As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“The privately funded Arkansas monument had been in place outside the state Capitol in Little Rock for less than 24 hours before it was knocked from its plinth and smashed to pieces.” ABC News
“In our churches today, we often feel like we can’t talk about our problems.” Infographic: The Christian Struggle with Mental Illness
“About 66% of pastors say that they mention mental illness in a message, sermon, or homily once a year, rarely, or never.” CT/LifeWay Research
“[C]hildren on Medicaid are four times more likely to be on antipsychotics than privately insured children.”
Controversial update to “bible” of psychiatry fuels debate over foundations of mental health: one book raises big questions
“Teacher training should include coursework on how to promote youth mental health, identify signs of possible mental illness, and utilize whole-school approaches to help students and promote learning.” Laura C. Murray, Education Week
We need “…a massive public education campaign about how to identify and get help for those under siege by psychiatric illness, together with state laws that allow psychiatrists wider authority to enforce psychiatric treatment…” ~Dr. Keith Ablow
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