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Articles related to Christians and mental health

1. Archbishop of Canterbury and daughter back churches’ mental health toolkit, Christianity Today
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/archbishop.of.canterbury.and.daughter.back.churches.mental.health.health.toolkit/46544.htm

2. Brain health in a brain economy breaking through, Healthy Minds Canada
http://healthymindscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/breaking-through-brain-health-in-a-brain-economy-report.pdf

3. Find God in the Black Hole, Allyson Eamer, Anglican Planet
http://anglicanplanet.net/frontline-ministry/2013/4/1/finding-god-in-the-black-hole-depression.html

4. Christians Can’t Ignore the Uncomfortable Reality of Mental Illness, Christianity Today
http://www.christianitytoday.com/women/2013/april/healthier-christian-response-to-mental-illness.html

5. Mental Illness and the Christians : Scripture and Science, Christianity Today
http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2014/june/mental-illness-and-christian.html

6. When your spouse has a mental illness, Christianity Today
http://www.todayschristianwoman.com/articles/2014/april/when-your-spouse-has-mental-illness.html

7. Mental illness is no laughing matter, Christianity Today
http://www.todayschristianwoman.com/articles/2013/april/mental-illness-is-no-laughing-matter.html

8. Should Christians Take Medication for Mental Illness?, Christian Post
http://www.christianpost.com/news/should-christians-take-medication-for-mental-illness-115175/

9. Christians and mental health : “This has nothing to do with whether I believe in Jesus”, The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/13/evangelicals-increasingly-putting-faith-in-medicine-to-treat-mental-health-issues

10. Every illness is a spiritual problem : How evangelical Christian communities see mental health, The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/dec/22/evangelical-christian-church-mental-illness

11. Christianity and mental illness, Catholic New Agency
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/cw/post.php?id=703

12. When Grace & Reality Collide: Dealing with Mental Illness, Part I, CrossWalk
http://www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/when-grace-and-reality-collide-dealing-with-mental-illness-part-i-11576718.html

13. When Grace & Reality Collide: Dealing with Mental Illness, Part II, CrossWalk
http://www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/when-grace-and-reality-collide-dealing-with-mental-illness-part-ii-11576719.html

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One of our Working Group members, Matthew Tsuda was featured in a documentary on CBC Television, showcasing his work with the mental health population. Matthew agreed to be filmed to promote mental health awareness and decrease stigma associated with mental illness. Here is a short clip of the documentary shared by CBC on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/cbc/videos/477756515729293

TVO, Mental Health Matters 2013
http://tvo.org/mentalhealth

Mental Health Channel
http://www.mentalhealthchannel.tv/episodes

Charlie Rose series on Brain and Mental illness
http://www.charlierose.com/search

Elyn Saks on Ted Talk : A legal scholar talks about her recovery of schizophrenia
https://www.ted.com/speakers/elyn_saks

Thomas Insel on Ted Talk : Director of the National Institute of Mental Health talks about “Towards a new understanding of mental illness”
https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_insel_toward_a_new_understanding_of_mental_illness

Douglas Mental Health University Institute-Recovery Stories
http://www.douglas.qc.ca/info/recovery-stories

Stories of Hope and Recovery
http://www.mentalhealth.gov/talk/recovery

Stories of Recovery, CamH
http://www.camh.ca/en/hospital/about_camh/newsroom/stories_of_recovery

Recovery Stories, Choices in Recovery
http://www.choicesinrecovery.com/about/recovery-spotlight

Recovering from Eating Disorder, Eating Disorder Hope
http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/recovery/stories

Recovery Stories from patients of Ontario Shores, videos
http://www.ontarioshores.ca

All of these links and resources are being provided for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval from our Working Group regarding any of the services or opinions of the organization or resource listed.