United Church of Christ Mental Health Network

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Signals of Distress,
Signs of Hope

August 6, 2018 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

In 2017, 31.5% of high school students had experienced periods of persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness (i e , almost every day for two weeks or more in a row so that the student stopped doing some usual activities) in the past year.  The percentage of students who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or […]

Filed Under: Community, Mental Health, Support Tagged With: Addiction, canoeing, depression, Mental Health Network, recovery, trauma, UCC, United Church of Christ

Swear Words

June 25, 2018 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

Recently I heard someone tell how the word “hate” is like a swear word in their household.  They talked about how the idea of hate can often be used to give license to do bad or cruel things.  I was completely on board (and in fact, came home and told my husband that we should […]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: language, Mental Health Network, Stigma, UCC, United Church of Christ

One way to reduce stigma and isolation by breaking the silence!

May 14, 2018 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

“While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.” Ps. 32:3 I am convinced that offering a spiritual support for mental health in our congregations is one of the essential components of a mental health ministry.  I believe this is true because one the major hurdles that we all experience […]

Filed Under: Community, Stigma Tagged With: Mental Health Network, Spiritual Support Group, Stigma, UCC, United Church of Christ

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