Title: A SEASON OF HOPE, A SEASON OF ACTION: ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH FAITH COMMUNITIES.
Authors: MURTHY, VIVEK H.
Abstract: The article discusses addressing mental health through faith communities many of which are advocates for mental health best practices and for reducing the stigma, prejudice, and discrimination often associated with mental illness. The faith communities mentioned include Sunshine Connection, a peer-run mental health program in Topeka, Kansas which partnered with Faith Lutheran Church, the Institute of Muslim Mental Health, and Saul's Circle, based at Congregation Beth El-Keser in Israel in New Haven, Connecticut.
Subjects: RELIGION; MENTAL health services; SOCIETIES
Publication: Public Health Reports, 2015, Vol 130, Issue 6, p560
ISSN: 0033-3549
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1177/003335491513000602

A SEASON OF HOPE, A SEASON OF ACTION: ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH FAITH COMMUNITIES.

MURTHY, VIVEK H.