by Hunter and Amberle Brown | Dec 19, 2019 | Depression, Mental Health, Strategies
In 1939, doctors and nurses across Germany were required to report data on patients with disabilities. Among other things, the Reich assessed how often these patients received visits and by whom. Over the next few years, 300,000 people with disabilities disappeared....
by Lisa Jamieson | Oct 1, 2019 | Church Support, Families, Strategies
My daughter, Carly, has been in an adapted dance class for the past six years. She is a young adult with intellectual-developmental disabilities who absolutely loves music. She uses some signs and gestures when she communicates and prays. When we’re in church, Carly’s...
by Key Ministry | Sep 26, 2019 | Mental Health, Spiritual Development, Strategies
We live in the world with a real enemy whose job is to sabotage and block our mental health. We are reminded in God’s Word that Satan prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour—1 Peter 5:8 NASB. God knew that we would encounter this lion and...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Jul 15, 2019 | Special Needs Ministry, Strategies
I’ve wanted for many years to attend Make’ M Smile, an annual community festival held in Downtown Orlando every year on the first Saturday of June to celebrate children and adults with special needs and their families by Nathaniel’s Hope, a wonderful...
by Key Ministry | Mar 12, 2019 | Inclusion, Mental Health, Strategies
The church where our family worships and serves is located at the north end of a geographic area that historically has had deep pockets of poverty, low educational attainment and below average life expectancy. Not surprisingly, mental health needs in this area are...
by Key Ministry | Feb 12, 2019 | Mental Health, Resources, Strategies
Several months ago, Dr. Grcevich and other mental health leaders were invited to a meeting hosted by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Grcevich and others presented their mental health ministry models, shared ideas and promoted best practices. Though...
