chat notes re: mental health

mental health

for Asian American Christians

• Christian Asian Mental Health https://camh.network - personal advisor for Asian & Asian American churches to start their care ministry

• CAMH newsletter updates (archive) https://camh.substack.com/archive

• Asian American Christian Counselors and Therapists https://camh.network/counselors/

• Erasing Shame podcast http://erasingshame.com

• Facebook group for Asian American Christian Therapists -Psychotherapists, Psychologists, LCSWs https://www.facebook.com/groups/721935787996699

• Mustard Seed Generation https://www.mustardseedgeneration.org/ - for Korean American Christian mental health

• Great examples of churches & Christian counselors partnering
• PACT (Pastors & Counselors Together) https://erasingshame.com/so-valuable-to-have-pastors-academicians-and-counselors-together/
• Lighthouse Counseling Network (NJ) https://erasingshame.com/how-asian-american-churches-and-christian-counselors-can-work-better-together/
• Tapestry LA https://erasingshame.com/an-inside-look-at-tapestry-las-mental-health-ministry/
• The Garden Church (Chatsworth, CA) https://erasingshame.com/learn-how-to-start-a-mental-health-ministry/

for Christians & churches

• 3 practical books for churches to grow a care ministry (aka, mental health ministry)
• The Mental Health Handbook for Ministry: A Practical Guide for Supporting the Church's Mental and Emotional Well-Being by Mark Mayfield
• When Hurting People Come to Church: How People of Faith Can Help Solve the Mental Health Crisis by Shaunti Feldhahn and James N. Sells
• Beyond the Clinical Hour: How Counselors Can Partner with the Church to Address the Mental Health Crisis by Dr. James Sells

• Mental Health Grace Alliance https://mentalhealthgracealliance.org
• publishes Living Grace, Family Grace, and other workbooks for self-study and peer-based support groups
• digital workbooks are free as of August 2024
• available in English, Chinese, and Spanish (plus, in process of being translated into Korean)

• mental health resources for Christians & churches https://mentalhealth.bible - including books, podcasts, talks, and more

• Hope Made Strong https://www.hopemadestrong.org - online learning and in-person presentations to equip churches to build a strategic care ministry & their Church Mental Health Summit

• Sanctuary Course https://sanctuarymentalhealth.org/sanctuary-course/ - The Sanctuary Course is an eight-session study guide explores key mental health topics and examines meaningful ways to offer companionship, support recovery, and promote wellbeing.

other references

• CAATCH (Community of Asian American Therapists in Chicagoland) http://caatch.info - good example of a therapists network with how to care & support professionals

• AMHC (Asian Mental Health Collective) http://asianmhc.org - good example of non-faith digital community (Facebook group with over 61k members for peer support) and subsidized therapy sessions