{"id":21857,"date":"2015-04-22T19:29:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T19:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/km7.a6a.mytemp.website\/journal\/mental-health-matters-reviewed-by-joy-allan\/"},"modified":"2015-04-22T19:29:02","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T19:29:02","slug":"mental-health-matters-reviewed-by-joy-allan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/km7.a6a.mytemp.website\/journal\/mental-health-matters-reviewed-by-joy-allan\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Matters, reviewed by Joy Allan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Vital2015MarchAprilIssue.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"165\" \/><strong>Butch and Pam Frey, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/vitalmagazine.com\/Home\/Article\/Mental-Health-Matters\/\">Mental Health Matters: It\u2019s not too late for the Church to be an agent of healing for those facing mental illness<\/a>\u201d <em>Vital <\/em>(April 6, 2015).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a good article. Reading it made me feel as though someone is finally saying in public what I have heard said\u00a0in private far too many times\u00a0over the course of my research. Shame and false guilt lead\u00a0many of us to stay silent about\u00a0the mental health issues\u00a0which affect 1 in 4 Americans\/Brits.<\/p>\n<p>This article states it clearly, &#8216;One might assume that the Church would be at the forefront of providing resources and actively engaging those who are battling depression, anxiety and a host of mental illnesses-but this is generally not the case.&#8217; The call to listen, help and walk with others is clear. The call to\u00a0remember\u00a0that, &#8216;given the right set of circumstances everyone is vulnerable to mental illness&#8217; may be controversial in many of our churches, but it is a call which we are required to listen to. This is as much for the sake of those of us who are well as those of us who are not. Pam and Butch Frey&#8217;s\u00a0great\u00a0experience\u00a0in pastoral care\u00a0shines through in their clear articulation of a fundamental issue. \u00a0This is an\u00a0article worth reading.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reviewed by Deborah Joy Allan <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Editor\u2019s note: For more on Joy\u2019s research project investigating Pentecostal\/charismatics and depression, look at her blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pentecostalsanddepression.wordpress.com\/\">http:\/\/www.pentecostalsanddepression.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Butch and Pam Frey, \u201cMental Health Matters: It\u2019s not too late for the Church to be an agent of healing for those facing mental illness\u201d Vital (April 6, 2015). This is a good article. 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