Frazer Church to mark Mental Health Awareness Month with Summit

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - May is Mental Health Awareness Month which raises awareness and acceptance surrounding mental health and reducing stigma. This weekend, Frazer Church is hosting a summit to address those issues.

Saturday’s summit is called “Faith Meets Mental Health: Living with Hope.” It’s going to cover a variety of issues that play into our mental health. For starters, the summit will provide tools for how to create healthy boundaries, it will also help us understand what makes a sacred marriage and understand the intersection between faith and mental health.

The summit will also include a discussion on the unique grief experiences of parents with special needs children.

Speakers include:

• Dr. Matthew Sleeth, executive director of Blessed Earth; author of Reforesting Faith; 24/6: A Prescription for a Healthier, Happier Life; and Hope Always: How to Be a Force for Life in a Culture of Suicide.
• Kimberly Boswell, Alabama’s mental health commissioner
• Jeff Hand, Fishers Farm
• Crissa Letson, Asbury Church
• Dewayne Rembert, Flatline Movement
• Loresa Stansell, Stansell Counseling & Consulting Services
• Dr. Steve Wages, Faulkner University

The summit is set to run 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday. Learn more and register at this link.

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