Community EMPOWER: Mental Health Awareness Training for Church Leaders

404 North Alamo Street,San Antonio TX 78205

25 March, 2021

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Church Leaders, YOU can make a difference in others' lives by taking our 2 hour EMPOWER Mental Health Awareness Training. On March 25, increase your understanding of the importance of mental health awareness with this free workshop led by Dr. Matthew Stanford. During this training, you will gain the tools to identify mental illness, develop appropriate situational responses, and connect those in distress with professional help. Registration begins at 8:30 amTraining from 9:00 am - 11:00amMatthew S. Stanford, PhD is CEO of the Hope and Healing Center & Institute (HHCI) in Houston, TX and adjunct professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Methodist Hospital Institute for Academic Medicine. Dr. Stanford’s research on the interplay between psychology and issues of faith has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, Christianity Today, and U.S. News & World Report. Dr. Stanford earned his doctoral degree in behavioral neuroscience at Baylor University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Professionally he has worked with a variety of mentally ill clients, including those with aggression, personality disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, substance dependence, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. As director of HHCI he writes, conducts training seminars, and serves individuals living with mental illness and their families. He is the author of three books, Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness, Revised and Expanded, The Biology of Sin: Grace, Hope, and Healing for Those Who Feel Trapped, and Grace for the Children: Finding Hope in the Midst of Child and Adolescent Mental Illness. For more information, please contact: Teresa McCaleb ([email protected]), Mitchell Moore ([email protected]), or Lindsay Selli ([email protected])