by Stephen Grcevich MD | Apr 4, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Culture of Life, Key Ministry, Leadership, Strategies
Orphan Sunday is recognized and celebrated in thousands of churches, large and small, here in the U.S. and beyond. It’s incredibly cool to see the church “being the church” through encouraging and supporting faithful families offering the world’s most vulnerable...
by Key Ministry | Apr 4, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Foster Care, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, PTSD
By Shannon Dingle I want the answer to be yes. Oh, how much I want that! But scientific research shows it’s not true. Before I unpack that, though, let’s talk about trauma. I’ve written about it from an adoption and foster care perspective, but other kids...
by Key Ministry | Apr 4, 2016 | Adoption, Families, Foster Care, Key Ministry, Strategies
Children cry. Children have meltdowns. Children sometimes push or shove or hit. Kids act out from time to time. Some kids shut down when disciplined or even simply when an adult talks directly to them at all. I could go on, but you get the picture. Many...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Apr 4, 2016 | Abuse, Adoption, Foster Care, Key Ministry, Mental Health, PTSD, Resources
The potential effects of trauma and abuse on the developing brain and nervous system are powerful and incredibly complex. Healthy brain development is highly contingent upon a number of highly interrelated neuroregulatory systems that are highly sensitive to...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Apr 3, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Controversies, Families, Foster Care, Mental Health
We’ll take a closer look in this post at the new companion diagnosis to Reactive Attachment Disorder related to pathologic care in early childhood… Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder. Studies of children who have been maltreated or raised in institutions...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Mar 28, 2016 | ADHD, Adoption, Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Parents
One of the benefits I experienced during my days on the lecture circuit was the opportunity to meet wise and learned senior colleagues who shared pearls of knowledge that helped me see clinical situations in a new light. One such colleague is Dennis Rosen, a...
