Implementing a Mental Health Ministry Committee in Faith-Based Organizations: The Promoting Emotional Wellness and Spirituality Program

Health, community, and spirituality: evaluation of a multicultural faith-based diabetes prevention program.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate Fine, Fit, and Fabulous (FFF), a faith-based diabetes prevention program for black and Latino congregants at churches in low-income New York City neighborhoods. FFF includes nutrition education and fitness activities while incorporating Bible-based teachings that encourage healthy lifestyles. METHODS FFF is a 12-week, bilingual program develop...

Faith-Based Organizations in a System of Behavioral Health Care

Spirituality and mental health.

How is spirituality relevant to mental health and to the busy practice of medicine? Until recently, a supplement devoted to this question wouid have been highly improbable— owing in part to Sigmund Freud's antireligious bias and to the subsequent focus of American psychiatry on the biologic aspects of mental illness. Consider briefly what has changed: Palliative medicine, which has long valued ...

Wellness in Mental Health Agencies

Burnout and impairment among professional counselors are serious concerns. Additionally, counselors’ work environments may influence their levels of wellness and burnout. This phenomenological study included the perspectives of 10 professional counselors who responded to questions about how their work environments influence their sense of wellness. Five themes emerged: (a) agency resources, (b)...

The relationships between religion/spirituality and Mental and Physical Health: A review

Religion and spirituality are usually considered as protective factors against a host of negative health outcomes. Recent surveys have documented several associations between religion/spirituality and physical and mental health outcomes. Most of the evidences on the effects of religion on general health suggest that religion commonly plays a positive role. On the other side, religion and spirit...