United Church of Christ Mental Health Network

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

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Trauma

The Russian Invasion and Effects on Ukrainian Children by Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens

February 28, 2022 by Kirk Moore

As the Russians blew into Ukraine on Thursday, I was thinking about the Ukrainian children.  I was thinking of the millions of children literally caught in the crossfire of war.  Writing some years ago about the effects of war on children, University of Ulster psychology professor Ed Cairns, PhD. Shared his insights into the trauma […]

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

“Encanto:” A WISE Film for Mental Health By Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund

January 17, 2022 by Kirk Moore

Recently I watched the animated film “Encanto” with my family. The story centers around young Mirabel as she struggles to find her place in a large family, the Madrigals, where she feels like she doesn’t belong. When it comes to emotional, mental, and spiritual health, telling our stories is a powerful way to recover our […]

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

Vulnerability by Jennifer Stuart

January 10, 2022 by Kirk Moore

Somewhere deep within was a “place” beyond all faults and virtues that had to be confirmed before I could run the risk of opening my life up to another. To find ultimate security in an ultimate vulnerability, this is to be loved.  —Howard Thurman For God alone my soul in silence waits; from God comes […]

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

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