Mental Health Resources

• Fresh Hope for Mental Health
  Support groups for mental health issues, offered in-person and online. 
• Hope for Mental Health Community
  A monthly upstream effort at Saddleback Church to address the need for social connection, meaningful interactions, and psychoeducation for people living with mental illness and their families. 4pm ET, fourth Sunday of the month.
• Mental Health Grace Alliance
  Online and regionally available in-person support groups for mental health issues.
• Reboot Recovery: Crisis Edition
  5-part video series intended to help you understand, cope with, and move forward from the current COVID-19 crisis or whatever trauma you may be facing.
• The Sanctuary Course from Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries
  This course was created to raise awareness and start conversations about mental health in the Church. The course combines clinical research, theological practice, and lived experience. The following eight sessions will help you reframe your views of mental health through psychological, social, and theological perspectives.
• Tools for Living in Crisis: Weekly Solutions and Q&A with Dr. John Townsend
  Wednesdays at 4:30pm Eastern on Facebook Live

Videos

• Dealing with Special Occasion Losses in a Crisis (11 min)
  Dr. John Townsend
• Filling Every (COVID) Moment With Love (13 min)
  Bill Haley, Coracle
• Hope for Mental Health Community with Dr. Bruce Perry (1 hr)
  Kay Warren, Saddleback Church
• How to Thrive Coming Out of the COVID-19 Crisis: Therapy 101 and Next Steps (15 min)
  Rebecca Tolbert
• How to Protect Your Mental Health During the COVID-19 Crisis (1 hr)
  Dr. Caroline Leaf
• Mental Health in a Time of COVID-19: Preparing Leaders to Address the Challenges (1 hr 2 min)
  The Partnership Center
• Mental Illness in the Bible (6 mins)
  Rev. Talitha Arnold, Senior Minister, The United Church of Santa Fe (United Church of Christ)
• Mind-Management Techniques To Use During Coronavirus Crisis (50 mins)
  Dr. Caroline Leaf
• Protecting Your Mental Health During COVID-19 (47 mins)
  Kay Warren and Dr. Christine Moutier, the Chief Medical Officer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) 
• Thrive Webinar: Practical Ways to Manage Stressors (34 mins)
  Casey Pruet and Natalie Franks, Mental Health Grace Alliance
• Thrive Webinar: Refreshing and Renewing Our Minds (28 mins)
  Joe Padilla, Mental Health Grace Alliance
• Thrive Webinar: Structure & Routine During Social Distancing and Extended Time at Home (30 mins)
  Joe Padilla, Mental Health Grace Alliance
• Tools for Living in Crisis: “Doing Life Right” During Difficult Seasons (40 mins)
  Dr. John Townsend
• Tools for Living in Crisis: Emotional Regulation (26 mins)
  Dr. John Townsend
• Tools for Living in Crisis: Vulnerability: Key for Stress Reduction (30 mins)
  Dr. John Townsend
• When Quoting Scripture is not Enough: A Message to the Church (5 mins)
  Sheila Walsh, Bestselling Author and Speaker

Podcasts

• Being Psychologically Healthy During Times of Crisis
  Boundaries.Me by Dr. Henry Cloud
• How to Deal with Uncertainty and Insecurity During This Pandemic
  Cleaning Up the Mental Mess by Dr. Caroline Leaf
• What We All Need to Know About Depression with Zac Allen
  Made for This with Jennie Allen

Articles

• Caring for Self and Others in Times of Trouble: Some Spiritual Tools and Tips
  Harvard Divinity School
• Getting Involved with Minority Mental Health
  NAMI
• Living With A Mental Health Condition
  NAMI
• Love and Lament in March Madness
  Curt Thompson
• Meditation and Self-Care During COVID-19
  by Hillary McBride, Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries
• Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During the COVID-19 Outbreak
  World Health Organization
• Moving Beyond the Shame Fog
  NAMI
• Prayers For This Season
  by Leslie Roberts, Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries
• Supporting your Mental Health While Navigating Change
  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• The Stages of My Mental Illness
  NAMI
• Thoughts on Mental Illness and Violence
  Amy Simpson

Books

• Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry
  by Amy Simpson
• Darkness Is My Only Companion: A Christian Response to Mental Illness
  by Kathryn Greene-McCreight
• Delight in Disorder: Ministry, Madness, Mission
  by Tony Roberts
• Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness
  by Matthew S. Stanford
• On Edge: Mental Illness in the Christian Context
  by Kristen Kansiewicz
• The Recovery-Minded Church: Loving and Ministering to People with Addiction
  by Jonathan Benz
• Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission
  by Amy Simpson

Online Tools

• The Anxious Thought Guide
  by Jennie Allen
• COVID-19 Daily Activity Checklist
  Sources of Strength
• Wellness Plan for COVID-19 
  Sources of Strength
• THRIVE Free E-Booklet Download
  Mental Health Grace Alliance
• Emotional Health’s Safe Space
  Vibrant