Teenagers and Mental Health with Roy Petifils

Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Roy Petifils, a licensed counselor, to talk about the prevalence of anxiety and depression in teens today and what we can do to help. Roy studied ministry and spirituality at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas and went on to achieve a master’s in mental health counseling from the University of Louisiana. Roy has served as a minister, teacher, school administrator, school counselor, and private counselor, and recently released a book entitled, “Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, and Depression”

McGrath Institute of Church Life
About the Podcast:

Hosted by Dr. Lenny DeLorenzo, Ph.D., of the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, Church Life Today features conversations with pastoral leaders and scholars from around the country and covers issues that matter most to Church life today.

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June 1, 2019

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