Brochures
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Transforming Psychological Trauma: How Faith Communities Can Promote Healing
(PDF Format)
Psychological trauma most often arises from abusive interpersonal events – child abuse, rape, domestic violence, captivity, combat – events in which one fears for one’s life or the life of others or experiences intense fear, helplessness or horror, or from the witnessing or learning of a violent tragic event. The experience of betrayal magnifies the negative power of the experience and can be the difference between what is simply a bad experience, and a traumatic experience.
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Mental Illness and College Students
(PDF Format)
For many college students the first time they are away from home is when they enter
higher education. The college experience is challenging for all students as they
navigate through making new friends, achieving academic success, establishing their identity,
learning to live independently, and planning their futures.
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Creating
Caring
Congregations
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Format |
PDF
Format,
Spanish
Translation)
The
sharing
of
personal
stories
and
experiences
provides
a
way
to
give
voice
to
those
who
have
suffered
in
silence,
and
allows
churches
to
begin
the
process
of
reaching
out
and
providing
compassionate
care
to
those
affected
by
disorders
of
the
brain.
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Mental Illness in Older Adults: An Opportunity for Spiritual Growth
(PDF Format)
Depression is not a normal part of the aging process. Everyone feels sad or "blue" from time to time. But growing older involves adjusting to life changes that often involve loss: of loved ones, of familiar routines, of physical health. Depression is the most common emotional disorder in older adults, occuring in about one in seven people over 65.
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Mental Illness: Coping with the Holidays
(PDF Format | PDF Format, Spanish Translation)
The holidays are especially difficult when our own feelings of sadness, loneliness, depression and anxiety are the opposite of the "Hallmark" images we see all around us.
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Guidelines for Clergy: Providing Pastoral Care to Persons with Mental Illness and Their Family (PDF Format)
Clergy need to educate themselves about mental illness so they can help their congregation provide appropriate support and friendship.
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Self-Care Tips for the Clergy Family (PDF Format)
The demands of ministry are manifold, they vie for our commitment of time, energy, mental pre-occupation, and even our devotion. As a result spouses and children often feel neglected, misunderstood, and treated unfairly.
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Comfort from the Scriptures
(PDF Format | PDF Format, Spanish Translation)
Bible verses of comfort for persons with a mental illness. From the New Revised Standard Version.
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Postpartum Depression (PDF Format)
At least one in ten new mothers experience various degress of postpartum depression. These feelings can occur within days after delivery or appear gradually sometimes up to a year or more later.
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1 in 4 Households in Your Church is Afraid to Tell You This Secret
By Carlene Hill Byron - first published by Vision New England's Ministries with the Disabled, Acton, Massachusetts
(Article Format/PDF | Brochure Format/PDF)
How many families in your church have a loved one who struggles with mental health problems? That's kind of a trick question. People don't talk about mental health problems.
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