Promoting Mental Health: A Resource for Spiritual and Pastoral Care

Developed with the Church of England and NIMHE, this tool provides information on mental health and its promotion and protection within congregations and the wider community.

The resource focuses on how faith communities can be welcoming to people with mental or emotional distress, as well as learning from their experiences and benefiting from their contributions.

The two core principles are to provide the opportunity for people within the Christian and other faith communities to reflect on mental health and what it means for each of their members; and to use the increased knowledge and understanding of mental health to create a safer and more welcoming environment for all people, whatever their mental health needs.