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Category Archives: Mental Health
Components of a ministry strategy for including kids with mental illness at church
We look at the components of an effective ministry strategy for outreach and inclusion of children and teens with mental health concerns at church. Continue reading
What if a parent ALSO has mental health issues?
When we’re talking about kids experiencing mental health concerns that keep them from church, there’s a reasonable possibility that their mother or father experienced or continue to experience similar difficulties that kept them from attending church. Continue reading
Online Church for families impacted by disability…TODAY at 1:00 Eastern
UPDATE: Nils Smith will be joining us at 1:00 PM Eastern and 9:00 PM Eastern for an interactive chat! Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Resources, Strategies
Tagged Community Bible Church, Disability Ministry, evangelism, Inclusion, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, Nils Smith, online church, outwardly-focused ministry, Special Needs Ministry, technology
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Kids don’t want to be seen as “different”
The best possible solutions for including kids with mental illness at church would include those offering potential benefits to all children and families without drawing attention to any particular child, those that help kids to prepare privately for participation in church activities outside the scrutiny of peers and solutions that offer necessary supports without requiring children or families to self-identify in order to receive help. Continue reading
Updated…Why your kid’s Concerta hasn’t been working lately
Based on an analysis of data, FDA has concerns about whether or not two approved generic versions of Concerta tablets (methylphenidate hydrochloride extended-release tablets), used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults and children, are therapeutically equivalent to the brand-name drug. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Controversies, Mental Health
Tagged ADHD, Alza, Concerta, generic Concerta, Johnson and Johnson, Kudco, Mallinkcrodt, Watson
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Including kids and teens with mental illness at church…Grasping the relationship barrier
The kids and families we serve in our child and adolescent psychiatry practice are extremely vulnerable to a vicious cycle of escalating social isolation, perpetuated by the nature of the conditions they experience, their propensity to misinterpret the thoughts and reactions of other people and the stigma associated with mental illness. Continue reading
Is mental illness a disability?
Why wouldn’t we expect people with the most common cause of disability in the U.S. to be served by our existing disability ministries? My colleague is absolutely right…they’re NOT. Why not? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Continue reading
Why “snow days” are rough on many kids with disabilities
Unscheduled days off from school provoke dread among families of kids with conditions we frequently see in our practice…kids with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), kids on the autism spectrum and kids with ADHD. Well-meaning school officials who cancel classes in severe winter weather because of concern for the safety of kids waiting outside for extended periods, or the safe transport of kids and teachers to and from school often cause unintentional hardships for families of kids with disabilities. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, children, disabilities, OCD, Snow Day, teens
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