advanced considerations in mental illness: youth and young adults

National Catholic Partnership on Disability

&The National Federation for

Catholic Youth Ministry

Presented by:

In Partnership with the:

NCPD Council on Mental Illness

and the

National Conference for Catechetical Leadership (NCCL)

In collaboration with:the National Catholic Young

Adult Ministry Association (NCYAMA)

Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order

Our Sunday Visitor Institute

Warren P. Powers Charitable Foundation

Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Order

Our Sunday Visitor Institute

Warren P. Powers Charitable Foundation

Robert McCarty, D.Min., Executive Director, National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM),Washington, DC

Paul Myers, Ph.D., Director, University Health Center,

University of Portland and

Staff Psychologist, Northwest Catholic Counseling Center,

Portland, OR

Linea Johnson is a self-advocate, motivational speaker, author, and blogger. She is a recent college graduate witha degree in creative writing and English from Seattle University, in Washington.

Linea says of herself, “As a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I hope to usemy experiences to speak for those unable tospeak for themselves.” 

God, bless and strengthen young people and those you have called to serve, teach and heal them.

May those who are gathered this day for this webinar

draw from your Son’s example as we work each day

to build your Kingdom here on Earth.

Amen.

Patterns of crisis and mental illnesses

Levels of response

Faith and ministry perspectives

“Youth at risk” are those who by

circumstances, choices, or

mental health conditions are in

situations that expose them to

failure or harm in their personal,

academic, social, familial, or

spiritual lives.

Unable to meet their basic needs

Have poor coping skills

Have insufficient support

systemsAnd therefore, they are highly vulnerable to

riskbehaviors.

Diathesis-Stress Hypothesis

Genetic predispositions to brain chemical imbalance, triggered by experiential factors (e.g., trauma episode or chronic distress)

Social Construction Hypothesis

Adaptive behaviors for dysfunctional family or social environments

Mood Disorders

(e.g., major depression)

Anxiety Disorders

(GAD, Panic, PTSD)

Adjustment Disorders with anxiety, depression or disturbed conduct

Substance Abuse Disorders

Eating Disorders