Sight-Seeing: Jesus and mental health
In an article marking World Mental Health Day, NILS VON KALM says the church is “slowly catching up to the rest of society in treating mental health seriously” – but there’s more work to be done…
SightSeeing: For those about to drop…
In an article marking World Mental Health Day, RICHARD KINGLSEY THOMAS looks at some techniques that might help those who know something is amiss…
Hundreds of thousands of people shackled for mental health issues globally, Human Rights Watch says
Abuja, NigeriaReuters Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children with mental health conditions are living chained up in roughly 60 countries, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Without mental health support or awareness, families or institutions often shackle people against their will, leaving them eating, sleeping, urinating and defecating in one small space, the […]
MENTAL HEALTH: NEW RESOURCES TO HELP AUSTRALIAN CHURCHES “REDUCE STIGMA” AND “OPEN UP CONVERSATIONS”
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Keith and Sarah Condie, co-directors of Sydney-based Anglican Deaconess Ministries’ Mental Health and Pastoral Care Institute, about new resources to aid churches in addressing mental health issues within and without their congregations…