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 13, 2016 | Adoption, Foster Care, Key Ministry
“Wow.” I think that was the only word either of us uttered until we were back in the car. Then I turned to Melinda and put into words what I’d been hiding in the corners of my soul: “Sometimes I wish I didn’t know. I know ignorance isn’t best, but knowing so much...
by Key Ministry | Apr 4, 2016 | Foster Care, Shannon Dingle
Recently the AP reported that for the first time in more than 10 years, foster care numbers rose slightly in 2013 and more sharply last year. We should be unsettled by this news, which you can read in full here. But how can we respond? First, these numbers...
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...
