Shaping Families

Fierce Goodbye: Living in the Shadow of Suicide DVD. Dr. Sherry Mollock appears in this documentary telling the stories of five loving and courageous families, taking you to the innermost depths of their heartbreak and pain to bring hope and healing to others.

Shadow Voices: Finding Hope in Mental Illness DVD. Families, experts and persons of faith share stories and insights on living with mental illness. The bonus material on the DVD contains extra content on faith and mental illness.

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Pamphlet: "Dealing with Depression"

“Dealing with Depression” (Close to Home series from MennoMedia). Short pamphlet with practical tips for getting help and finding hope in dealing with this common problem. Close to Home pamphlets help Christian caregivers support those dealing with difficult personal issues.

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Centerpiece

by Harvey Yoder

I remember as a child going on a mountain hike one hot summer day with some of my older siblings and their friends. It didn't take long for me to get so tired I began to lag behind the rest. And the further behind I got, the more exhausted and terrible I felt, yet I didn’t want to admit I needed help.

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Tragic Shadow

by Burton Buller

I was in a conversation with an acquaintance recently. We were talking about mental illness, and the devastating effect such illness has on the family. Near the end of the conversation, he stated that he knew a pastor who claimed that most mental illness was really just a spiritual shortcoming. That if people would get their lives straightened out with God, the depression would go away.

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