Why are mental health awareness and mental health care important? While 14k die in the US from hunger each year, approximately 8 million die from mental health variances yearly, but this is not something we talk about. 67 percent of the homeless have mental health variances; if we can help stabilize people before they lose their homes, we are preventing homelessness instead…
May Mental Health Awareness Blogs brought to you by Light 4 the Darkness The Uninvited Guest just appears–entitled, bossy and ever so critical. They follow me incessantly, like flies on dung, and know just what to say to keep me isolated: “It’s warm here in bed and you can’t make things worse from here. You’ll have to contrive a smile…
Blog Post by Rev. Thirza Sayers Pastor to Hillside Presbyterian, Light for the Darkness, and Our Selah Light 4 the Darkness Begins Ministry to Pastors and Chaplains: Our Selah Startling stats: “38% of U.S. pastors have thought about quitting full-time ministry in the past year.”[1] In 2016, 85% of pastors rated their mental health as good or above. By Barna’s…