United Church of Christ Mental Health Network

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Trauma

War No More by Jennifer Stuart

August 29, 2022 by Kirk Moore

A woman I know expressed her sadness regarding the current situation in the United States. “I just don’t know how much longer this country can hold it together.” She should know. This woman, who I will call Anna, was 11 years old when the Bosnian war began. For six years, she witnessed the brutality of […]

Filed Under: Community, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, Trauma, UCC, United Church of Christ

Traumatic Loss by Jennifer Stuart

June 13, 2022 by Kirk Moore

TRAUMATIC BEREAVEMENT (artwork by Jan Richardson, title: Holy Saturday, https://www.janrichardsonimages.com)

But Turmoil Comes  . . . 24 “For my groaning comes at the sight of my food, And my cries pour out like water. 25 “For what I fear comes upon me, And what I dread befalls me. 26 “I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, And I am not at rest, but […]

Filed Under: Grief, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, Trauma, UCC, United Church of Christ

How Many More Times, God? by Rev. Lisa LeSueur

May 30, 2022 by Kirk Moore

My heart is heavy with grief as I write this afternoon. It has been just a few days since the latest school shooting, this time at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas where nineteen students and two teachers were murdered. Think about it, nineteen children went off to school excited that the end of the […]

Filed Under: Community, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, Stigma, Trauma, UCC, United Church of Christ

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