United Church of Christ Mental Health Network

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Mental Illness and Gun Violence – A Caution

November 6, 2017 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

“Do not fear; for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine,”  Isa. 43:1 When I hear or read about mental health and gun violence, I can become defensive.  And here is why.  We know that in a survey, 60% of Americans thought that people with schizophrenia were likely to […]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Stigma Tagged With: Gun violence, Mental Health Network, mental illness, Tragedy, UCC, United Church of Christ

Amazing Grace

October 30, 2017 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

One of the greatest evidences of God’s love to those that love him is,to send them afflictions, with grace to bear them.  ~ John Wesley I’ve been living with bipolar disorder for over 36 years (two-thirds of my life) and co-occurring addiction disorder since my mid-teens (I have 29 years clean now). Most of these […]

Filed Under: Addiction, Bipolar Disorder, Prayer, Recovery Tagged With: Addiction, Bipolar, Grace, Mental Health Network, prayer, UCC, United Church of Christ

A Reminder of the Kin-dom

October 23, 2017 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

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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