For Churches - Rachel's Mental Health and Well-being Blog

When and How to Pray

Prayer is big part of our belief and practice as Christians. Throughout the Bible we see the importance of praying in all things, praying in secret, praying in groups, prayer as worship. We are reminded to pray boldly, to pray that God's Kingdom come and His will be done, to

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Making Progress

January for us is a bit of a non-starter month for us. We don't really go for the whole exercise every day or going vegan. We let January happen, see what the year ahead has in store and then get going in February. Here's a bit of an update of

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Experiences of expectations and well-being in Christian Church leadership

This is an adaptation of the report written about the research I conducted for my MSc and got a better mark than I thought! The original report had input from my supervisor Dr Eva Zysk and was written as if I was going to submit it to a journal. I've

Mental Health

Conversation Framework: ALARMS

It can be hard to know what to say to someone who may be having mental health difficulties, or know if what you are saying the right thing. I have adapted a conversation framework to make it more accessible to church settings. Below, I will go through each point and

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Church, we need to talk about suicide

Monday 10th September was World Suicide Prevention Day. In recent years, cases of suicide have increased and it is now the biggest killer of young people in the UK today. It's a bleak picture, but there are things we can do to change it. In August this year, BBC aired

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Supporting those with ASD in the Church

Autism Spectrum Disorder affects how a person sees and interacts with the world around them. It is a relatively hidden disability, only noticeable through a wide range of characteristics. Around 1 in 100 people will have a diagnosis, so it is likely there will be someone in your church, whether

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Young People and Mental Health

Want to know more about the mental health difficulties that are most prevalent in our young people today? Yes? Then this session is for you! It is estimated that in every class of 30 children or young people, at least 3 of them will have experience of a mental health

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Mental Health Awareness Training

This is an interactive session, for anyone interested, which looks at common mental health difficulties: their signs, symptoms and sign posting options. Using different scenarios, attendees can see how individuals with mental health difficulties may interact with church, and some of the benefits and challenges it poses. The session splits

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Introduction: why focus on church?

In our culture today, discourse around mental health and well-being has increased with the Royal Family, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and numerous celebrities and individuals speaking out about it. 1 in 4 people are estimated to have experienced or are currently experiencing a mental health difficulty. In the Church,