You hope you'll never need a resource like this but I used this book the first week I got it. The advise and instructions were exactly the right thing to do. I was really glad I had it.

A Parent's Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis

You've seen it on the news too many times to count. School shootings, adolescent addictions, bullying, eating disorders, depression and suicide, cutting, pregnancy. There is no lack of bad news to be told about teenagers today. Maybe you believe that will never happen to my child. And maybe it won't. But crises aren't always the stories that make the evening news. The spectrum of crises an adolescent may face can range from something as (seemingly harmless) as getting caught cheating on a test to dealing with the breakdown of the family, to acting out and getting in trouble with the law. And the reality is that someone they know will likely experience some kind of crisis-and that can affect your teen significantly. Either way, when a crisis affects your teen, wouldn't you want to be prepared? Rich Van Pelt and Jim Hancock, both of whom have raised teenagers into adulthood and have spent decades in youth ministry and crisis management, bring together their expertise and insight to help you identify and understand what a crisis is and how you can help your teen live and grow through it. Inside, you'll find practical responses for issues like: Suicidal thoughts or behavior, Accidents, Cheating, Death (of a friend or loved one), Divorce, Eating disorders, Hazing, Pregnancy, Sexual abuse, Sexual identity confusion, Substance abuse or addiction, and more. In addition to learning appropriate responses to crises, you'll learn how to prevent some of these issues, and how to get professionals involved when necessary. Whatever it is your teen is dealing with, your influence in their life is still the most important one. So be prepared to walk them through their crisis with wisdom, compassion, and the tools to help them heal. Rich Van Pelt trains and motivates thousands or educators, professional counselors, and youth workers every year in adolescent crisis intervention. His expertise springs from three decades of youth work and more than 10 years with youth in the Colorado Department of Corrections. He is president of Alongside, a Denver-based leadership training organization, and is national director of ministry relationship at Compassion International. Rich makes his home in Denver, Colorado. As a youth worker, Jim Hancock experienced most of the crises in this book and has helped kids, families, congregations, and schools with crisis prevention and intervention. From his home in Leucadia, California, he applies that experience as a writer and filmmaker (Good Sex, EdgeTV), helping youth workers avert and respond to crisis.

Life Hurts God Heals Bundle

The Life Hurts God Heals Bundle includes everything you need to start a healthy Life Hurts God Heals ministry! Life Hurts God Heals. Life Hurts God Heals is a completely comprehensive resource you can use to launch and run a ministry specifically to bring healing to these students. It includes all the curriculum you will need for leaders and participants, as well as all the behind the scenes stuff to help with everything from recognizing danger signs in teens to how to get this program up and running in your church. Included are:16 practical resources on starting a Life Hurts God Heals ministry: DVD with student testimonies about the Life Hurts God Heals program; Leader Guides in PDF and Word formatsStudent Workbooks (13 lessons) in PDF and Word formats; Eight 30-minute sermons by Doug Fields in MP3 formatTeaching transcripts of each sermon; Student devotionals and journals; Follow-up support group study; Promotional materials, including sample parent letters, brochures, calendars, and more; Administrative materials, including welcome signs, consent forms, graduation certificates, and more; Every element of this resource with the exception of the student testimonies is completely open for you to reproduce and edit for use in your ministry. We want you to be completely empowered and as effective as possible as you reach out to your students in need. Life Hurts God Heals Leader's Video Training Kit: Packed inside this DVD is a comprehensive training program on how to implement Life Hurts God Heals within your ministry. With over two hours of video training from Megan Hutchinson (Life Hurts God Heals champion), you'll learn how to start your program, support your participants, and work with leaders. Also included is a PowerPoint presentation to help you teach this same material to leaders in your group along with a bunch of reproducible handouts and forms. From day one to long-term health--it's all in here. Grab a copy and get started on your Life Hurts God Heals ministry today! 3 Sessions by Megan Hutchinson: Life Hurts God Heals Training Introduction (13 min), Understanding Students in the Trenches (65 min), Leadership and Legalities