An educational workshop to facilitate discussion about the challenges of mental illness and health in minority church communities.

1. WHAT THE CHURCH CAN DO ABOUT DEPRESSION: A COMMUNITY IMPERATIVE NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH MONTH MAY, 2009 CYNTHIA TURNER-GRAHAM, M.D., DFAPA

2. "The wonder is not that so many Black folks have succumbed [from our generational wounds]. The wonder is us - that we have survived. We are the offspring of a people who refused to die “ -Susan Taylor

3. “ Our lives begin to end the day we are silent about things that matter." MLK, Jr.

4. Effects of psychological distress DEPRESSION & ANXIETY POOR HEALTH HABITS Smoking, physical inactivity, etc. weight gain, obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, elevated C-reactive protein

6. WHY IS THIS ISSUE OF CLINICAL DEPRESSION IMPORTANT?

14. Phyllis Hyman July 6, 1949 - June 30, 1995 (died of suicide by overdose)

17. Consulting a Mental Health Professional WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

19. Anti-depressants

20. WHAT CAN WE DO?

21. NOT THIS!!

22. For this is the will of God . . . that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor. I Th 4:3-4

23. Create emotionally healthy Communities

27. Creating healthy communities PRAY WITHOUT CEASING Thessalonians 5:17 Ephesians 6:18

28. Emotional Health and Fitness = OUR GOAL

30. Collecting our Pearls of Wisdom For 5 minutes, discuss in groups of 2 or 3 life’s most valuable lessons and how they might apply to addressing the issue of clinical depression in our community.

31. Recording what we’ve learned . . .

32. I will meditate on your precepts And contemplate your ways I will delight myself in Your statues. . . I will not forget Your word. Psalm 119: 16