Starting a Conversation about Mental Health
The local church is often the first place people go for help in addressing mental health challenges. Matthew Stanford sees this as a divine opportunity…
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Matthew S. Stanford
Matthew S. Stanford, Ph.D., is CEO of the Hope and Healing Center & Institute in Houston, Texas. He is also adjunct professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and the Houston Methodist Hospital Institute for Academic Medicine. He is the author of Madness and Grace: A Practical Guide for Pastoral Care and Serious Mental Illness (Templeton Press, 2021), available at Templeton Press and Amazon.
The Church and the Response to the Mental Health Crisis
The church is the first place most individuals with mental illness seek help, even those with serious mental illness. Ann Michel interviews Dr. Matthew Stanford…