by Stephen Grcevich MD | Oct 19, 2016 | ADHD, Advocacy, Controversies
Editor’s Notes: The FDA announced plans to rescind the approval of generic versions of Concerta manufactured by Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. The drug companies have until mid-November to file a request for a hearing to appeal the...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Oct 18, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Controversies, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Using data from the 2011-12 National Survey of Children’s Health, a new study featured in the November 2016 issue of Pediatrics seeks to compare parent-reported mental and physical health outcomes of children placed in foster care to those for children who have...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Oct 2, 2016 | Advocacy, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
“Small things done with great love will change the world.” Those words are carved above the entrance to the main campus of Vineyard Cincinnati, a church that does an extraordinary job of sharing the love of Christ with the people of their surrounding community and...
by Ryan Wolfe | Sep 26, 2016 | Advocacy, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Special Needs Ministry, Stories, Strategies
Inclusion is one of the top buzz words in the disability community. Extensive research has been done on inclusion, countless articles have been written and everyone seems to have an opinion on appropriate levels of inclusion in schools. I think we can all agree that...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Sep 19, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Foster Care, Shannon Dingle
Shannon shared the news that she’s transitioning off our ministry team with readers of her personal blog this past week. Our team is grateful for the time Shannon served with us. She’s a unique figure in the disability ministry movement in that she brings...
by Key Ministry | Sep 4, 2016 | Advocacy, Families, Key Ministry, Stories
Editor’s Note: More years ago than I’d care to admit, I met Dan Maas when a trip on the lecture circuit took me through Western Michigan. Dan had accepted a job in the pharmaceutical industry because his family struggled to support six children (five adopted) on...