Educational leadership · 1999 · 43 citations · 1 references
Social SciencesPsychologyAdolescent DevelopmentAdolescent HealthSuicide PreventionAdolescent PsychopathologyReligious Meaning-makingSpiritualityViolenceGang Violence VictimizationSpiritual AbuseSpiritual Suffering
Addressing the Spirit Despite more than decade of headlines about a generation at risk, the void of spiritual guidance and opportunity in the lives of teenagers is still rarely noticed factor contributing to self-destructive and violent behavior. Drugs, sex, gang violence, and even suicide may be both search for connection and meaning and an escape from the pain of not having genuine source of spiritual fulfillment.
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