Faith, Family and Friends: How These Help Those Who Struggle with Mental Health Issues

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If you care about someone who's been struggling with mental health issues, hope this episode helps. Featuring an interview of 6 people who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition, and of an expert-counselor-educator Dr. Aurorita Roldan, learn how family, friends, and faith play a vital role in helping manage struggles with mental health. 

What do we say, what don't we do? What helps, what won't?

There's help available for those in need of hope and healing.

• Contact GCF Emmaus Road Counseling Center, Philippines: +63917 532 7794
• Go to https://findahelpline.com/ph

This episode contains opinions and stories with the mention of self-harm, so if you are younger than 18 years old, please make sure you have an adult who can guide you while listening.

Read the article I wrote here: http://www.familywiseasia.com/faith-family-friends-how-these-help-those-who-struggle-with-mental-health-issues/

My references include:
1 TEDx Talks. (2013 December 10). Liza Long at TEDxSanAntonio: Time to Talk – a Parent’s Perspective on Children’s Mental Illness [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/EkL6Qx07aiU 

2 Susan Gregg-Schroeder, “Mental Illness and Families of Faith: How Congregations Can Respond” The Christian Citizen, Vol. 2, 2014. https://www.psychiatry.org › Psychiatrists › Cultural-Competency › Schroe..

3 Gregg-Schroeder, Rev. Susan, Mental Illness & Families of Faith: How Congregations Can Respond Resource (Study Guide for Clergy and Communities of Faith) http://www.mentalhealthministries.net/resources/study_guide/mental_illness_study_guide.pdf

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