Understanding self-mutilation among teenagers
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Family Online Safety: Parental Control Software, Free Web Filtering, Internet Guidelines
Provides free Internet filtering and parental control software for families, training for parents on online safety and protecting children from pornography, and steps for safe computer use in the home.
http://safefamilies.org/parents.php
Online Safety Training for Computer Centers and other Non-profits, Web Filtering Software
Provides free Internet filtering software for computer centers and other nonprofits, training for youth on online safety, sample computer use policies for youth and staff, and presentation for parents and nonprofits on protecting youth from Internet dangers.
http://safefamilies.org/nonprofits.php
Devotions
Web-based devotions for teens.
http://youth-ministry.info/devotions.php5
Short-Term Missions Search & Christian Urban Internships: ChristianVolunteering.org
Directory of short-term missions opportunities available through ChristianVolunteering.org. You can browse opportunities by region, skill area, or group size. Searching and posting opportunities is free.
http://christianvolunteering.org/shorttermmissions.jsp
YOUTHlinks: Christian teens/college students at Peggie's Place!
Providing a large collection of youth-related links - for teens, college students, youth leaders and ministries to high-school and college-age youth. Find devotionals, college scholarship links, spiritual growth links, humor and more. A great youth-oriented resource for what's available on the Web!
http://peggiesplace.gospelcom.net/youthlinks.htm
TastyFaith - Creating a Craving for Christ
MaryBeth McCandless interviews Ginger Sinsabaugh MacDonald. Ginger created TastyFaith resources "to help urban youth leaders create a craving for Christ with high-risk and disadvantaged city youth."
http://ymexchange.com/Resource-Reviews/TastyFaith-Creating-a-Craving-for-Christ.html
Struggling to Shrink: What to Do and What Not to Do When You Suspect an Eating Disorder
Part 2: You ask her what's wrong. She says she pigged out at free time and isn’t hungry. It is at least 80 degrees in the hall and yet she is wearing a long sleeved t-shirt and a sweatshirt. You shrug it off for the moment, but you know something isn’t right.
http://ymexchange.com/Featured-Series/Struggling-to-Shrink-What-to-Do-and-What-Not-to-D...
Struggling to Shrink: Eating Disorders 101
Part 1: A group of young women enter a room. Some come in talking and laughing while others stare at the floor reluctant to participate. Each woman takes a seat on chairs have been placed in a circle and waits for another round of group therapy to begin.
http://ymexchange.com/Featured-Series/Struggling-to-Shrink-Eating-Disorders-101.html
Why youth are frustrated? A look at Iranian Christian youth in Iranian churches
So what do you think about Iranian worship music? Does it have the same effect on you as the English worship songs? It seems that many of our Iranian youth could relate more to non Farsi worship songs. When you ask them why they don't listen to Iranian Chritian worship songs, they simply say...
http://farsipraise.net/blog/2006/08/youth-and-farsi-christian-songs.html
Review of The Culture-Wise Family
For those of us who work with teenagers, we are aware of the vast influence of mass media in their lives. Most teenagers spend hours a day listening to music, watching television, or surfing the internet.
http://ymexchange.com/Resource-Reviews/Review-of-The-Culture-Wise-Family.html

