Tag: Mental Health

Priests do not need the perfect answer when someone shares their distress. They need to listen well, remain steady and recognise what should happen next, writes mental health educator Rocky Biasi.

Getting children out of bed for school is often an uphill battle. But for some kids, "school can't" is indicative of something more troubling – and it’s not the parents’ fault.

Pope Leo XIV listened to deeply personal testimonies from young people grappling with depression, family trauma and questions of faith on his first day in Barcelona at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, telling a crowd of tens of thousands that God does not abandon those who suffer, even when his presence feels most distant.

A new initiative by the University of Mary and the Diocese of Phoenix promises to respond to today's rising mental health challenges by forming mental health professionals who are clinically trained and rooted in the Catholic teaching on human dignity.

As Australia’s Catholic bishops illuminated the nation’s struggle with homelessness and poor mental health in their social justice statement, local charities are struggling to support the new, younger face of homelessness.

This year’s Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s Social Justice Statement—Signs of Hope on the Edge—speaks directly to the mission of Catholic Health Australia and its members, who work every day to support the most vulnerable in our society.

A new study from the University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) has shown adventuring outdoors has a deep impact on supporting the mental health and development of adolescents.  

Ahead of National Suicide Prevention Month in September, ministry leaders and crisis experts are listing practical steps that individuals, families and churches can take to help prevent suicide. For many of them, this issue is also a personal one: They have experienced losing a loved one who died by suicide.

A study, led by ACU Institute of Child Protection Studies Research Fellow Lottie Harris showed abused children who are taken out of their homes had similar rates of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress compared to abused children who remained at home.

An AFL mental health round would be a sign that mental health matters – that it isn’t something to keep in the shadows. But for all the good that mental health initiatives can bring – and they really can – many of them fall short. They miss something vital: God.

Director of Strategy and Mission of Catholic Health Australia Brigid Meaney says more should be done to keep private hospitals operational, a position her organisation will be platforming ahead of the federal election.

Many are frustrated with their social media use and wish to reduce or cut it out entirely. Lent is the perfect opportunity to think about our use of social media and how it uses us.