Every 4 seconds, a teenager will attempt suicide.

Approximately 11 young people between the ages of 15-24 die every day by suicide.

One in five teens say they have purposely injured themselves.

If you have teenagers, you know the daily pressures and issues that they face are enormous.

On Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m., “Dead Serious … About Life” will be presented at Northern Lehigh High School in Slatington. The production will be performed by the group Mishpachah Inc., based out of Mason, Ohio.

Mishpachah is an auditioned group of high school students from Cincinnati and the surrounding area who participate in this community nonprofit organization.

Since June 1989, the group has been performing the production “Dead Serious … About Life” which deals with many issues that teens have to face every day. The underlying subject matter is teenage suicide.

“Dead Serious … About Life” is a production written to appeal to teenagers. The story begins at Spencer and Stephanie’s house. Mom and Dad have left for the weekend, so let the party begin. Throughout the course of the evening, you will meet the characters with their different personalities, their numerous problems and their view about their lives.

“Dead Serious” will expose people to the issues of abortion, alcohol, bullying, drugs, religion, self-esteem, sex and suicide … issues that all too often we don’t want to talk about or face. Well, hang onto your seat, ’cause this production cuts it wide open. It will make you laugh, cry, hurt, fear and feel … but most of all “Dead Serious” will make you take a second look at life.

In the past, the group has toured to Florida, Arkansas, Colorado, Texas, North and South Carolina, Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee, New York, Virginia, Georgia, Wisconsin, Nebraska, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Alabama and Ohio.

The group has performed this production for more than 150,000 people and has counseled over 10,000 young people following their performances. Not only has this ministry changed the lives of those teens who participate, but thousands of others who have had the opportunity to see the production.

For ticket information about the performance at Slatington, visit www.mish-inc.com or call 513-459-7268. Tickets are $7 in advance and $8 at the door. Tickets will be pre-sold until Wednesday at 5 p.m.