Mental Health and Self Care
God cares about our whole being – physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental. Below, we have resources for caring for your own mental health as a youth worker as well as resources that empower you to support your youth as they walk through hard conversations and develop their own self-care routines.
What You Wish Parents Knew About Their Teens
Parents are being asked to do more in the lives of their teenagers right now. Here’s some tips for parents to help them navigate technology use, faith, and creating some family rituals that might be useful.
Top Ten Mental Health Issues for All Youth Workers to Be Aware Of
Time of stress and anxiety can intensify present mental health issues and bring issues to the surface that we were not aware of. This article touches on 10 mental health issues that we need to be aware of at all times, and can help us to know what to be aware of during these times of stress.
Top Ten Mental Health Issues for Youth Workers to Be Aware Of
Steps Pastors and Congregations Can Take to Prepare for Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19
Practical suggestions for pastors and churches with links to several sources of online training in skills of mental health first aid, suicide prevention, and trauma-informed pastoral care.
Steps Pastors and Congregations Can Take to Prepare for Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19