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Holding Sacred Space: Mental Health & Climate Change (General Board of Church & Society)
October 18, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Church and Society invites you to participate in its 2023 Webinar Series, “Holding Sacred Space: Mental Health & Faith.”
The series is comprised of six webinars taking place throughout the month of October 2023 – to create space in which to break the stigma of mental illness by:
- Learning about different intersectionalities of mental health
- Acquiring tools to raise awareness in our local church settings
- Growing our advocacy for mental health.
Registration
Registration is required for each webinar in the series
For questions, please contact Aimee Hong (ahong@umcjustice.org), Senior Executive Director of Education and Engagement.
Mental Health & Climate Change
- Date & Time: October 18, 2023 (Wednesday) at 1:00PM–2:15 PM Eastern
- Speakers: Janet Lewis, co-founder, Climate Psychiatry Alliance, Co-Chair, Climate Committee, Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, and Sherwin Shabdar, medical student in psychiatry, and member of Climate Psychiatry Alliance
- Registration: Click / Tap Here
Mental Health & Gun Violence
- Date & Time: October 19, 2023 (Thursday) at 1:00PM-2:15PM Eastern
- Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey W. Swanson, Professor in Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine. Faculty affiliate of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law School, the Center for Firearms Law at Duke Law School, and the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke Sanford School of Public Policy.
- Registration: Click / Tap Here
Mental Health & Young People
- Date & Time: October 25, 2023 (Wednesday) at 1:00PM-2:15PM Eastern
- Speaker: Caren Howard, Senior Director of Policy & Advocacy for Mental Health America
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Mental Health & Tools for a Faithful Community
- Date & Time: October 26, 2023 (Thursday) at 1:00PM-2:15PM Eastern
- Speaker: Dawn L. Brown, Director, Cross-Cultural Innovation & Engagement Task Force, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
- Registration: Click / Tap Here
Free
