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Tending to the Mental Health of Adolescents
Tending to the Mental Health of Adolescents
Curriculum
9 Sections
72 Lessons
8 Weeks
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Introduction
1
2.1
Introduction
Section 1: Adolescent Mental Health
10
3.1
Prepare – Psalm 139:1-18
3.2
Adolescent Depression, Chris Russell – Video and Discussion Outline
5 Minutes
3.3
Removing the Stigma of Mental Illness, Nadja Reilly – Video and Discussion Outline
2 Minutes
3.4
The Role of the Youth Minister, Joyce Mercer and Charles Edward Atkins, Jr. – Video and Discussion Outline
7 Minutes
3.5
How the Church Can Help Youth Navigate Adolescence, Kenda Creasy Dean – Video and Discussion Outline
5 Minutes
3.6
Why Happiness is Relevant, Laurie Santos – Video and Discussion Outline
6 Minutes
3.7
Including, but beyond, just the Spiritual, Josephine Kim – Video and Discussion Outline
2 Minutes
3.8
“Back to Normal” as a Very Unhelpful Phrase, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Outline
3 Minutes
3.9
Questions for Reflection
3.10
Additional Resources
Section 2: The Art of Listening to Youth
9
4.1
Prepare – John 18:15-18, 25-27; 21:15-19
4.2
Listening to Young People, Mary Elizabeth Moore – Video and Discussion Outline
6 Minutes
4.3
Listening, David White – Video and Discussion Outline
6 Minutes
4.4
Listening to the Experience of Youth, Evelyn Parker – Video and Discussion Outline
4 Minutes
4.5
Listening Well and Learning From, Stephanie Paulsell and Vanessa Zoltan – Video and Discussion Outline
5 Minutes
4.6
Loving Young People with God’s Love, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Outline
5 Minutes
4.7
How to Help Youth Act on Their Feelings, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Outline
7 Minutes
4.8
Questions for Reflection
4.9
Additional Resources
Section 3: Depression
7
5.1
Prepare – Job 2:11-3:26
5.2
Defining Depression, Nadja Reilly, Sarah Farmer and Kate Hyde – Video and Discussion Outline
11 Minutes
5.3
Adolescent Depression, Nadja Reilly, Sarah Farmer and Kate Hyde – Video and Discussion Outline
6 Minutes
5.4
Caring for African American Young Men, Gregory Ellison, II – Video and Discussion Outline
3 Minutes
5.5
Coping with Depression, Nadja Reilly, Sarah Farmer and Kate Hyde – Video and Discussion Outline
8 Minutes
5.6
Questions for Reflection
5.7
Additional Resources
Section 4: Anxiety
10
7.1
Prepare – Luke 10:38-42
7.2
Defining Anxiety, Allan Hugh Cole, Jr. and Philip Browning Helsel – Video and Discussion Outline
3 Minutes
7.3
How Anxiety Manifests for Youth, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Outline
5 Minutes
7.4
The Prevalence of Anxiety, Allan Hugh Cole, Jr. and Philip Browning Helsel – Video and Discussion Outline
5 Minutes
7.5
Youth as Part of the Story in an Age of Anxiety, Andy Root – Video and Discussion Outline
4 Minutes
7.6
Joy and Anxiety Among Adolescents, Allan Hugh Cole, Jr. and Philip Browning Helsel – Video and Discussion Outline
4 Minutes
7.7
Anxiety in the Midst of Crisis, Josephine Kim – Video and Discussion Outline
3 Minutes
7.8
Pressure as Misplaced Anxiety about Success, Szu-Hui Lee – Video and Discussion Outline
4 Minutes
7.9
Questions for Reflection
7.10
Additional Resources
Section 5: Suicide
7
8.1
Prepare – 1 Kings 19:1-18
8.2
Suicide and Depression, Nadja Reilly, Sarah Farmer and Kate Hyde – Video and Discussion Outline
6 Minutes
8.3
Assessing the Situation, Nadja Reilly – Video and Discussion Outline
4 Minutes
8.4
On Depression and Suicide, Nadja Reilly, Sarah Farmer and Kate Hyde – Video and Discussion Outline
