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Tag Archives: Stephen Grcevich MD
Are antidepressants safe for kids?
Patients with depression were eleven times more likely to experience significant benefit from antidepressant medication than to experience medication-related suicidal thinking or behavior, patients with OCD were thirty-four times more likely to experience benefit and patients with non-OCD anxiety were thirty-six times more likely to experience benefit. Continue reading
Vangie Rodenbeck’s interview with Dr. G on Mental Illness and the Church…
Steve will be Vangie Rodenbeck’s special guest THIS COMING TUESDAY, MAY 19th, at 12:00 PM Eastern as part of Vangie’s Shaping Special Hearts podcast hosted by CM Connect and sponsored by Standard Publishing. Continue reading
Posted in Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies, Training Events
Tagged Blog Talk Radio, children's ministry, CMconnect.org, Family Ministry, Inclusion, mental health and the church, Shaping special Hearts, Stephen Grcevich MD, student ministry, Vangie Rodenbeck
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Mental health inclusion…The importance of getting the right people around the table
If you’re seeking to start a mental health inclusion ministry initiative and your job title is something other that Senior Pastor, Job #1 is to get buy-in from the most senior leader in your church. Here’s why… Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Families, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Tagged church, gifts, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental health, senior pastor, Stephen Grcevich MD, talents, team building, work experience
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Seven reasons church attendance is difficult when kids have mental illness…
Today, we’ll start by identifying seven reasons church attendance/participation is difficult for families of kids with mental illness.
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Sin, mental illness and the church…Erring on the side of grace
We need to treat persons with mental illness and their families with the same sensitivity and grace we would show to any vulnerable believer.
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Posted in Advocacy, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged Biblical Counseling, church, grace, Key Ministry, mental illness, sin, Stephen Grcevich MD
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From @EdStetzer…Is the church guilty of “spiritual abuse” toward the mentally ill?
Many in the church are guilty of spiritual abuse when they communicate to vulnerable people searching for help their certainty that the reason for their distress is insufficient faith or moral failure. They fail to recognize the complexity of the interrelationship between our minds, bodies and spirits, and much like Job’s friends in the Old Testament, exacerbate pain and suffering by misrepresenting God’s grace and God’s character.
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Posted in Advocacy, Controversies, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged church, Ed Stetzer, Key Ministry, mental illness, spiritual abuse, Stephen Grcevich MD, Susan Fiske, Tim Keller
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Shhh…We’re talking about ADHD medication and church
If your child’s experience at church is as important as their experience at school, the need for effective treatment at church is as great as their need for treatment at school. Continue reading
Was Elijah depressed?
What I was most struck by in Elijah’s story was the extent to which the disconnect between his expectations and reality contributed to his feelings of hopelessness and despair. We struggle greatly when our expectations don’t meet our circumstances… Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Depression, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged 1 Kings 19, anxiety, church, Depression, Elijah, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental illness, sin, Stephen Grcevich MD, Was Elijah depressed?
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We’re teaming up for a counseling summit in Cincinnati!
In this counseling Summit, we’ll offer practical strategies for identifying and treating the most common…and pressing mental health concerns in children and teens. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Adoption, Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Foster Care, Key Ministry, Mental Health, PTSD, Training Events
Tagged ADHD, adolescents, Adoption, anxiety, children, Cincinnati Christian University, conferences, Dr. Sherri McClurg, Family Center by the Falls, Foster Care, Key Ministry, mental health, mood disorders, special education, Spring Counseling Summit, Stephen Grcevich MD, trauma
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Including Kids and Teens With Mental Illness in the Church and Community…#globalaccess2015
Here’s the Slideshare of Dr. Grcevich’s presentation today at the 2015 Global Access Conference, presented by Joni and Friends…Including Kids and Teens With Mental Illness in the Church and Community. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Advocacy, Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Training Events
Tagged #globalaccess2015, children, church, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental illness, Special Needs Ministry, Stephen Grcevich MD, teens
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