Help! My Teen is Depressed

A mini-book written to help caregivers of teenagers who are experiencing depression.
If your teen is battling depression, you may be feeling helpless and hopeless. Perhaps you’re slowly coming to the realization that you have no idea how to rescue your child from the darkness he or she is in.

Christine Chappell knows from experience that there are no quick and easy solutions, but here she provides biblical wisdom and encouragement to offer hope for the hopeless teen and help for the helpless caregiver.
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This important resource offers practical biblical wisdom with heartfelt compassion for parents who are walking through severe depression with their teens. The summary of counsel in the conclusion is well worth the price of the book.
Dr. Jim Newheiser
Author of Parenting is More Than a Formula, IBCD Executive Director, Director of Christian Counseling RTS Charlotte
Help! My Teen Is Depressed is a gift to any parent or authority figure navigating the difficult and disorienting road of depression with their teen. Rather than offering simplistic or cliche answers to a complex issues, Christine Chappell offers biblical and practical wisdom with the compassion and understanding of one who has walked this hard road and found the grace of God to be sufficient. 
Sarah Walton
Author, Hope When It Hurts and Together Through the Storms
Reading Help! My Teen is Depressed, reminded me of my teens, where I experienced a nose dive into depression. Whether you have a teen facing depression or you are struggling with depression yourself, Christine provides hope and help rooted in Scripture, the local church, and is chock-full of gospel encouragement. Please get yourself a copy and then get a box to hand out to parents of teens in your local church.
Dave Jenkins
Executive Director, Servants of Grace, Executive Editor, Theology for Life Magazine
I am grateful to see Help! My Teen is Depressed available to help parents ground themselves in biblical truth and gospel hope, which is what they and their child need more than anything. Christine Chappell compassionately shares her own family's struggles while still addressing the hard questions. I will most certainly be using this resource as a companion in my counseling.
Tim Keeter
Author Help! My Child is Being Bullied, ACBC Counselor
As a Pastor who struggles with depression myself, I found this booklet to contain many helpful steps to take, but most of all I felt encouraged that God cares for people who struggle with depression. This is the sort of hope and love that we need to give to our teens as we enter into their emotional distress. In this booklet, Christine gives us the tools to love our teens well as they struggle with depression.
Joel Fitzpatrick
Husband, Father, Pastor, Author of Between us Guys: Life Changing Conversations for Dads and Sons and Co-Author of Mom, Dad… What’s Sex?: Giving Your Kids a Gospel-Centered View of Sex and Our Culture
This concise helpful book will assist you as you walk with your depressed teen. It is full of grace and truth.
Jessica Thompson
Author of Give Them Grace and How to Help Your Anxious Teen
Parenting teenagers can be difficult at times. It's especially challenging when your teen is struggling with depression. In Help! My Teen is Depressed, Christine Chappell provides invaluable hope and a helpful roadmap for parents and teens who feel lost and helpless when navigating the rugged terrain of teenage depression. This handy little book should be readily available to all parents with struggling teenagers.
Shannon McCoy
Author & ACBC Biblical Counselor
Biblical, Holistic, & Compassionate Insights
Includes Recommended Resources
Personal Application Projects
For Guardians, Student Ministry Leaders, & Counselors
Related Resources from Christine
Help! My Teen is Depressed: Live Radio Interview
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Walking Our Children Through Depression: Four Ways We Imitate God
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How to Talk to Your Depressed Child
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Comforting Our Kids Through Hard Times: Women Encouraged Podcast
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Help! My Teen is Depressed: Equipping You in Grace Podcast
Listen Here
How Do I Talk to My Kids About Sorrow? Risen Motherhood
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Christine M. Chappell
Author, Biblical Counselor, Podcast Host
Christine is the author of Midnight Mercies: Walking with God through Depression in Motherhood, Help! I've Been Diagnosed with a Mental Disorder, Clean Home, Messy Heart and Help! My Teen is Depressed.  She presently serves as the Outreach Director and Hope + Help Podcast Host for the Institute of Biblical Counseling and Discipleship, and is passionate about advocating for biblical one-another care and discipleship in the context of the local church. Her writing has been featured at Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition, Risen Motherhood, and other Christian platforms. Christine lives in South Carolina with her husband and three children.

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