As a celebration and recognition of World Mental Health Month, American Association of Christian Counselors is launching a dynamic, one-day event featuring the world’s leading mental health and ministry leaders joining together to shine a light on today’s mental health issues in our homes, churches, and the greater world community. 

On behalf of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we invite you to attend our upcoming event, Connecting at the Intersection of Faith, Community and Mental Health: The Urgency of Now.    This is an in-person gathering at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at 200...

On World Mental Health Day (October 10), Spiritual First Aid will join forces with Hope Made Strong and Biola’s Rosemead School of Psychology to present the Church Mental Health Summit. The free online summit for church leaders is a one-day event that will be available on-demand Monday, October 10th from 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET. Featured speakers...

Get Empowered to Care for You, Your Team & Your Congregation at this FREE Mental Health Summit for Church Leaders on May 18-19, 2023

The Merge: Faith + Mental Health Hybrid Summit is a 2-day event that will be hosted both in person and virtually. This event will focus on issues, strategies, trainings, and solutions regarding mental health in the local community. We are bringing in a number of mental health practitioners, subject matter experts, and spiritual leaders as guest speakers....

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The Bible has valuable things to say about mental health and humans overall health in every aspect—spiritually, relationally, personally, physically, and socially. The Bible speaks for itself and here are lists of Bible verses that others have curated: OpenBible.info (ESV) https://www.openbible.info/topics/mental_illness BibleStudyTools (NIV)...

American Association of Christian Counselors and Light University are making available free tuition for training Mental Health Coach First Responders through a biblically-anchored and evidenced-based program.

This Christian Post op-ed article by Dr. Philip G. Monroe (Director of Trauma Healing Training at American Bible Society) has valuable perspectives and practical ways for pastors and church leaders to help those who searching for spiritual and emotional support. Dear pastors, COVID-19-related depression is real and needs attention Everyone is aware of the...

The Resilient Church Leadership initiative provides both information and experiences through multi-media resources for church leaders to understand their own spiritual health and to find ways to cope with the anxiety and stress that accompany times of crisis.