May is Mental Health Month

Spring is in the air! The flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, and nature is coming alive again. Hope is happening, and the winter is behind us. Temperatures are warming and giving us all a new sense of life. May is also a time for each person to escape the “winter blues,” and look forward to a new sense of hope for our spirit and life. May is mental health month and a time to reach out if needed.
 
Here are some local resources or websites that might be helpful:

• Reaching out to a family doctor can be the first and a trusted resource for help, like a family member or friend who has utilized a professional.
• Completing a St Joe Connection Card is a great way to begin searching for help; it is kept in strict confidence between the prayer team and Pastor Greg.
• The local NAMI chapter (National Alliance for Mental Health) is on the web at https://TreatmentIndiana.com.
• https://www.FindHelp.org also provides assistance and resources.  Use findhelp.org to find free or reduced cost social service programs in cities across the United States.
• National Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-8255 or https://SuicidePreventionLifeline.org

 
Be kind and loving to yourself and take care of all your health needs -- medical, physical, and emotional.  Having hope and caring for yourself is a spiritual blessing. 
 
Romans 12:12: “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
 
Take care of yourself and be hopeful!