The Parent Advocate: Mental Health Medication for Kids Ep. #08

As a parent of a child with a behavioral or emotional disorder, you may be feeling overwhelmed as you try to help your child cope with their problems. There are numerous ways your child’s mental health can be managed, such as through medication or through interventions such as play therapy, parent-child therapy, family therapy, or individual talk therapy. Medications should fit a child’s circumstances and be part of a plan that includes other therapies. Today we will be talking about helping parents advocate for their kids with medication for mental health. Our guest on this episode is Bibilola Ladipo-Ajayi. Bibi is a pharmacist and currently in her final year as a Graduate Marriage and Family Therapy student. As a pharmaceutical drug information specialist, she has had the privilege to serve her community by simplifying complex scientific and medical information for her patients. Coupled with her passion to help individuals build and maintain healthy lives and thriving relationships, her pharmaceutical background provides a unique opportunity to help clients understand their medication therapy as it relates to their mental health. For more information on Bibi, please visit www.truenorthtw.com Equip Online is in partnership with StoneBridge Church and Mosaics of Mercy. www.gostonebridge.com www.mosaicsofmercy.com