Mental Health Awareness
Helping Teens in Crisis
Data show teens continue to struggle with mental health. Helping to address the problem is a moral obligation and will require support from all of us.
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Experts: Mental health ministry a dire need across the U.S. church
During the six months following the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline launch in July, more than 2 million calls, texts and chat messages have streamed into its 200 call centers coast-to-coast, the Associated Press recently reported.
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Recognize. Reframe. Repeat.
A Franciscan therapist offers practical tips rooted in prayer to help ease our anxiety.
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The Importance of Self-Care
When we don’t turn away from our own suffering and declare it unworthy of compassion, consolation, and love, we learn to recognize pain rather than run from it.
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A Catholic Response to the Mental Health Crisis
Behind the statistics, facts, and figures on our nation's mental health crisis are human beings. How the Church and we respond can save lives and help get people who are suffering the help they need.
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Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness
For those who love somebody struggling with mental illness, our job is to be fully present and listen without prejudice.
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7 Things Catholics Need to Know about Suicide
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. This renowned theologian has been speaking and writing about suicide for decades.