CURRENT RESEARCH
THEME ARCHIVES
Suicide: the Church as a community of carers
Published: Jun 29, 2016
In Scotland, it is a sad fact that suicide is one of the major causes of death among young people, particularly among young men. A young death is always one of the most devastating events for a family or a community, and when that death results from suicide the tragedy is all the harder to bear.
Mental Health
Published: Nov 07, 2013
Scottish Mental Health Week takes place in October each year. It is an opportunity to listen to those experiencing mental ill-health, and also those close to them.
Mental Health Issues
Published: Nov 30, 2011
What makes a church a good one to belong to if you are struggling with your mental health? Is it the fact they have a Counsellor on staff or have an annual Depression Awareness Day? Or is it that they are aware enough to care, small enough to notice and moving slowly enough to actually deliver?
Suicide among Young Men: the Church as a community of carers May 2011
Published: May 25, 2011
The SRT Project ran a Working Group duing 2010 and 2011 and produced the report ‘Suicide among Young Men that was presented to the General Assembly in May 2011.