Youth & Young Adults
Safe and Healthy Relationships Guides

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Safe and Healthy Relationships Guides

Youth Guide

This four-session guide is designed for middle school and high school youth, to be used in confirmation classes and youth groups. By engaging young people in learning and discussing safe and healthy relationships, they can gain lifelong skills to make safe and healthy choices for themselves.

Sessions include:

  • Healthy Relationships
  • Online Safety
  • Understanding and Preventing Exploitation and Trafficking
  • Making a Safety Plan and Resources

The sessions are interactive, using engaging activities, video and conversation to guide youth in understanding how they can engage in healthy friendships and dating relationships – all while reinforcing their value as a child of God.

 

Safe and Healthy Relationships - Youth Guide

English

 

Spanish cover

Spanish

Contact us to receive a PDF of the guide. Printed copies are also available for $4/booklet.

Leader's Guide

The Leader’s Guide provides detailed instructions for youth leaders, pastors or other church leaders to facilitate these four sessions. Cherish All Children is also available to support you in leading these sessions.

 

Safe and Healthy Relationships - Leader's Guide

English

 

Spanish

Contact us to receive a PDF of the guide. Printed copies are also available for $4/booklet.

Family Follow-up Resources

For each of the four sessions, there is a Family Follow-up resource to be provided for parents and caregivers. This gives family members an overview of what their child will be learning as well as discussion questions they may use at home. We hope these sessions open ongoing conversations within families to support their child’s development into safe and healthy relationships.

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Lead Your Own Sessions With These Guides

Contact us to learn more about the guides and how you can lead sessions in your faith community! Co-authors Deacon Erica Larson, Director of Children, Youth & Family Ministry, Transfiguration Lutheran Church and Joy McElroy, Cherish All Children Executive Director, walk through the four-session youth and leader’s guides, equipping you to lead.