A one-year pilot project funded by the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers (ACMHM) for the period January-December 2022 to support the Catholic parishes of All Saints and Our Lady of Mercy in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg to develop a Mental Health Ministry (MHM) as an integral part of their parish activities. The project is designed to reach out to the communities of Emdeni, Ennerdale and nearby areas.
CATHCA support for Catholic parishes of All Saints and Our Lady of Mercy in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg to develop a Mental Health Ministry (MHM) as an integral part of their parish activities.
Emergency departments within the Bon Secours Mercy Health system have seen a surge of children and adolescents who have attempted or talked about suicide; who have injured themselves; or who are grappling with anxiety, depression or other mental illnesses during the pandemic.
The mental health ministry support group gatherings in Scranton transitioned to online ZOOM meetings, but have returned to in-person sessions requiring facial masks and social distancing. Support ministry for those suffering from mental illness continues to meet on the second and fourth Saturday of the month from 10:00-11:30am at the Saint Peter Cathedral Rectory. For family and friends who support those living with mental illness, meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm in the rectory.
Starting on Tuesday, April 19 the Scranton Mental Health Ministry at the Cathedral of Saint Peter will present a five-part series for families on mental health and mental illness to reduce stigma and discrimination through education and factual information about mental health conditions. The series reinforces the core Christian belief that everyone has dignity and value and should be fully welcomed into the Church and the community. The series will be every Tuesday evening at the Diocesan Pastoral Center on Wyoming Avenue from 6:30-8:00pm from April 19 to May 17.
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We provide therapy services, psychological assessments and psychiatric care for children, adolescents and adults with a variety of mental health issues. We also provide specialty services for children with severe mental illness as well as those who have experienced abuse or violence.
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Scranton Counseling Center is a community based, private nonprofit behavioral health provider serving children, adolescents and adults with mental health and substance abuse issues in Lackawanna, Susquehanna, and surrounding counties without regard to ability to pay.
The war in Ukraine caused an acute humanitarian crisis. According to the UN, more than 1 million Ukrainians have already left the country, leaving their homes and losing contact with loved ones. The Catholic Mental Health Ministry in Moldova has started a project to organize volunteer groups to provide psychological assistance for the refugees and their children. In this Lent we meet the suffering Christ in our neighbors as we never have done before.