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Offers resources to inform and support practices of spiritual care for veterans and others.

This article explores how congregations and faith leaders can work with psychiatrists and the mental health community to develop a culture of encounter and friendship that includes persons with mental health conditions and their families.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that relates to the seasons changing. Often, SAD sets in when the weather becomes colder and darkness starts earlier, but it can also affect individuals in the spring and summer months.  Whenever symptoms begin, individuals experiencing SAD need the support and understanding from their loved ones and may benefit from speaking with mental health professionals.

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

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.

National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

A special short video with Dr. George Williams, that discusses MLK Jr.

Handling Anxiety in a Time of Crisis by George Hofmann

A Trifold Flier about overcoming the fears of anxiety.

A short video with Dr. George Williams, that discusses Schizophrenia Awareness

A quarterly resource newsletter that provides resources to erase the stigma of mental illness in our faith communities and create caring congregations for persons living with mental health challenges and their families.

Do you want to lead Companionship Workshops? Apply to be certified as a Community Trainer!

A quarterly resource newsletter that provides resources to erase the stigma of mental illness in our faith communities and create caring congregations for persons living with mental health challenges and their families.

A short video with Dr. George Williams, that discusses youth mental health solutions

This special e-Spotlight provides some resources on Covid-19 with information on self-care, managing stress and anxiety, helpful links for more information on a variety of topics and the importance of faith and hope when living in these uncertain times.

Does Discrimination Explain High Risk of Depression among High-Income African American Men?

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.

This special e-Spotlight provides some resources on Covid-19 with information on self-care, managing stress and anxiety, helpful links for more information on a variety of topics and the importance of faith and hope when living in these uncertain times.

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

A short video with Dr. George Williams, that discusses Social Media and Social Helping

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

Barbara Brown Taylor’s Learning to Walk in the Dark provides a way to find spirituality in those times when we don’t have all the answers.

Every year on Yom Kippur, the most solemn Jewish holiday, “sin” and “repentance” are the key words stuck in my head. But for someone who is already experiencing depression and/or other mental illness, these themes can be extremely upsetting and even harmful to think about.

This video highlights the importance of self-care among faith leaders and shares guidance on what faith leaders can do to care for themselves after a suicide.

Based on the findings of the Surgeon General’s report on the magnitude of mental illness in this country, we know that one in four families has a family member dealing with mental illness.