Church Mental Health Partnership
Equipping the Church to Care for Struggling Families
✦ About This Program
Ikon Kids’ Church Partnership Program equips faith communities to become safe, supportive environments for families navigating children’s mental health challenges. Through pastoral training, congregation education, resource integration, and referral networks, we help churches fulfill their calling to bear one another’s burdens — including mental health burdens.
Program Details
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Ages Served | Church leadership + congregation |
| Duration | Quarterly engagement |
| Format | Pastoral training + congregation workshops + resource table |
| Outcomes | Stigma reduction, church as safe space, increased family help-seeking, community referrals |
| Cost | Sliding scale + scholarships |
| Faith-Based | Yes — all programs integrate Biblical compassion |
How to Enroll — Step by Step
Reach out through ikonkids.org/contact/ or call our intake line.
Brief conversation to understand needs and confirm program fit.
Complete registration, receive welcome packet and schedule.
Meet the counselor and team. Begin your healing journey.
Regular sessions, progress monitoring, and family updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should churches engage with children’s mental health?
The Church is uniquely positioned to reduce mental health stigma, provide community support, and connect families to professional resources. Churches that engage well become lifelines for struggling families who trust faith communities more than clinical institutions.
What does church partnership include?
Partnerships include: pastor/elder mental health briefing, mental health Sunday curriculum, congregation workshop on supporting families, Ikon Kids resource table at church events, and an ongoing referral relationship between church leadership and Ikon Kids counselors.
Will Ikon Kids challenge our church’s theological positions?
No. We partner with churches across a broad evangelical spectrum and respect each church’s theological distinctives. Our goal is to equip churches to care better, not to introduce theological controversy.
Does Ikon Kids provide a church counselor?
In some cases, Ikon Kids counselors can provide consultation hours on-site at partner churches. Contact us to discuss your congregation’s needs.
Is there a cost to church partnership?
Basic church partnership is provided at no cost. Enhanced services such as on-site counselor hours may involve a fee-for-service arrangement.
How do I begin a church partnership?
Contact Ikon Kids through ikonkids.org/contact/ and mention church partnership. Our community outreach coordinator will schedule a pastoral briefing call.
Start With Church Mental Health Partnership Today
Every child and family deserves care, hope, and healing. Ikon Kids is here.