How Does Poverty Impact Mental Illness?
Think about the last time you were hungry. Maybe you were busy at work and lost track of time or …
Category: Be the change
Category: Be the change
Local Human Trafficking
Susan Burkholder is Director of Community Engagement for Ransomed Life, a healing community for exploited girls. In this video replay …
Pastoral Care And Mental Illness
Understanding mental illness and how to help a loved one experiencing it is a difficult challenge for friends and family… …
A Parents’ Guide To Children’s Mental Health
There are few things in life more nerve-wracking than worrying about your child and her health. In most situations parents …
8 Volunteer Ideas For Kids To Help Instill Empathy
Empathy, the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person, is one of the most important skills we …
Mental Illness Robbed my Childhood but not my Life: Lessons From my Lifelong Battle With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Elizabeth McIngvale, PhD, LMSW, is an assistant professor at Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work. She is …
Language Matters: Helping Kids By The Way We Speak
Growing up, I saw firsthand what labeling a child can do. In elementary school, my brother was having trouble staying …
Mental Illness: Know The Facts, Dispel The Myths
There is a persistent swirl of myths, inaccuracies, fears and assumptions that surround mental illnesses and their treatment. The origins …
Understanding Sexual Violence and Improving our Response
Ethel Magaña-Lopez is Education Coordinator for the Rape Crisis Center in San Antonio, Texas. The Rape Crisis Center provides free …
Do More Children Struggle With Mental Illness Than Ever Before?
Few people – if any – would argue that the mental health of our children is not important. Quite the …
