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Navigating a Mental Health Crisis
"Navigating a Mental Health Crisis: A NAMI Resource Guide for Those Experiencing a Mental Health Emergency" (Crisis Guide) provides important, potentially life-saving information for people experiencing mental health crises and their loved ones. This guide outlines what can contribute to a crisis, warning signs that a crisis is emerging, strategies to help de-escalate a crisis, available resources and so much more.
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Mental Health Gateway’s Empower Training
Empower yourself by learning how to create a safe environment for those struggling with mental illness in the FREE 2- hour online video training with Dr. Matthew Stanford. This free course will equip you with the techniques for identifying mental illness, developing safe and effective situational responses, building a network to quickly connect those in distress with professional care, and starting the conversation about mental health in your faith community.
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Travelling Together: Dementia Inclusive Church Guide
This comprehensive guidebook can help caregivers of those experiencing dementia and other forms of memory loss through explanation of the symptoms of different types of dementia, the theology of dementia, what happens if dementia means a person no longer remembers their faith, and self-care tips for caregivers to prevent burnout.
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Mental and Emotional Health Ministry Insights and Resource Guide
This free guidebook from Mental Health Grace Alliance helps ministry leaders (1) discover the need for mental health ministry in the Church, (2) learn how the Church can help reduce stigma related to mental illness, and (3) build a more caring culture to open the door for conversations in the Church about mental wellness. Free samples of Grace Alliance’s mental health workbooks are included in this guidebook.
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5 Tips to Help Someone Feeling Overwhelmed and Discouraged
In this article Joe Padilla, the founder and CEO of Mental Health Grace Alliance, shares practical wisdom for how to offer a ministry of presence for someone who is struggling with their mental health. The suggestions offered are based on Scripture and best practices from neuroscience.
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7 Things I Wish Christian Leaders Understood about Mental Illness
The struggles with mental illness are deep and complex. Here are seven things Christian leaders need to understand about mental illness to best support their church members and their families.