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‘Somebody notice me’: Inside a world of pain

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 02:32:14 +0000

For every death by suicide, Lifeline estimates that every day as many as 30 people make an attempt, and 250 make suicide plans. Ashley Thompson speaks with Christians affected by, and called to care for, those living with suicidal thoughts. Trigger warning: What follows is a retelling of people affected by suicide and/or involved in ...

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Let’s start talking about mental health

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:00:33 +0000

New resources will help Uniting Churches to create safe spaces to talk about mental health. Dianne Jensen reports. The most powerful conversations are often the hardest to begin, and Synod research officer Sue Hutchinson understands that mental health is a confronting topic for church communities. Sue has coordinated the new Called to care suite of ...

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Synod resolutions show concern for others

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 03:31:56 +0000

A number of general proposals were passed by consensus during the 31st Synod in Session, many focussing on the church’s call to love our neighbour as ourselves. Constitutional recognition A proposal brought to the Synod by UnitingCare Queensland CEO Anne Cross and Calvary Presbytery Minister Rev Dennis Corowa called the church to join UnitingCare Queensland ...

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Troubled Minds by Amy Simpson: Creating communities of hope

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sun, 11 May 2014 22:00:54 +0000

This is a book the church really needs. Many people in our communities are affected by mental illness of one kind or another, but how do our church communities respond? This book identifies people who fall through the gaps or are even damaged by contact with churches and looks at what can be done about ...

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Permission to speak, please

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:15:38 +0000

Southport Uniting Church has opened its doors and its heart to the busy world outside. Dianne Jensen reports. The young woman was a regular attender at the night services at Southport Uniting Church on the Gold Coast. An artist who lived alone, Anne suffered from depression and schizophrenia following childhood trauma. One night she self-harmed, and accidentally ...

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I needed help and I knew it

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 02:12:23 +0000

I knew I was in trouble when I was sleeping poorly and my usually sunny nature gave way to a cloudy, stormy self. In 2009 a series of things converged in my life and I was diagnosed with depression. The triggers included being very tired because we lived next to a major road, I was ...

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Breaking the silence about mental health

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 02:20:08 +0000

Mental health is not the absence of illness, but a way of living. Dianne Jensen reports. “One of the big things I’ve learnt from my son’s illness is not to be judgemental. You never know what people are going through.”—Lyndal Hutton. According to mental health charity SANE Australia, nearly half the Australian population will experience ...

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Faith without boundaries

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 07:14:37 +0000

Joan Beavis lives in West End, Brisbane where she ministers to the lost and vunerable people of her community. My mother Nellie would hold the hands of the lepers in the hospital on the tiny island of Ubuiua in the Milne Bay district of Papua New Guinea. My father, Bert Cuff, had built the hospital, ...

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