Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology Nagtahan, Sampaloc, Manila SUBJECT: MGC104 TOPIC: CRITICAL ISSUES IN COUNSELING PROFESSOR: DR. MARLENE MALLO-MONTERONA NAME: AUBRIE BEVER S. CINCO Critical Issues among the Youth • Mental-health issues A mental illness is a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling or mood. Such conditions may affect someone's ability to relate to others and function each day. Each person will have different experiences, even people with the same diagnosis. Example Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Suicide Suicide is the third leading cause of death in 15-19-year-olds. 79% of global suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries. Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. • Teen pregnancy Teenage pregnancy, also known as adolescent pregnancy, is pregnancy in a female under the age of 20. Pregnancy can occur with sexual intercourse after the start of ovulation, which can be before the first menstrual period (menarche) but usually occurs after the onset of periods. • Domestic violence Domestic violence is violence or other abuse in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or inside the family • Bullying Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. • Drug Abuse Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is use of a drug in amounts or by methods which are harmful to the individual or others. It is a form of substance-related disorder. • Pornography Porn addiction is a compulsive behavior that can do harm to relationships, work, and your own well-being. • Sexual assault Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using force or by taking advantage of another. When force is immediate, of short duration, or infrequent, it is called sexual assault. 1 Emerging issues among 21st Century • Gender Issue Gender issues include all aspects and concerns related to women's and men's lives and situation in society, to the way they interrelate, their differences in access to and use of resources, their activities, and how they react to changes, interventions and policies. • Child Protection Policy Child Protection Policy To ensure that such special protection from all to ensure that such special protection from all forms of abuse and exploitation and care as is forms of abuse and exploitation and care as is necessary for the child's well-being • Lowering the age of Criminal Liabilities Lowering the age of criminal responsibility is an act of violence against children. Children in conflict with the law are already victims of circumstance, mostly because of poverty and exploitation by adult crime syndicates. Children who are exploited and driven by adults to commit crimes need to be protected, not further penalized. Instead they should be given a second chance to reform and to rehabilitate. • Rise of online dating Online dating (or Internet dating) is a system that enables people to find and introduce themselves to new personal connections over the Internet, usually with the goal of developing personal, romantic, or sexual relationships. • Social Media Addiction Social media addiction is a behavioral addiction that has been found to negatively impact the mental health and relationships of those afflicted. • Mental health Stigma Stigma is when someone sees you in a negative way because of your mental illness. Social stigma and discrimination can make mental health problems worse and stop a person from getting the help they need. • Cyber Libel Cyberlibel is a term used to describe defamation that takes place in cyberspace, meaning through the Internet. This includes false and damaging statements made about another person through e-mail, message boards, blogs, chatrooms, on Web sites, or any other Internet-based communication medium. 2
