mental illness Archives

Therapy should be more normalized in the Church

Here's why the Church should remove the stigma around therapy.

Zoe Ware, Freelance Writer • February 10, 2023

In an article published by Independent in 2017, the anonymous author talked about their experience with mental illness as a black person who grew up in a Caribbean Pentecostal household. More specifically, the article detailed how the culture of the church did not deal with mental illness well. “It...

Mental illnesses are not spiritual weaknesses

The church must change its impact on the stigmatization of mental illness.

Lauren Vander Tuig, Staff Writer • September 29, 2021

Unfortunately, the church is not a leading force when it comes to destigmatizing mental illness. According to Executive Director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center Ed Stetzer, 49% of pastors rarely speak about mental illness in sermons. This has an effect not only on the congregation as a whole,...

Mental health misconceptions among Christians need to be addressed

Stigma and a lack of understanding of mental health issues have caused harm to believers.

Adam Pigott, Staff Writer • September 18, 2019

Two weeks ago, Jarrid Wilson, an associate pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, died by suicide. Since then, the discussion of mental health among Christians has become more prominent than before. Two years before his death, Wilson was interviewed on a podcast hosted by the...

Christians need to address depression more often

Depression is one of the most well-known struggles of humanity, though it seems to be under the radar for many Christians.

Maria Weyne, News Editor • March 28, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Mar. 28, 2019). Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in America with approximately 7.1 percent of all adult Americans having at least one major depressive episode. Despite such a high number of Americans suffering from depression, many...

Student Development takes closer look at anxiety and depression

With a national increase of mental health issues, the department launches a new committee to support students.

Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief • October 18, 2018

This is part three of a three-part series on mental health. Parts one and two can be found here and here. This story was originally published in print on Oct. 18, 2018. As the dean of Student Wellness, Lisa Igram sometimes meets with students feeling depressed, anxious or lonely. Many times, she says,...

For the chief of Campus Safety, student mental health is personal

With the memory of his nephew in mind, Chief John Ojeisekhoba announces partnership with the LASD.

Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief • October 16, 2018

This is part two of a three-part series on mental health. Part one can be found here. Part three will be published in print and online on Thursday, Oct. 18. Moses Sambo loved to be around people. He was kind, goofy and enjoyed jokes. Standing just taller than his uncle, Campus Safety Chief John...

Norwalk sheriff’s station faces increasing mental illness reports

LASD looks at adding more mental health professionals to assist with de-escalation.

Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief • October 15, 2018

This is part one of a three-part series on mental health. Part two will be published online on Oct. 15. Part three will be published in print on Thursday, Oct. 18 and will go online in the days following. On the afternoon of Sept. 25, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department officers received a report of...