Monthly Archives: August 2013

How long will my child need medication?

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Dr. G

We’d like to think that medication can be a temporary tool to help kids through a rough patch of development. Sometimes that’s true. Sometimes it’s not. Continue reading →

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Rick and Kay Warren on Mental Illness

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Dr. G

This is some of the best teaching I’ve ever heard explaining mental illness from a Christian perspective. The video is definitely worth a look Continue reading →

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Adults with disabilities and church attendance…What does the data say?

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Dr. G

We also know that as recently as 2010, an extremely limited data set suggests the burgeoning disability ministry movement hasn’t yet made a statistically significant impact upon church attendance among adults with disabilities. Continue reading →

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Are the medications prescribed to kids and teens with mental illness safe?

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Dr. G

o…what safety concerns associated with medications approved by the FDA for use in kids should be of greatest importance to parents? I’d suggest there are two big ones…along with considerations associated with specific drugs Continue reading →

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