Tag Archives: access

The struggles families face to find good mental health services…

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Dr. G

Our team at Key Ministry seeks to help ministry leaders better appreciate the challenges families face in finding the proper help for their kids with emotional or behavioral disorders and offer resources when parents turn to churches in search of help.
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Our Broken Mental Health System…a diagnosis

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Dr. G

Here’s a formulation as to why our mental health system in the U.S. is failing so many of the families it was created to serve.
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Obstacles Families Face in Finding Mental Health Care For Kids

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Dr. G

Parents of kids with significant mental health disorders frequently experience great frustration in negotiating the confusing maze that constitutes our system of mental health care in many communities across the U.S., along with the yet more confusing (intentionally?) system of paying for needed care. Quite frequently, pastors and ministry leaders are trusted resources to parents of children or teens in crisis, and my own professional society encourages parents who are looking for help for their kids to seek recommendations from their spiritual leaders. This post seeks to help ministry leaders better appreciate common challenges families face in finding the proper help for their kids, and offer some resources to share with parents looking for help.
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Hot Topics: Money and Children’s Mental Health: An Insurance Parable

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Dr. G

We’ll kick off Children’s Mental Health Week by focusing on the challenges families face when seeking to access services for their kids through their health insurance benefits. Continue reading →

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