Resource of the Week(s) August

Mental Health issues in our Church families?

How can Congregations Respond?

 Mental Health Ministries has developed a new DVD that includes segments on many of the topics that they have produced to help congregations, leaders, and individuals respond to the very real needs within EVERY congregation.  Topics included on this DVD are: Mental Illness in Different Age Groups, Mental Illness and Families of Faith, Understanding Depression, Overcoming Stigma: Finding Hope, Addiction and Depression, Anxiety: Overcoming Fear, Teenage Depression and Suicide, Eating Disorders, and the general resource for churches: Creating Caring Congregations.  A leader’s guide with background and discussion questions is included.  Many helps may be found on the www.mentalhealthminstires.net website.  The site includes a video preview.  DVD286

Also for Special Needs Ministries on DVD :

DVD287  Helping Children Grieve: Differences between how Adults and Children grieve, How can parent’s grieve, common feelings of all children, telling the truth about death. Guidelines included.

DVD87 Creating Caring Congregations: Mental Illness in Adolescents and Young Adults, Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Adults, Mental Illness and Older Adults, How Congregations can respond.

DVD136 The Power of Forgiveness: Everett Worthington, 4 part study: The Origin of Forgiveness, What is Forgiveness, Why Do We Need to Forgive?, and How is Forgiveness Possible.

DVD160 Fierce Goodbye: Living in the Shadow of Suicide: Inspiring family stories of survival plus insights of theologians and mental health specialists, hosted by Judy Collins. Study guide included.

DVD162 Addiction: New Knowledge, New Treatments, New Hope. Produced by HBO and critically acclaimed documentary. Program guide available.