Description
Today’s numerous stressors have heightened the demand for effective mental health providers for children. Yet, there are insufficient numbers of skilled service providers to meet that demand. Could your church help fill in some of the missing pieces by providing services to help meet the needs of young people? This book offers ideas for launching a program to address the mental health needs of today’s children, providing case studies, clear explanations of mental health and developmental concepts, and practical tools to help your church get started. Written by a skilled family therapist, the resources in this book offer inspiration and accessible knowledge to inform the development of an effective mental health support ministry.
Author Bio
Dawn Doerr-Johnson has always felt a call to work with women and girls as an educator, advocate, and minister. That led her first to teaching, then later to working as a therapist. In the meantime, she has held numerous leadership positions in the church and community.