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The Silent Stigma of Mental Illness in the Church Sojourners

WEBFrom policymakers writing bills that gut expansive coverage for mental health to the ongoing privatization of insurance companies, there are already many …

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We Can Afford to Have Health Care for All in the U.S.

WEBThe core argument in favor of universal health care is the moral one, especially for people of faith. 26-year-old Alec Smith of Minnesota died in 2017 because …

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There’s a Mental Health Crisis Among Youth. The Church Can Help

WEBAccording to the 2023 Mental Health America Report, more than 16 percent of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 suffered from at least one major depressive …

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If Christians Want to ‘Choose Life,’ Let’s Talk

WEBA woman wears a pin in support of Black mothers during a hearing titled, "Birthing While Black: Examining America's Black Maternal Health Crisis" on Capitol Hill …

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The Necessity of a Mental Health Ministry Sojourners

WEBMay is Mental Health Awareness Month, a good time to consider starting or expanding a mental health ministry in your church and community. One in five …

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How To Read the News Without Sacrificing Your Mental Health

WEBGo for a bike ride. Swim in the ocean. Put your feet in the grass. Do something that’s in your body to signal to yourself that you sense the activation and it …

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We’re Made in the Image: A New Poem for Health Care for All

WEBThe cloudy, the sunny, The sinning, the grieving, The brave and the stumbling—. We’re made in the image of God. Health care not fair don’t care too bare. …

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Actually, the U.S. is NOT Spending More Than Any Other

WEBTo compare: For every dollar we spend on health care, we spend an additional 90 cents on social services. In our peer countries, for every dollar spent on …

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We Have an Inadequate Theology of Illness Sojourners

WEBCOVID-19 has shown us on a large scale that we have an inadequate theology of illness. Theology is the systematic study of God’s being and religious beliefs. …

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Five Christian Considerations for Health-Care Reform

WEBBut it is as a Christian minister that I offer the following considerations on health-care reform to the church I love: 1. The Samaritan principle sets the tone for the …

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Let’s End the Stigma: Share Your Mental Health Story

WEBAccording to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, roughly 1-in-5 adults in the U.S. experiences mental illness in a given year. That’s 43.8 million people — and many of …

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Black Maternal Health Week 2024 Social Media Toolkit

WEBThis toolkit includes key facts, messaging guidance, graphics and other information to help you engage #BlackMaternalHealthWeek. This is an opportunity to focus on the Black …

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"A Place at the Table": New Documentary Speaks Out on

WEBIf Food, Inc. focused on the food industry, A Place at the Table situates that industry in the context of public policy, public health, and poverty.The film, much like last …

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How Mosques Are Dealing With Muslims’ Mental Health Issues

WEBBut leaders of the Raleigh mosque, which draws thousands of worshippers a week, realized that mental health issues needed to be dealt with in a more professional …

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The Problem With Profit Motives in Health Care Sojourners

WEBA Harvard Medical School study showed that 45,000 people in the U.S. die each year because of lack of health care coverage. In the case of an aggressive …

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Churches Should Help Normalize Mental Health for Asian Americans

WEBLee says she is seeing an increase in people of all ethnicities seeking mental health services at her own practice. According to Lee, many Asian Americans who have …

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Your Health Care Stories Sojourners

WEBYour Health Care Stories. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to make it easier for Americans to purchase bare-bones health insurance plans that could …

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Why Are Catholic Hospitals Cutting Labor Units During a Maternal

WEBRather than providing, as the Ascension mission states, “compassionate, personalized care to all with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most …

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A Brief History of Religious Support for Abortion and Reproductive

WEBHistorian Leslie J. Reagan’s seminal 1997 book, When Abortion Was A Crime, chronicles changes in belief about ensoulment — the point at which a fetus …

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