Hope for Mental Illness
- Jeremy
- Oct 19, 2015
- 1 min read
Pastor Rick Warren and his wife Kay lost their 27 year-old son Matthew to suicide in April 2013. He struggled with depression and mental illness for two decades.
Kay Warren believes the every church should play a vital role in mental health. In her article in the Huffington Post, Warren wrote:
"Sixty million Americans - that's one in five adults - will experience a mental illness in the coming year. That means every one of us knows someone who is living with a mental illness - depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, an eating disorder, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder and some additionally have a substance abuse.
The sad fact is the mental health system is broken in the United States. I can't say that strongly enough. It is not that people aren't trying and not that there aren't some really wonderful, compassionate people in the field of mental health, but the problem is complicated, and most of the attempts to help don't always help." Read Entire Article
What role can you play in raising awareness and providing support to those struggling with depression and mental health?
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