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Black Churches and Mental Health


This excellent article from the Religion News Service, "As Black church grapples with mental health, clergy are both subject and solution," came through my inbox this morning and I wanted to share it with you.


This particular statistic struck me hard: "Suicide has a disproportionate impact on Black communities in the United States: In 2020, suicide was the third leading cause of death for Black people in their teens and early 20s. In 2019, young Black women in particular were 60% more likely to attempt suicide than their white peers."


What thoughts come to mind as you read the article? Feel free to discuss this in our mental health discussion group on our website.





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We acknowledge with respect the various native peoples on whose ancestral lands we worship. We encourage every member of our community to learn about the original inhabitants of this land. We are committed to cultivating meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities in our region and supporting their efforts to fight systemic racism that continues to harm them. We pledge to listen to and honor them as they speak about their experiences regarding oppression and cultural genocide. They are the authorities on their own history and our role in that history. To acknowledge this land is to recognize and respect that the air, water, land, and all that inhabits them are intertwined with the spirituality of these people. 

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