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‘West 47th St.’
Award-winning documentary airs on PBS May 19
The fight for recovery, independence of 4 people with mental illness offers model for community discussion during Mental Health Awareness Month. read more »
Mental Health Awareness Month
Church needed on or off campus
Depression, bipolar disorder and other mental health conditions, combined with a high rate of suicide, hit ages 15–24 hard. read more »
Mental health and gun violence
Resources compiled by Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition
‘Grounded in Faith’ intended to prevent stigmatizing people with mental illnesses. read more »
Mental health care
Education is key
It is often hard to detect signs of bipolar disorder in teens because they are naturally going through so many changes. read more »
Peace with Justice
"When I pray for peace, I pray not only that the enemies of my own country may cease to want war, but above all that my country will cease to do the things that make war inevitable." Thomas Merton As I walked through my neighborhood pharmacy to pick up a... read more »
“Moms for Moms” petition launches
Petition urges funding to prevent malaria-related deaths
"Moms for Moms" petition launches to preserve U.S. global health funding to fight malaria and other diseases of poverty. read more »
‘Faith & Mental Health’
Bulletin insert for Mental Health Awareness Month is May
General Boards of Church & Society, Global Ministries develop insert on ‘Creating Caring & Sharing Communities’ to address mental illness. read more »
144 organizations endorse aid letter to Congress
Strong funding urged for international development, humanitarian assistance
‘With ongoing developing crises in Syria and Mali, and with critical work still to be done to combat extreme poverty around the world, we urge you to make necessary U.S. investments in vital programs in order to meet the rising need,’ InterAction letter says. read more »
‘Faith & Mental Health’ — Bulletin insert for Mental Health Awareness Month (May)
The United Methodist General Boards of Church & Society (GBCS) and Global Ministries (GBGM) have created a new resource for local congregations to observe Mental Health Awareness Month in May. The bulletin insert, “Faith & Mental Health — Creating Caring & Sharing Communities” is available free as a... read more»
Faith and Mental Health Bulletin Insert
Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 United Methodists around the world are called to join the Caring Communities program, congregations and communities in covenant relationship with persons with mental illness and their families. Mental Health Ministries, #3303, 2012 Book of Resolutions ... read more »