Mental Health Awareness

A suicide prevention sign is seen on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in 2008. Catholic ministry leaders shared with OSV News pastoral strategies for preventing suicide, as the nation observes Suicide Prevention Month in September. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

‘We need to talk about suicide,’ says Catholic mental health expert

As National Suicide Prevention Month draws to a close, a Catholic mental health expert told OSV News that open, ongoing conversations about suicide are crucial.
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U.S. bishops’ mental health campaign gaining ‘a lot of traction’ amid national crisis

The launch of a mental health initiative by the U.S. bishops last year has "received a lot of traction," according to one of its leaders.
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Gudziak: US still ‘in the thick of things’ regarding mental health, but church can foster healing

In the wake of Mental Health Awareness Month, the U.S. is still "in the thick of things" and "will be for a long time" in addressing mental well-being, a leader of the U.S. bishops' mental health initiative told OSV News.
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Dear Reader: A Ministry of Listening

Sometimes, all we need is someone to talk to, whether that be a casual conversation with a friend or time spent with a professional counselor.
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The Upper Room Crisis Hotline 

She’s talked to murderers, abusers, and even those wrestling with the occult. Sister Mary Frances Seeley and volunteers answer all calls with a message of God’s unconditional love and prayerful support.
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Holy, Wholly Healthy: The Stigma of Mental Illness

As Christians, we speak of respecting all life but, in reality, we often neglect people with mental illness.
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