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Mental Health, Medicine and Ministry – October 10, 2023
Romantic chatbots have been developed that offer suggestive selfies, sexually explicit (and apparently, realistic) conversations, and the ability to design a virtual girlfriend’s personality who is judgment-free, encourages users to spend more time with male friends and laughs at all of the user’s jokes. What will the impact be on our ability to engage in authentic relationships with the potential of leading to marriage? Or the impacts upon self-image for women who already fail to live up to the images in brains scarred by pornography? Continue reading
Seven ways to support kids with anxiety about the coronavirus
What can parents do to support the mental health of their kids amidst talk of the coronavirus in the weeks and months ahead? Continue reading
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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Why are children’s hospital ERs becoming flooded with suicidal kids?
How do we explain a nearly three-fold increase in the number of children and teens brought to pediatric emergency rooms over a seven year period with suicidal thoughts or behavior? Continue reading
The rising tide of mental health ministry in the church
Dr. G takes a closer look at ministry resources offered by Fresh Hope, shares an amazing testimony from Colleen Swindoll-Thompson and a video describing Key Ministry’s model for mental health inclusion ministry. Continue reading
Posted in Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Training Events
Tagged Brad Hambrick, Brad Hoefs, children, Colleen Swindoll-Thompson, Dr. Brian Lubberstedt, Dr. Matthew S. Stanford, Ed Stetzer, Fresh Hope, Key Ministry, Key Warren, mental health and the church, Saddleback Church, Stephen Grcevich MD, teens
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Is the sexual revolution driving our kids to suicide?
Teens who voluntarily engage in sexual activity or are victims of sexual violence are far more likely to experience suicidal thinking or behavior than their peers. Continue reading
More questions about the effectiveness of antidepressants in kids…
The professional community, parents and families hold assumptions about the effectiveness of psychotropic medication, especially medication for depression, that are unrealistic based upon our understanding of the research literature. Continue reading
Why are rates of completed suicide exploding among the young?
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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Posted in Advocacy, Depression, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged causes, children, Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, Children's Mental Health Day, children's ministry, girls, Key Ministry, Stephen Grcevich MD, student ministry, suicide rates, teens, young adults
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A community for families impacted by mental illness
We’ve established a place for families of kids and young adults with common mental health conditions to find encouragement, resources and support from a decidedly Christian perspective. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Families, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged children, families, Key for Families, Key Ministry, mental health community, mental illness, online groups, support, teens
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Why are we witnessing an epidemic of mental illness in kids?
As the church, we’re called to share God’s love with kids with mental illnesses and their families, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE. Continue reading
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