Church charities launch mental health resource for Blue Monday Blue Monday, mental health resource Today, 26 January, is Blue Monday, said to be the most depressing day of the year. Two Christian charities: Liveability and Premier Mind and Soul, have joined forces to produce a new resource to help churches better understand and support people with mental health needs in their congregations. The pack includes information on common mental health conditions; pastoral tips for working with people with mental illnesses; and theological perspectives on mental health. Katharine Welby-Roberts, an associate at Livability and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s daughter who has spoken publicly regarding her struggles with depression, said: “As anti-stigma campaigns, such as Time to Change, begin to see attitudes towards mental health change, the Church has begun to recognise the need to better support people with mental health needs in their congregations. From my own experience and others I have spoken with, churches do want to better support people with mental health problems but don’t know how to go about it. This can often lead to isolation or people leaving the church because they feel misunderstood or not catered for. I believe the church is a key untapped local resource which can support people with mental health needs; this pack is a valuable and timely resource...” “A person’s experience of mental illness within the church can be vastly improved through increasing understanding of common disorder and debunking some of the myths that are still prevalent in the Christian community; the Mental Health Access Pack seeks to do just that.” According to statistics, one in four people will experience a mental health issue each year, with 11% of British women taking anti-depressant medication daily. See the pack here: mentalhealthaccesspack.org For more information on Livability see: livability.org.uk/ Read about Premier Mind and Soul here: mindandsoul.info/ indcatholicnews/news.php?viewStory=26565
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 05:20:25 +0000
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