May 2007


May is National Mental Health Month. Sadly, this year mental health issues were brought to the forefront a few weeks sooner by the tragedy at Virginia Tech.

We hope you will find these articles informative and food for thought regarding those who struggle with mental and emotional issues, as well as those who are impacted by their struggles.

Dr. Joe Verga
Executive Director, ACC


Mental Illness, More Than Meets the Eye
Dr. Joe Verga

The topic of mental illness, its diagnosis and treatment, has flooded the media since the tragic events that April morning on the campus of Virginia Tech. The questions abound: What makes someone do that? Didn’t anyone notice his behavior? Did the system fail? Why didn’t he want help? Read More


Virginia Tech — An Interview with Dr. Heath Greene

For the year prior to joining Associates in Christian Counseling in August, 2003, Dr. Heath Greene had a doctoral internship at Virginia Tech. When Heath learned of the tragedy at VT, he called to offer his help. A few days later, his offer was accepted. Heath served on campus for the first two days of classes as students returned. Read More

 

A Friend of ACC Dr. Jeff White

Dr. Jeff White serves as Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care & Missions at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Winston-Salem. After joining the staff in 1996, Jeff first learned about Associates in Christian Counseling from Dr. Russ Ritchel, his senior pastor. “I quickly learned they were the referral place of choice for our staff,” he said. Read More


What's Your Mental Health IQ?

1. T or F People who have mental disorders are more dangerous than people in the
general population.

2. T or F About every two hours, a young person kills himself or herself.

3. T or F One in five Americans experiences a mental health disorder in any given
year, but only one-third seek care due to the stigma and misperceptions
surrounding mental disorders and their treatment.

For the answers, click here.


Book Review

People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil
M. Scott Peck, MD.
Simon & Shuster, 1983.

Integrates the insights of psychiatry with religion and offers an original approach to the problem of illness, evil, and personal responsibility.

Out and About in the Community

ACC's recent outreach has included:
Chris Warnimont, MD

Fairview Baptist Church, Mt. Airy

First Alliance Church, Lexington

First Christian Church, Greensboro
    --Cornerstone Class

First Christian Church Ministries, Kernersville
   --Women’s seminar

Mt. Airy Police Department

Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church,
Winston-Salem
   --Women’s ministry

New Hope Baptist Church,
Mt. Airy

Reynolda Presbyterian Church,
Winston-Salem
  --lay leader training

Simmons Grove Baptist Church,
Mt. Airy

Surry Baptist Association,
Quarterly Meeting

Ward Elementary School Health Fair

WBFJ radio interview



A Thought

Don't just do something, stand there...

Alice in Wonderland


Fast Facts

Severe mental illnesses are medical illnesses. They are different from episodic conditions. They are different from sociopathic disorders.

Acts of violence are exceptional.

Treatment works—but only if a person gets it.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness
(NAMI) Friday Facts, April 18, 2007




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