United Church of Christ Mental Health Network

Working to reduce stigma & promote the inclusion of people with mental health challenges and neurodiversity.

Break the Silence; Shatter the Stigma – Talk about Suicide Now by Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

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As I write this, it is World Suicide Prevention Day in the midst of National Suicide Prevention Week during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicide is one of the most important topics we should be discussing in faith communities and it is the one topic most readily avoided. We believe a lot of misinformation about suicide. […]

Facing Reality by Jennifer Stuart

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Stephanie Spellers, in the new book, “Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community,” writes of the current state of church. Rev. Spellers, an Episcopalian priest and writer, recalls texting a friend last summer: “God is breaking open this church and pouring us out – pouring out privilege, pouring out empire, pouring out racism and […]