Death of US megachurch pastor Darrin Patrick officially ruled a suicide
RNS Megachurch pastor Darrin Patrick’s cause of death has officially been ruled a suicide, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. Patrick died on 7th May in Pacific, Missouri, just outside of St Louis. The cause of death was a gunshot wound and the medical examiner ruled it a suicide, Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton […]
MENTAL HEALTH: HOW US FAITH LEADERS ARE TACKLING MENTAL ILLNESS, SUICIDE
HEATHER MORRISON, writing for Religion News Service, reports on how churches and other faith-based organisations are working to help people with mental health issues…
Wheaton mental health summit remembers Jarrid Wilson’s “legacy of hope”
Wheaton, Illinois, USRNS The day pastor and mental health advocate Jarrid Wilson died was the day organisers began planning a one-day evangelical Christian summit about pastors and mental health. Wilson, a pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, spent his life advocating for mental health through his non-profit, Anthem of Hope. He shared openly […]
PAPAL VISIT: IN JAPAN, POPE CONDEMNS NUCLEAR WEAPONS AS IMMORAL; EARLIER, ADDRESSES SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ reports from the papal tour of Japan…
Kay Warren to host annual gathering for survivors of suicide
Los Angeles, USRNS For the past seven years, Kay Warren has hosted an annual gathering at Saddleback Church in honour of Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. During that time, Warren said, there have been many strides in mental health awareness. One thing remains constant, though. “The pain is the same,” said Warren, who lost her […]
SIGHT-SEEING: RELATING TO REJECTION
NILS VON KALM reflects on how Jesus and the example set by some of His followers sustains him during times of rejection…
Harvest Pastor Greg Laurie urges compassion after Jarrid Wilson’s suicide
Riverside, California, USRNS Pastor Greg Laurie urged his grieving congregants at Harvest Christian Fellowship on Wednesday to have compassion for people dealing with mental health issues as the church copes with the news that one of its pastors died by suicide. “Sometimes we want to just say, ‘They’re just not spiritual or they don’t love […]
Facebook bans self-harm images in fight against suicide
Bengularu, IndiaReuters Facebook Inc will no longer allow graphic images of self-harm on its platform as it tightens its policies on suicide content amid growing criticism of how social media companies moderate violent and potentially dangerous content. The social network also said on Tuesday self-injury related content will now become harder to search on Instagram […]
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: YOUNG TAIWANESE RECONNECT WITH ROOTS TO HEAL TRAUMA
BEH LIH YI and SHANSHAN CHEN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Taiwan…
SUICIDE: MOVING BEYOND CONDEMNATION TO CARE
Writing from the US, ELIZABETH EVANS, of Religion News Service, reports on how faith communities – and one in particular – are helping families affected by suicide…