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Category Archives: Advocacy
The challenges families face in finding the right help…
We’re sharing this post to begin calling attention to the challenges many families experience finding the right help for their child when their child experiences a mental health crisis. Continue reading
Six reasons people with disabilities don’t know we love them
“Jesus loved all the unsanctioned people.” And today? Some of those same groups, as well as a few more, are still treated as unsanctioned by some of our churches. Often, they don’t know we love them. Why? Continue reading
A community for families impacted by mental illness
We’ve established a place for families of kids and young adults with common mental health conditions to find encouragement, resources and support from a decidedly Christian perspective. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Families, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged children, families, Key for Families, Key Ministry, mental health community, mental illness, online groups, support, teens
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Why are we witnessing an epidemic of mental illness in kids?
As the church, we’re called to share God’s love with kids with mental illnesses and their families, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE. Continue reading
How God is using our Psalm 139 video to change law…Ryan Wolfe
God has made all of us “wonderfully.” God has made each of us a “work or art.” God has made each of us on purpose for a purpose.
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One in seven young children have a mental, behavioral or developmental disorder (MBDD). WHY?
The lack of a medical home and poor parental mental health were the two most critical risk factors for future development of MBDDs. Continue reading
Let’s be the people who show up on Saturday
But every adoption is born from some sort of Friday brokenness that meant the parents who bore a child couldn’t or wouldn’t raise him, so let’s own that part of the story too. Let’s own the Saturdays when the loss is heavy and come alongside those whose burdens feel crushing. Let’s not just celebrate with those who celebrate but also mourn with those who mourn.
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Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Foster Care, Key Ministry
Tagged Adoption, Easter, Foster Care, Key Ministry, redemption, resurrection, Shannon Dingle
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A kid first…AND it’s Down Syndrome Awareness Day
I know lots of mommas who don’t like sharing their kids’ disabilities with people because then some people will never look at their kids the same way after that disclosure. They will always view the child through disability-tinted glasses. Continue reading
Seven things I learned from our first 1,000 blog posts…
On the occasion of our thousandth post, I’ll share the seven most important takeaways I’ve gained since starting this journey with you in the summer of 2010. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Key Ministry, Mental Health, PTSD, Resources
Tagged Adoption, children's ministry, Church4EveryChild, Disability Ministry, Gillian Marchenko, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Jeff Davidson, Jolene Philo, Key Ministry, mental illness, Mike Woods, PTSD, Shannon Dingle, special needs, Stephen Grcevich MD, student ministry, trauma
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