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Mental Health & Disabilities
FASD and Spirituality
My 25-year-old adopted son John has FASD. Since we joined a new church that addresses FASD, he has made new friends and been asked to join the music group. John is valued and accepted by church members as a regular person.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and the church
It is only during the last several decades that we have come to understand the serious neurological damages that can occur when children are prenatally exposed to alcohol. For many years parents, teachers and congregations have been frustrated and confused because some children were disruptive in Sunday school. Now we know that some of them have lived with an often invisible, and until recently unidentified, disability.
Faith, Hope, Love and Community
Irma Janzen, Mental Health and Disabilities Programs Coordinator with the Mennonite Central Committee Canada, and I visited North Kildonan United Church and came away with a realization that our previous thinking only touch on some of the main theological themes dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
Six FASD Related Issues and Our Churches
Tears rolled down her face. For years she longed for attention from young adults in her home congregation. Though she enjoyed being with the high school age group, her parents with whom she lived said she was too old...
MCC Explores Ways to Respond to Fetal Alcohol Disorders
As the impact of fetal alcohol disorders on Canadian society becomes clearer, MCC is exploring ways to help churches, families and individuals deal with issue.
