Hurting
You already know that young people are hurting. That's why you're here on this lens. Hopefully, you can find some help here. Hopefully, you will find links, books, and other things that can help you help them.
Links for helping troubled youth
- Health Communications' Books
- Excerpts from books like Chicken Soup for the Soul.
- National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
- This site has a list of issues of the use of alcohol and illegal drugs.
- Kids Peace
- Talks about issues for young people. It's a site for young people.
- Teen Central
- Another site for teens that talks about important issues.
- Teen Challenge
- Biblical help for teenagers and those who help them.
- Straight Ahead Ministries
- Resources for hurting youth, parents, and youth workers.
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Facts for Families
- A list of issues in Adolescent Psychiatry.
- Youth Specialties' articles on Counseling
- Articles from Youthspecialties about counseling youth.
- Rules for Fighting
- A great post by Tim Schmoyer on conflict management.
- Child Stats
- The Forum on Child and Family Statistics gives lots of good information about children and young people.
- Health Behavior in School Aged Children
- A cross-nation study by the World Health Organization about the health of children and teens.
- Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth, and Family Policies
- The Clearinghouse provides cross-national, comparative information about the policies, programs, benefits and services available in the advanced industrialized countries to address child, youth, and family needs. Coverage focuses on 23 advanced industrialized countries. Expansion to other countries and other parts of the world is under way.
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G8 Countries.
- UNICEF homepage
- The homepage for UNICEF has lots of international information about children and youth.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- This site has lots of information about the science of drug abuse and the effects of drugs on the body.
- Initiation Rites in American High Schools
- A National Survey report on hazing in high school.
- Youth Violence
- A report by the Surgeon General on youth violence.
- The National Institute of Mental Health
- This site talks a lot about mental health and different disorders in children, adolescents, and adults.
Recent Posts on Youthministrytv.com
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- Troubled Youth Background Reading
- Here are my notes from "The Youth Workers' Guide to Helping Teens in Crisis."
- Youth in Mexico City
- Some stats I came across about young people in Mexico City.
- Some Kids Wish
- A video about child abuse. I didn't write it, but it's a link to something on one of my blogs, so it's included here.
- Broken in Mexico
- Stats about Middle Schoolers in Mexico and abuse according to the National Womens' Institute.
- Notes from Autobiographies of Older Teenagers
- Some thoughts and notes from an article in The Journal of Youth Ministry about older teens and their experiences in youth ministry.
- Alarming Statistics
- Statistics about troubled youth from the United States and Latin America.
- Dove video on body image
- A short video from Dove about body image. Something that gets us thinking about how we view ourselves.
- Video on Troubled Youth
- A video I created for my seminary class on ministry to troubled youth (Spanish).
- English Video on Troubled Youth
- Here's the video I made for my Troubled Youth class, but this time it's in English.
Books for helping hurting students
Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers (Youth, Family, and Culture)
Amazon Price: $11.55 (as of 07/12/2009) 
Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future
Amazon Price: $16.29 (as of 07/12/2009)
Reclaiming Our Prodigal Sons and Daughters: A Practical Approach for Connecting with Youth in Conflict
Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 07/12/2009)
Helping the Struggling Adolescent : A Guide to Thirty-six Common Problems for Counselors, Pastors and Youth Workers
Amazon Price: $22.79 (as of 07/12/2009)
The Youth Worker's Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis
Amazon Price: (as of 07/12/2009)
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