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World Meeting of Families teen space designed for ‘festival atmosphere’
- Aug 24, 2018
Organizers of the World Meeting of Families wanted a youth-only area where teens could listen to live music, talk about what’s on their minds and just have some “crazy fun.”
Catholic disability group sees danger, opportunity in Netflix series
- Jun 2, 2018
National Catholic Partnership on Disability discusses how to use a television series focused on serious issues to discuss them with teenagers.
Smartphones are driving a rise in teen sexting
- Mar 12, 2018
Teen sex may be down, but widespread access to smartphones is driving an increase in teen sexting, recent research has found.
Denver archbishop addresses teen social media use, suicide spike
- Oct 25, 2017
While the teenage years have “always been a time of uncertainty, as physiological and emotional development takes place,” Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver said, the pervasive influence of social media in today’s world adds a new dimension to adolescence in the 21st century. Data from recent government surveys indicate a huge spike in rates of adolescent depression and related mental health issues.
Selfie-taking Archbishop hosting ‘City of Saints’ for LA teens
- Aug 4, 2017
The campus of UCLA will be abuzz with 1,600 Catholic teenagers as well as the archbishop himself at the Los Angeles Archdiocese’s third annual ‘City of Saints’ event. They will be “encountering Christ,” according to a statement from the archdiocese, and listening to speakers, as well as playing a life-sized version of Hungry, Hungry Hippo and taking selfies with Archbishop Jose Gomez.
Netflix series on teen’s suicide raises concerns of parents, counselors
- Jun 12, 2017
The Netflix series based on book dealing with teen suicide continues to court controversy. “While ’13 Reasons Why’ is far from an ideal portrayal of youth suicide, with the proper guidance it can serve as a tool for a deeper discussion about suicide, mental health, and other issues,” the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network said in a statement.
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