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Positive affirmations and practicing mindfulness can improve your perspective and your mood.

Explores depression's types, recognition, and pastor's role in therapeutic interventions, aiming to dispel myths and promote effective care within communities.

This resource by Reverend Susan Gregg-Schroeder, covers her own depression as well as the horrific scenes she experienced in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Christianity has a bad habit of diminishing the body in favor of elevating the mind. For Plato and Descartes, two philosophers who have heavily influenced the Western church’s thinking on spirit and flesh, the body was imagined as an inferior attachment to an idealized, spiritual mind.

Cries, Wisdom, and Hope for Parenting Children with Developmental Challenges (Living With Hope)

Cómo las comunidades religiosas pueden promover la curación

This substantive collection from noted scholar Serene Jones explores recent work in the field of trauma studies.

This article summarizes the results of a growing body of evidence documenting Blacks’ diminished return, defined as a systematically smaller health gain from economic resources and psychological assets for Blacks in comparison to Whites.

In this video, we talk about how you ask someone if they are having thoughts of suicide.

Pastors can help address this disconnect between need and appropriate care by preaching and speaking about mental illness with directness and compassion from the pulpit.

As a member of the clergy, you have the vital yet daunting job of guid- ing people through many of life’s challenges—marital discord, job loss, illness, death, and more. This unique role offers an opportunity to help people at risk of suicide in ways that even family members or mental health professionals cannot. By listening to people and getting them the help they need, you can make a difference.

Faith communities are a natural setting for suicide prevention. People who are religious tend to have greater moral objections to suicide.

Grief is universal. People often describe grief as passing through 5 or 7 stages. The 5 stages are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The 7 stages elaborate on these and aim to address the complexities of grief more effectively. They include feelings of guilt.

Marcia Webb examines attitudes about psychological disorder in the church today, and compares them to the scriptural testimony.

How Faith Communities Can Promote Healing

Faith communities are a natural setting for suicide prevention. People who are religious tend to have greater moral objections to suicide. Also, spiritual beliefs and practices tend to help people feel greater hope and connectedness and find meaning in their lives. Therefore, as a faith community leader you have an important role to play.

We can make a difference in the lives of millions of people if we not only remember, but also reach out to support the troops returning from combat service.

Helping Faith-Based and Community Leaders Bring Hope and Healing

A Report of an Interfaith Suicide Prevention Dialogue

In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at the psychological effects of a disability, barriers to effective mental healthcare, and ways to overcome these obstacles. We’ll also provide a comprehensive list of resources if you’re living with a disability and experiencing poor mental health or mental illness.

Youth mental health is a pressing concern in the United States, with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, suicide, and youth violence presenting significant challenges. In this article, we explore evidence-based strategies for addressing these challenges and promoting the mental well-being of young individuals.

An article by Brad Hambrick, Pastor Counseling at The Summit Church that helps inform, assess, and give guidance regarding mental illness.

Un folleto tríptico sobre cómo superar los miedos a la ansiedad.

The following resources can help faith communities promote mental health and wellness, as well as reduce the risk of suicide among their members and in their greater communities. The Faith Communities Task Force encourages you to become familiar with these resources and use them in any way possible.

In this video, we discuss the warning signs and risk factors for suicide that you, as a member of the clergy, may notice in congregants who come to you for counseling.