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Fears vs. Dreams: Suicide and Depression

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of this Life night is to begin conversation regarding suicide and depression, educate students on what to do if they or a friend is depressed or suicidal, and clear up misconceptions in regard to church teaching on suicide. About this Life Night Suicide and depression are two issues that are often kept in the dark and not spoken about, but ones that are vitally important to start bringing to light. This night addresses the importance of discussing these

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Global Village

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Goal for the Life Night: This Life Night will explore the social dimensions of the fourth and fifth commandments. The goal for this night is for the teens to be aware of the factors that destroy the culture of life on the global level. Finally, this Life Night will show how acting locally can have a global impact. Life Night at a Glance: Through the gift of technology and media, we are truly a global village. We cannot pretend not to know about the strife, war and poverty around the world. We turn

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Starting Difficult Conversations about Suicide, Abuse, and Suffering

By | May 7, 2008

If it hasn’t happened to you yet, it will soon enough. The world is full of “ick,” and eventually one of your teens—or perhaps one of your adult leaders—will get some on his or her shoes. You have an idea about what is going on in their life, but you need to ask. You are concerned about this person, but you are afraid that what they tell you will be difficult to hear. How do we handle people in pain? Whether it is physical or emotional hurt, we can usually tell when someone is not feeling

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Cut to the Heart

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 The goal of this Night is to address the growing concern of teen self-mutilation. We provide a Night for parents that addresses the seriousness and issues surrounding this topic as well as a Night for teens that gives healthy alternatives to dealing with the emotions that often lead to cutting. Life Night at a Glance: NOTE: In order for this Night to work, there are a number of things we need to recommend as vital to the success of this program: 1) Schedule your pastor

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Push Up Pops

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Goal of the Life Night: By the end of the night, teens will better understand depression, how to recognize it, and be better equipped to work through it. Life Night at a Glance: This night on depression starts off with a light hearted skit in which age old remedies for depression are discounted. This night allows you to approach the subject of depression while helping the teens to assess his or her own lives. Teens will fill out a brief survey and will have time to discuss the topic of depression