Is the church dismissing mental health issues with prayer as a solo act? Far too often, the answer is yes. A student recently wrote a letter about his friend’s experience with clinical depression and the church. The friend was told he needed to pray and read the Bible more because he obviously was not doing […]
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Suicide remains an issue in the Christian community. Pastor Jarrid Wilson, a California church leader, author, and mental health advocate died by suicide Monday evening. Wilson, known as a passionate preacher, most recently was an associate pastor at megachurch Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California. A co-founder of the mental health nonprofit Anthem of Hope, […]
A veteran New York police officer was found dead on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. This is the ninth officer to commit suicide this year. The 56-year-old officer worked for the New York Police Department for over 20 years. He shot himself in his Laurelton, Queens home shortly after […]