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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A Season of Lament

October 7, 2019 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

Reprinted here from Rachael’s Blog, “Write out of Left Field.” There is so little room for grief in western society, yet it is not something anyone can avoid. Today grief sits heavily on my heart. I’m returning home from a trip to my childhood home for the Celebration of Life for the woman who was […]

Filed Under: Faith, Grief, Hope Tagged With: Grief, hope, Lament, Mental Health Network, sadness, UCC, United Church of Christ

A Letter to the Church About Mental Illness

September 30, 2019 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

Dear Church, Here are some ways you can open your doors wider and welcome people with mental illness. Some aren’t super hard. Some are. (But, I’m here to cheer you on). Give them a try? Tell me about it? 1. Preach about it: Include people with mental illness in sermon illustrations and stories. And, (please!) […]

Filed Under: Community, Stigma Tagged With: church, Clergy, Mental Health Network, Neurodiversity, Support, UCC, United Church of Christ

Prime Mover

September 23, 2019 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

“For I know the plans that I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 “From the point of entryUntil the candle is burnedThe point of departureIs not to returnAnything can happen”Prime Mover – Neil Peart I remember it like […]

Filed Under: Addiction, Recovery Tagged With: 12-step, Bipolar, Mental Health Network, substance abuse, UCC, United Church of Christ

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