by Key Ministry | Aug 28, 2016 | Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Editor’s note: Catherine Boyle from OutsideIn Ministries continues her series describing her church’s process in establishing a mental health inclusion ministry. Today, she looks at the impact intentional mental health ministry on all of the people in a local church....
by Key Ministry | Aug 23, 2016 | Key Ministry, Mental Health
A month ago, I wrote a post titled Four Reasons Teens Cut to COPE, sharing my own history of self-injury as well as the four most common reasons kids and adults hurt themselves. We do/did it for control, as an obsessive behavior, as punishment, or as an emotional...
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 Stephen Grcevich MD | Aug 11, 2016 | Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Strategies
As a new school year is beginning here in Northeast Ohio, many kids and families will face a daunting challenge at church. Transitions are highly anticipated by most kids and families. At many churches, preschoolers entering kindergarten start to attend elementary...
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 Stephen Grcevich MD | Aug 7, 2016 | Key Ministry
Some of our readers may have noticed that I’ve been away for the last few weeks. I’d made plans to use most of the time working on our upcoming book on mental health inclusion in the church, but became “sidetracked” by a consulting project in...
