‘A Purposeful Day’: Helping Those With Down Syndrome Thrive Beyond the ‘Cliff of Adulthood’
As so many resources dwindle down as children with special needs grow older, Kate Ashbrook is working overtime to help young adults reach their potential.
As so many resources dwindle down as children with special needs grow older, Kate Ashbrook is working overtime to help young adults reach their potential.
According to the researchers, suicide was rare among adolescents who sought psychiatric help within the time frame analyzed in the study, regardless of whether they received transgender drugs or surgeries.
The CDC study, which shows the provisional data for 2022, reported that there were 49,449 deaths by suicide last year.
Minnesota shepherd kicked off a heartfelt discussion at the bishops’ fall meeting about how the Church can minister to the growing number of the faithful suffering from mental-health concerns.
These saints teach us that love is stronger than death and that our hope lies not in this world but in God’s loving embrace.
The virtual roundtables hosted by the USCCB will first start with bishops and then with other key Catholic leaders.
‘Sanity, remember, does not mean living in the same world as everyone else,’ says Frank Sheed. ‘It means living in the real world.’
The diocese also shared that Mary is the third of Dolan’s eight siblings to die by suicide, ‘underlining his urgent plea to get mental health ministry underway in the Diocese of Phoenix.’
The Office for Catholic Mental Health Ministry is set to open in January 2023.
While partisan voices emphasize focusing either on gun access or underlying cultural factors, several Catholic bishops and commentators point to the need to address both.
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