Because 75-percent of all people who kill themselves give some warning of their intentions to a friend or family member take all suicide threats — even jokes — or any attempt seriously. If you believe someone may be suicidal: Be a willing listener, and really try to hear what’s troubling them Take the initiative: Ask what is Read more
February 28, 2010 in Health and Healing, Violence - Prevention and Response by lms
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More than 32,000 people in the United States die by suicide every year. It’s this country’s 11th leading cause of death. That’s the bad news. The good news? Not everyone is at equal risk. MENTAL ILLNESS: there’s a relationship between suicide and mental illness according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. At least 90 percent Read more
February 22, 2010 in Health and Healing, Violence - Prevention and Response by lms
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According to a World Health Organization statement from September 10, 2008, Worldwide, suicide rates have increased by 60% over the last 50 years, and the increase has been particularly marked in developing countries. Most suicides in the world occur in Asia, which is estimated to account for up to 60% of all suicides. Read more
December 22, 2009 in Health and Healing, Violence - Prevention and Response by lms
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Services come in all forms, and the concept behind Celtic ministry is that a relationship comes first, and that there are no barriers between the people and Jesus’ table. St. Martins is one example of Celtic Ministry. There, services are raucus. That is because some of the people it serves are the ‘last and least.’ Read more
December 21, 2009 in Compassion: for Self and Stranger by lms
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The author of The Celtic Way of Evangelism discusses Meri Whitaker and the Serenity United Methodist Church… a church that “wants the people who wouldn’t ‘fit’ in most churches and, she reports, if someone cusses in church, ‘nobody gets bent out of shape!’”
December 21, 2009 in Compassion: for Self and Stranger by lms
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