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Key Ministry has created some fantastic tips sheets to help parents, teachers, pastors, and Sunday School teachers better understand childhood anxiety and depression in kids up to 12 years of age. For each condition, the tip sheets explain what is happening in the child’s brain, how to spot the condition, suggestions for classrooms, Sunday School planning recommendations, helping these kids grow in their faith, and other best practices. There is also a tip sheet on ADHD.
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In this podcast, part of Higher Things’ “Drive to School Podcast” series, Ashleigh Sheldon, a licensed mental health professional, and Pastor Harrison Goodman discuss the importance of having conversations around mental health and provide tips for how to maintain good mental wellness in the midst of life’s struggles.
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This article describes what mental illness is like for three teens, some different treatment options, and how to best support someone living with mental illness.
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In this podcast, part of Higher Things’ “Drive to School Podcast” series, licensed mental health counselor Ashleigh Sheldon and Pastor Harrison Goodman discuss different kinds of anxiety, some of the root causes of anxiety, what Jesus says about anxiety, and how to address anxiety clinically and spiritually toward better wellness.
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Helping others is a good thing, but it can lead to burnout if we don’t take the time to care for ourselves. This practical, free, downloadable e-book by Spiritual First Aid explores the various factors that can lead to burnout, the physical, emotional, behavioral, spiritual, and cognitive signs of burnout, and helpful tips to prevent burnout. The content is interspersed with expert insights, helpful Scripture, words of encouragement, and comforting prayers.
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In this short video, Dr. Randy Schroeder describes the remarkable healing power God provides through EMDR for people living with PTSD. Individuals counseled using EMDR have experienced diminished symptoms with their PTSD ranging from 25% to almost 100%.
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Do you have difficulty knowing when it’s time to take a break from your helping efforts? When needs are pressing all around you, self-care can take a backseat. However, when you skimp on rest and recovery time, you can experience compassion fatigue and even burnout. It’s important to learn to care well for yourself as you care for others, which begins with strategies for healthy coping—as well as learning the signs and symptoms of burnout. The Humanitarian Disaster Institute has created a brief research-based quiz to help you discover if you’re at risk for burnout (or you’re already there).
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Summary: Did you know that anxiety is the most prevalent mental health challenge in the world? This means many of us within the Church also experience anxiety. Though psychological and medical support is very important, so is digging deeper into understanding anxiety with a spiritual lens. Sanctuary has created a new five-day devotional series “Into the Deep: Going Beyond Anxiety” written by psychologist and Sanctuary Advisor Dr. Edward Ng. The devotional series encourages participants to work through anxiety by courageous and fruitful contemplation of the fear that underlies it.
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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) come in many forms and can have long-term impacts on health and well-being into adulthood. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a free online training designed to help faith leaders, staff members, volunteers, and others who serve children and families understand their role in preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACES). Participants will learn: What ACES are and how they impact health and well-being, how to identify ACES risk factors and promote protective factors, and how faith communities can prevent ACES or lessen their effects.
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