TO SAVE A LIFE: Youth Suicide & Cutting/Self-Injury (SI)

***** Self-injury. Cutting. Scars. HOPE IS NEAR. HOPE IS NOW. ***** Who am I ...really? Do you feel like your living behind a mask?.... Overwhelming emotions, shame, low self-esteem, physical or sexual abuse, and suppressed anger are just a few of the reasons for self-injurious behavior..... Those who self-injure often feel they are living behind a mask, and that no one knows who they really are. Numbness or a sense of being detached from your surroundings is often experienced.... There is no magic wand or quick fix in stopping self-injury. Sometimes you many even think of cutting as your "best friend." You begin to turn to self-injury more and more, you may feel trapped, confused, empty and hopeless but, NEVER GIVE UP HOPE...THERE IS A WAY OUT.... My special guests are Debra Cornacchia and Minister Emmanuella Young....Debra is the President and Founder of the non-profit organization DOOR OF HOPE 4 TEENS, INC - a non-profit organization that seeks to provide teen girls and young women with the resources, encouragement and HOPE needed to overcome self-injury (www.DoorOfHope4Teens.org) ....Minister Emmanuella is the current Youth Minister of the Highland Church Joshua Generation Youth Ministry in Jamaica Queens, New York....We will be speaking about (1) the seriousness of Self-Injury (SI) and Self-Injury Behavior (SIB), - to obtain a general understanding and the reasons behind SI (2) what all people (especially in the Body of Christ) need to know and what to do, (3) a special upcoming event: The Movement (To Save A Life), and (4)THERE IS A WAY OUT IN JESUS CHRIST. We are here to help.