Sabbaths of Hope is a project that aims to enable clergy and other faith leaders to recognize types and symptoms of depression, provide referral and linkage to treatment options, and offer more effective support to congregants suffering from depression. Faith community participants will receive training and resources to enable them to conduct educational events for congregants and colleagues.
All depression related activities will culminate on a regionally designated Sabbaths of Hope weekend in May of each year.
The Mental Health Association of the Heartland and the Center for Practical Bioethics are collaborators in a two year planning and implementation of Sabbaths of Hope, with funding provided by the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
In addition, St. Paul School of Theology, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Nazarene Theological Seminary and Sabbaths of Hope Advisory Council have been involved with this project.
For an executive summary of this project, click here.
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