According to a new study on mental health and faith, co-sponsored by Lifeway Research and Focus on the Family, ministering to those with mental illness remains a challenge.
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Insights Infographics: September 2014
Each issue of Facts & Trends includes the Insights section, which highlights beliefs, issues, and trends impacting our world. Here are some you may have missed if you aren’t subscribed to our magazine.
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1 in 4 Pastors & Congregants Suffer from Mental Illness
The latest findings from Lifeway Research reveal pastors are just as likely to suffer from a mental illness as their congregation, but few rarely talk about it personally or from the pulpit.
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Hope for the Afflicted: The Church and Mental Illness
Twenty-six percent of American adults experience a diagnosable mental disorder each year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. But many church leaders and churchgoers don’t understand mental illness and don’t know how to support sufferers.
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Mental Illness, More Than Gun Laws, Blamed for Mass Shootings
Nearly half of Americans polled blame failings in the mental health system—rather than the nation’s gun law—for recent mass shootings.
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