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Helping Protect Your Pastor from Death by Suicide

13th September 202011th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 24 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, christian, church, communities, Coronavirus, COVID19, Faith, food, God, help, Lockdown, mental health, praise, social distancing, starvation, suicide, worship

The woes of ministry can quickly lead a pastor into the throes (and lows) of life. Andrew Stoecklein, the 30-year-old

Suicide is growing health crisis for African American youth

20th January 202017th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 710 Views 2 Comments African American, awareness, Black teens, crisis, mental health, suicide, Support, Youth

She started having suicidal thoughts at 11 or 12. She didn’t know the words to name it. She had no

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Suicide attempts by black teens are increasing, study says

24th October 201918th October 2019 Josie McFarlane 1604 Views 0 Comments Black teens, BME, mental health, suicide, Support, Youth

From 1991 to 2017, the rate of reported suicide attempts by African-American teens rose, especially the rate among black boys,

Suicide of prominent pastor forces church leaders to confront mental health

17th September 201916th September 2019 Josie McFarlane 594 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, awareness, Christianity, Death, God, help, Jesus, mental health, suicide, Support

The first time he thought about killing himself, Adrian Crawford was wracked with fear, shame and guilt. He believed deeply

Kingdom Nuggets for dealing with depression by Dr T. Ayodele Ajayi

15th September 201912th September 2019 Becky Wybrow 786 Views 0 Comments black community, BME, depression, help, mental health, suicide, Support

Depression in church?Depression? Featured in a Christian magazine? Yes! Contrary to popular opinion, depression is not a baby boomer or

Kenyan schoolgirl takes her own life after ‘period shaming’

14th September 201912th September 2019 Josie McFarlane 475 Views 0 Comments awareness, Kenya, mental health, period poverty, Schoolgirls, suicide

A schoolgirl in Kenya has taken her own life after allegedly being shamed in class for having her period and

Raising church awareness on suicide prevention

8th June 20195th June 2019 Becky Wybrow 609 Views 0 Comments awareness, Church news, community, health, mental health, suicide

Churches are being encouraged to train members to prevent suicides, especially amongst men. Speaking in the aftermath of the suicide

Big Sean talks about struggle with anxiety and depression

26th March 201925th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 789 Views 0 Comments Anxiety, Big Sean, celebrity, depression, Mens health, mental health, suicide

Big Sean has spoken about his struggle with anxiety and depression, which forced him to cancel a tour in 2018.

Problem gamblers 15 times more likely to commit suicide

25th March 201921st March 2019 Josie McFarlane 662 Views 0 Comments Christian charity, community, gambling, mental health, Research, suicide

People who have a gambling addiction are 15 times more likely to take their own lives, according to the largest

church groups want ‘lords of chaos’ movie to be banned

13th February 201914th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 1191 Views 1 Comment Ban, black, christian, church, community, Entertainment, Faith, God, Lord of Chaos, movie, Satan, suicide

Lords of Chaos hasn’t even been released in the UK yet, but there are already calls for the film to be

Catholic priest at teenager’s funeral condemns suicide

16th December 201815th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 696 Views 0 Comments catholic, church, Faith, God, mental health, priest, suicide, teenager

Parents of a teenage boy who took his own life have complained after their Catholic priest criticised him at the

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Male suicide rates in Wales ‘a national emergency’

6th December 20186th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 625 Views 0 Comments 2 Wish Upon A Star, charity, community, emergency, Male suicicde, mental health, national emergency, suicide, Support

There should be as big a focus on mental health as physical health in order to reduce the number of