2 Hours
8.5
Keeping an Eye on Youth with Lower Resilience, Jannah Scott and Sanghoon Yoo – Video and Discussion Outline
8 Minutes
8.6
Questions for Reflection
8.7
Additional Resources
Section 6: Substance Abuse, Addiction, and Pornography
9
9.1
Prepare – Romans 8:22-35, 37-39
9.2
Substance Abuse, Joyce Mercer and Charles Edward Atkins, Jr. – Video and Discussion Outline
3 Minutes
9.3
Signs of Substance Abuse, Joyce Mercer and Charles Atkins, Jr. – Video and Discussion Outline
4 Minutes
9.4
Handling the Issue of Substance Abuse in an Urban Youth Ministry, Jorge Gonzalez – Video and Discussion Outline
2 Minutes
9.5
How to Help, Tim Walsh – Video and Discussion Outline
4 Minutes
9.6
Adventure Recovery Model, Tim Walsh – Video and Discussion Outline
8 Minutes
9.7
Pornography, Kate Ott – Video and Discussion Outline
4 Minutes
9.8
Questions for Reflection
9.9
Additional Resources
Section 7: Homelessness, Hunger, Violence, Instability and Youth Ministry
9
10.1
Prepare – Matthew 22:34-40
10.2
Assume Trauma Before Drama, Amanda Drury – Video and Discussion Outline
3 Minutes
10.3
Ministering to Youth Facing Violence, Dori Baker and Patrick Reyes – Video and Discussion Outline
12 Minutes
10.4
Defining Family Instability, Chap Clark – Video and Discussion Outline
5 Minutes
10.5
How Family Instability Undermines Purpose and Autonomy, Chap Clark – Video and Discussion Outline
6 Minutes
10.6
Walking with At-Risk Youth, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
2 Minutes
10.7
Resilience with A-Risk Youth, Yadi Martínez-Reyna – Video and Discussion Outline
2 Minutes
10.8
Questions for Reflection
10.9
Additional Resources
Section 8: The Role of the Community
10
11.1
Prepare – Romans 15:1-7
11.2
Community, Bill Mathis – Video and Discussion Outline
9 Minutes
11.3
Provisional Offerings, Kenda Creasy Dean and Justin Forbes – Video and Discussion Outline
5 Minutes
11.4
Joy, Greg Ellison and Georgette Ledgister – Video and Discussion Outline
12 Minutes
11.5
Substance Abuse and Fake Joy, Joyce Mercer and Charles Edward Atkins, Jr. – Video and Discussion Outline
7 Minutes
11.6
Defining Relational Community, Nadja Reilly, Sarah Farmer and Kate Hyde – Video and Discussion Outline
5 Minutes
11.7
Care for Longer-Lasting Trauma, Josephine Kim – Video and Discussion Outline
2 Minutes
11.8
Self-Care vs. Community-Care, Talitha Amadea Aho – Video and Discussion Outline
3 Minutes
11.9
Questions for Reflection
11.10
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Further Reading
(click to view):
Mental Health in Adolescents
, at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Adolescent Mental Health
, at World Health Organization
Let’s Help Our Youth Change the Way They Look at Mental Health
, at Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Mental Health Issues on the Rise Among Adolescents, Young Adults
, by Jaime Rosenberg
What Research Says About How Religion Affects Your Health
, by Nicole Fisher
Religion and Mental Health
, by Prakash B. Behere, Anweskak Das, Richa Yadav, Aniruddh P. Behere
The Positive Effects of Religion on Mental Health
, by Maria Archer
Raising Kids with Religion or Spirituality May Protect Their Mental Health: Study
, by Alice Walton
Youth Pastors Play Pivotal Role in Teens’ Mental Health
, by Nick Zagorski
Black Minds Matter
, by Coshandra Dillard
Trevor Project National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2020
Tools:
(click to view)
The California Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids Project
, at Child Mind Institute
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