by Stephen Grcevich MD | Aug 15, 2016 | Advocacy, Controversies, Key Ministry, Mental Health
In the quarter century I’ve been practicing as a child and adolescent psychiatrist, I’ve come to appreciate the extent to which early involvement in sexual activity represents a risk factor for anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and suicidal acts among...
by Key Ministry | Aug 9, 2016 | ADHD, Advocacy, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Stories
Editor’s note… We originally posted this article from Dr. Oren Mason early last year. We’re delighted to share a first-person account from a highly respected physician and author of his personal experience with taking medication for ADHD. With many kids returning to...
by Key Ministry | Jul 17, 2016 | Advocacy, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Editor’s Note: Catherine Boyle presents her monthly update on her church’s progress in launching a mental health inclusion ministry. This post was written in 2016, prior to Catherine joining the Key Ministry team. I listened to a podcast recently about...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Jul 4, 2016 | Advocacy, Strategies
We celebrate today the birth of a country founded 240 years ago by men willing to subvert the “old order” of doing things. America evolved into a republic in which individual rights…in particular, freedom of speech, freedom of association and freedom...
by Key Ministry | Jun 14, 2016 | Advocacy, Key Ministry, PTSD, Shannon Dingle, Strategies
Last week, I wrote two intensely vulnerable posts, here and here, on my personal blog. Both relate to the Stanford rape story, but both also disclose – for the first time publicly – my own history as a rape survivor. Before last week, only 32 people in my life had...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Jun 13, 2016 | Advocacy, Controversies, Mental Health
Photo courtesy of Orlando police Earlier today, I received an e-mail from a friend in broadcast media asking me if there’s a reason to discuss a possible role for mental illness in the terrorist attack last Saturday night in an Orlando dance club that represents...
