescence Today
Posted: April 12, 2010 in Addiction, Depression, Suicide, Mental Illness, Sexual Abuse, Adolescent DevelopmentStatistics and stories about our homicidal adolescent males are dramatic enough to garner most of the headlines; the fourteen-year old in Mississippi who killed two children and wounded seven; the fourteen- year old in Kentucky who shot three dead; the thirteen-year old in Washington who opened fire in his school and killed three; the eleven and [...]
