Clear, compassionate guidance for supporting teens through anxiety, depression, trauma, and more — grounded in gospel hope.
Teenagers and Mental Health imparts gospel hope and guidance for parents, churches, and youth leaders ministering to teens with mental health struggles and their families.
Anyone who has regular interaction with teenagers can tell you that there has been an increase in the number of students struggling with mental health issues in recent years. An uptick in bullying, violence in schools, and social media pressures have only added to the stress, anxiety, and depression they feel. How can parents, churches, and youth leaders help?
Teenagers and Mental Health is a comprehensive guide to better understanding the challenges adolescents face and outlines strategies for compassionate, gospel-centered care. Married coauthors Monica Kim, a licensed psychologist and biblical counselor and Danny Kwon, a veteran youth pastor, have extensive experience in working with struggling youth both professionally and as parents. They equip youth leaders, pastors, parents, and other caregivers to notice when a teen is having trouble and reach out to offer help. Whilst originally written for the American church context, this books gives us helpful principles.
| Contributors | Monica Kim, Danny Kwon |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781645075516 |
| Format | Paperback |
| First published | November 2025 |
| Dimensions | 140mm x 216mm x 13mm |
| Weight | 0.32 kg |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 240 |
| Publisher | New Growth Press |
I am grateful to Danny and Monica for pouring their wisdom, expertise, and experience into this theologically rich and biblically sound resource to help us help kids navigate the many mental health issues they are facing in our broken and challenging world. I can think of no better resource on this topic to prepare us to serve with truth and grace as instruments of hope and healing in our Redeemer’s hands.
This timely book by Monica Kim and Danny Kwon is a gift to both parents and ministry leaders. It doesn’t shy away from the tough realities of mental health struggles facing the young people we care about, yet it overflows with practical hope about the transformative power of caring, present adults. Honest, insightful, and deeply needed—this is a resource you’ll use repeatedly.
It’s hard to overstate the timeliness and importance of Danny and Monica’s latest work on teens and mental health. Teenagers are a demographic who get talked about a lot but whose care is often overlooked. Danny and Monica have given the church a tremendous gift in this comprehensive but concise handbook to care well and compassionately for the next generation. Anyone who has or loves teens will need to add this to their reading list.
