by Mark Arnold | Oct 12, 2020 | Special Needs Parenting
Halloween literally means “the evening before All Hallows Day or All Saint’s Day,” a day celebrated on the 1st of November each year. The name Halloween is a shortened version of “All Hallows’ Evening,” which is celebrated on 31st October. The origin and meaning of...
by Key Ministry | Oct 8, 2020 | Church Support, Mental Health
For those that do not know, two times of the year are devoted to building awareness about mental illness. There are awareness days for suicide prevention, autism, or substance misuse. For mental illness, May is Mental Health Awareness month, and in October, Mental...
by Evana Sandusky | Oct 7, 2020 | Medically Fragile, Mental Health, Special Needs Parenting
Recently, a friend of mine remarked that she was on the struggle bus. She said it jokingly, but I realized that I am way too familiar with that bus. In fact, I think a few of those struggle bus adventures took me much farther than I wanted to go.I am no stranger to...
by Lisa Jamieson | Oct 6, 2020 | Mental Health, Parents, Special Needs Ministry
Families affected by disabilities and other special needs live with a certain amount of chronic stress and uncertainty. So when any additional crisis, stressor or ambiguity is added, we can tend to lose our cool quickly. We need encouragers, as well as reassurances...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Oct 5, 2020 | Key Ministry, Mental Health
I’d never noticed before how Mental Illness Awareness Week coincides with the beginning of Pastor Appreciation Month. In the process of caring for their congregations pastors expose themselves to an enhanced risk of mental illness. Pastors experience higher...
