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Signs of Hope

December 4, 2017 By Hannah Campbell Gustafson

I’m not sure if it is the shorter days, the cold, the political climate, or my mental health, but I’ve been craving signs of hope lately. My husband and I have been living in rural Southwest Wisconsin for a few years now, and there are many ways in which it is challenging, especially as someone […]

Filed Under: Community, Hope Tagged With: hope, Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health Network, poverty, UCC, United Church of Christ

Don’t Postpone Joy — on occasion

November 27, 2017 By Rev. Alan Johnson

Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!—Psalm 126:5 I have gone to presentations on the warning signs to look for in a person who may be exhibiting a mental health condition.  I have gone to the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program which is very heavy on how we can notice […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living, Mental Health, Recovery Tagged With: Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health Network, NAMI, UCC, United Church of Christ, Wellness

A Reminder of the Kin-dom

October 23, 2017 By Hannah Campbell Gustafson

I’m embarrassed to say that I took my first Mental Health First Aid class this week (what took me so long?).  But, I’m also excited to say that I took my first Mental Health First Aid class this week!  It is an invigorating time to be in rural southwest Wisconsin when you have the passions […]

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

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