While you were getting new blog posts last week, I was overseas in London with my family (thank goodness for auto posting!). My husband had the opportunity to speak at a computer/programming conference in one of our most favorite cities in the world, so we all decided to join him!
It’s one thing to talk about adult members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with mental health struggles and another when we think about the youth of the Church who have mental illnesses.
I soon realized after getting called as a Relief Society President that mental illness was a common issue among the women. My husband and I presented a fifth Sunday lesson on “Mental Health and the Gospel” and learned that the women were not alone in needing help, information, and care regarding mental illness. The men…
Something I thought about when I was writing the very first draft of my book (which the final draft did not reflect) was the concept of “the Church”—its meaning, its responsibilities, and its reach, particularly as concerning the mental health of its members.