Tag Archives: Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week

6 ways to love a family dealing with children’s mental health issues

Posted on May 3, 2016 by

So how can you love families dealing with their children’s mental health issues? Continue reading →

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Why are rates of completed suicide exploding among the young?

Posted on May 1, 2016 by

What the statistics don’t tell us is WHY we’re seeing such a significant increase in the rates of suicide among children, teens and young adults, along with sizable increases in suicide rates among adults of middle age, especially women. What might be causing the increase? I’d like to put forth a few “educated guesses.”
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The challenges families face in finding the right help…

Posted on April 30, 2016 by

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 →

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One mother’s journey…adoption and psychiatric medication

Posted on May 6, 2015 by

Contrary to what many believe, putting a child on psychotropic medication is neither quick, nor easy, nor a fix. It is a serious decision with potentially serious consequences. Continue reading →

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Church, what if we think _______ diagnosis isn’t a real thing?

Posted on May 3, 2015 by

I don’t hear Jesus suggesting that we place bouncers at the door of a Luke 14 banquet to ensure that folks are crippled enough, lame enough, or blind enough. Continue reading →

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What’s causing the epidemic of mental illness in kids?

Posted on May 6, 2014 by

Here are some of my hypotheses as to why over 20% of U.S. kids meet criteria for at least one mental disorder: Continue reading →

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Introducing Amy Simpson…guest blogger for Mental Health Month

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

I’ll be doing a short series next week in honor of Children’s Mental Health Week examining the obstacles to fixing our country’s broken system of providing care for kids and teens with mental illness and their families and exploring ways in which the church might play a redemptive role in supporting families in need of care. Later in the month (or whenever it becomes available), we’ll be launching a series based upon the publication of the DSM-5, the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Continue reading →

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Hot Topics: What’s Causing the Epidemic of Mental Illness in Kids?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

As a child and adolescent psychiatrist, I frequently encounter parents and skeptics who freely share their opinions that much of the reported crisis in children’s mental health is fabricated…a marketing scheme of the pharmaceutical industry, a consequence of poor parenting or misplaced priorities on the part of families.
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Hot Topics: Money and Children’s Mental Health: An Insurance Parable

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

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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How Money Influences Children’s Mental Health Care…The 15 Minute Medication Visit

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Today’s post looking at financial practices influencing children’s mental health care is the second in a series on Hot Topics in Children’s Mental Health we’re offering in recognition of Mental Health Month, National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 6-12), … Continue reading →

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