Biblioteca
una parte del Centro de recursos MHM

Pathways to Hope is a FREE conference bringing together mental health professionals, social workers, educators, the judicial system, law enforcement, faith community leaders, caregivers, and individuals living with a diagnosis to help improve the mental health care system.

This Prayer Guide will help faith leaders prepare to lead public prayers (or readings). The goal of these prayers is to bring support and healing to those affected by: psychological or emotional pain, suicidal thoughts, a suicide attempt, or the loss of a loved one by suicide.

Highlighted here is the story of how a minister constructed a sermon series on mental illness based on his own struggles around mental health.

In this study, 20 Muslim women, including community members and mental health clinicians, participated in focus groups and individual interviews, respectively, to explore how religion/spirituality improve Muslim women’s social support, self-esteem, and emotional well-being in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Regardless of the nature of their mental illness, people should feel welcomed and valued in their parish.

of African Americans and Caucasians in a Health Promotion Trial for Persons with Serious Mental Illness

The Mental Health Task Force of CRC and Reformed Church in America Disability Concerns ministries has curated resources on suicide prevention, intervention and postvention. In addition, we created a bulletin insert and worship resources to assist congregations in thinking about this painful but important subject that touches so many people.

Spiritual Self-Care for Health Care Professionals (Spirituality and Mental Health)

SAMHSA's mission is to lead public health and service delivery efforts that promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery while ensuring equitable access and better outcomes.

Un folleto útil de "Muerte y duelo: una guía para el clero", que muestra las diferencias entre el duelo depresivo y la depresión clínica.

Let us pray to the Father of Mercies: Father, we pray for the unity and mission of the holy Church of God; that it may welcome and serve those who live with a mental illness. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

The prevalence of violence in our nation is overwhelming. As leaders we struggle against the rising tide of pain and fear and admittedly become disillusioned by the increasing occurrence of its many forms.

This book is for mental health professionals, clergy, researchers, and laypersons interested in the relationship between religion, spirituality and mental health in Protestant Christians.

An Interview with Reverend Susan Gregg-Schroeder. A supportive faith community can provide hope, support and the feeling of being connected to something bigger

We evaluated associations between religious service attendance and suicide from 1996 through June 2010 in a large, long-term prospective cohort, the Nurses’ Health Study, in an analysis that included 89,708 women. Religious service attendance was self-reported in 1992 and 1996. Data analysis was conducted from 1996 through 2010.

Mental health inspired resources for worship services provided by the Anabaptist Disabilities Network

A Training Curriculum for Working With Survivors of Childhood Abuse

A helpful handout from "Death and Grief: A Guide For Clergy", showing differences between depressive grief and clinical depression.

Craft of Preaching: Theology and Interpretation. Working with texts and placing them within a theological framework.

A Handbook for Clergy

This handout contains helpful information for Faith Leaders on observable signs, communication, suicide, and referral to help someone suffering from mental illness.

While many people in recovery believe that abstinence from all substance use is a cardinal feature of a recovery lifestyle, others report that handling negative feelings without using substances and living a contributive life are more important parts of their recovery.

Handling Anxiety in a Time of Crisis by George Hofmann

Tips on how to help respond to a member who may be at risk for suicide

The Effects of Alcohol and Drugs on the Person and the Family