Resources on Mental Health and Self-Care
En Espanol:
- Apoyando su salud mental durante el Coronavirus – https://coronavirus-es.allmentalhealth.org
- WDC Resource Library:
- Hacia una teologia de la no violencia desde el testimonio de Jesus: Enfrentando la violencia familiar desde la no violencia de Jesus / Elizabeth Soto Albrecht.
- Sanidad del trauma : Cuando la violencia ataca y la seguidad de la comunidad es amenazada
- Abuso Sexual En los hogares Cristianos y la Iglesia
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-888-628-9454 (en Español) – https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/en-espanol/
- Apoyo Para Su Bienestar Emocional Durante El Brote De COVID-19 – https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/one-offs/covid-19-es/
In English:
- List of resources in the WDC Resource Library – Mental Health/Self-Care 9/10/2020
- Considering Faith, Community, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Crisis – from The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/4-2-2020-mental-health-covid-final.pdf
- Supporting your mental health during Coronavirus- https://coronavirus.allmentalhealth.org
- Prairie View (a Mennonite-affiliated regional mental health center in Newton, Kansas) offers mental health treatment and resources. See these blogs related to mental health: https://prairieview.org/resources/blog/self-care-in-a-pandemic, https://prairieview.org/resources/blog/suicide-prevention-is-everyones-business
- Eastern Mennonite Seminary Pastor Forum Series on Navigating Ministry during COVID-19- https://emu.edu/seminary/forum-series
- Shepherd Heart offers consulting and care for ministers. Executive Director Melissa Hofstetter is clinical psychologist and ordained Mennonite pastor based in Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference. See https://www.shepherdheartconsulting.com/
- Articles from Faith+Lead (Luther Seminary):
- Taking care of yourself as a pastor in a time of crisis – https://faithlead.luthersem.edu/taking-care-of-yourself-as-a-pastor-in-a-time-of-crisis/
- Journaling for pastors: Our own pain and limits amidst chaos – https://faithlead.luthersem.edu/journaling-for-pastors-our-own-pain-and-limits-amid-chaos/
- Ten ways to be a lifesaving church during this pandemic https://faithlead.luthersem.edu/ten-ways-to-be-a-lifesaving-church-during-this-pandemic/
- Tending to communal trauma through spiritual practices https://faithlead.luthersem.edu/tending-to-communal-trauma-through-spiritual-practices/
- Articles from Faith and Leadership (Duke Divinity School)
- https://faithandleadership.com/matt-bloom-commitment-personal-rituals-can-sustain-clergy-even-during-pandemic
- https://faithandleadership.com/jessica-young-brown-ministers-cannot-thrive-if-they-neglect-themselves
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline – 24/7, confidential, free of cost to those in a mental health crisis or are otherwise distressed. 1-800-273-8255 (in English) – http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
- Emotional wellbeing during the COVID outbreak – https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/current-events/supporting-your-emotional-well-being-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/
- National Alliance on Mental Illness – https://www.nami.org/
800.950.6264: Mon. – Fri., 10a.m. – 6 p.m. NAMI provides treatment options & programs, raising awareness; providing support & education not previously available to those in need.