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Tag: mental-health

  • Renew Wellbeing: be present, prayerful and partnering

    Renew Wellbeing creates spaces where it is OK not to be OK. Director, Ruth Rice, tells us about the charity she set up after her own experience of mental and emotional breakdown . “As Director of the charity Renew Wellbeing ( www.renewwellbeing.org.uk) one of my great joys is to spend time with our amazing Renew centres…

  • Resources: supporting mental health and spirituality

    Any kind of illness can evoke questions about “Why has God allowed this?” but mental illness cuts to the heart of our experience of being human in God’s world.  One of the real challenges for people struggling with their mental health is that its easy to see a gulf between the medical information offered in…

  • Resources: Sanctuary Mental Health ministries

    Equipping the church for change Corin Pilling, National Director UK of Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries writes below about what Sanctuary has to offer. ‘Mental health awareness? If it doesn’t lead to us recognising that everyone is unique, and our experiences are too, I’m not interested.’ I was talking to a friend who spoke from their…

  • Resources: The Mind and Soul Foundation

    “For the last 15 years, the Foundation has grown into the worlds largest online Christian mental health resource, with over 1000 articles, 200 audio podcast episodes and 100 youtube videos covering a wide range of topics. The Mind and Soul Directors have spoken at national and regional events and on related media as well as…

  • Reflection: The mental health gospel

    Revd John Beauchamp reflects on the Gospel imperative for the church to be a place of belonging and sanctuary for those experiencing mental illness.  In recent years we have seen a greater recognition of mental illness and a growing openness from many to disclose and talk about their emotional and psychological struggles.   Additionally, although mental…

  • Wellbeing in Bristol Diocese

    Ways of wellbeing: How Bristol Diocese has developed mental health support in churches over the last 5 years. Churches often do not recognise the contribution that activities they already run make to wellbeing and maintaining good mental health.  Coffee mornings, art clubs, lunch clubs, holiday at home and more; all have a positive effect on…

  • New Disability Project Manager

    New Disability Project Manager

    In December last year, the Archbishops’ Council awarded £2.4m for a new, two-year, programme to boost the participation of deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent people in the life of the church. Helen James, currently working in the Central Services team, has been appointed as Project Manager for this work. Helen will be based in the Faith…