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Category Archives: Mental Health
Why are suicide rates up 56% among youth in this past decade?
Dr. Grcevich shares several hypotheses about contributing factors to the rapidly increasing rates of suicide in older children and teens. Continue reading
Posted in Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged children, religion, Sarah Parshall Perry, sexuality, smartphones, Stephen Grcevich MD, suicide, teens, Washington Watch, young adults
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A psychiatrist’s thoughts on pastors and suicide
A psychiatrist looks at how the church can better support pastors who wrestle with suicidal thoughts. Continue reading
The trial of Dr. Josephson
It’s ironic that at a time when Christians are becoming more open and accepting of welcoming and including persons with mental illness, the mental health field (and academic medicine, in particular) seems to be growing less and less tolerant of colleagues with a Christian anthropology or worldview. Continue reading
Are kids from devoutly Christian families with same-sex attraction at higher risk of suicide?
In the absence of any data supporting an association between traditional religious beliefs and increases in suicidal thinking or behavior in children and adolescents, suggesting an ethical mandate exists to influence kids with same-sex attraction to leave their places of worship for more “affirming” congregations or suggesting parents need to “process their religious commitments in light of evidence-based recommendations” is extremely premature at best, demonstrates an extraordinary lack of cultural sensitivity and ignores the ways in which spiritual formation and church attendance may help mitigate the increased risk of suicidal behavior among sexual minority youth. Continue reading
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Tagged adolescents, churches, families, religion, research, same-sex attraction, stigma, suicide
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What the Babylon Bee can teach the church about mental health ministry
He regularly provides a lighthearted, first-person perspective as a prominent individual in Christian culture whose ministry has been shaped by his mental health condition. The Bee shines a spotlight on the challenges many people with anxiety experience in trying to be part of church. Continue reading
A letter to #MyYoungerSelf
The Child Mind Institute has launched the #MyYoungerSelf campaign during Mental Health Month to counter the stigma for the 1 in 5 children struggling with these disorders. This May actors, athletes, social influencers, business people and others are sending a message of hope about their experiences growing up with a mental health or learning disorder. Here’s a letter from the leader of our ministry team to an eleventh grade boy who was going through a difficult time. Continue reading
The “church kid” who fears she won’t be accepted
A conversation I had with a college student has been bothering me for the last couple of weeks. My interaction was indicative of the challenges churches will need to overcome if they are to truly become effective at welcoming and … Continue reading
Discovering God’s Purposes in Mental Illness
Is it possible that God might be using mental health concerns as an instrument for bringing about the salvation of those affected? What if God plans to use someone’s mental health condition…or the condition of a loved one as the means of connecting them with individuals and churches positioned to introduce them to the Gospel? Continue reading
An invitation to our readers to brainstorm about God’s purposes in mental illness
What teaching or reading have you come across that’s been helpful to you in better understanding God’s purposes in mental illness? Continue reading
