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Places of worship can be havens for people with mental health issues

While faith may not be di­rectly re­lated to a per­son’s men­tal health, places of wor­ship have a role to play in sup­port­ing those with men­tal health is­sues, writes Rev. Stephen Bedard.
While faith may not be di­rectly re­lated to a per­son’s men­tal health, places of wor­ship have a role to play in sup­port­ing those with men­tal health is­sues, writes Rev. Stephen Bedard.
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It was almost 20 years ago that I was sitting in a large church in St. Catharines.

The pastor was preaching regarding mental health and spoke of the importance of prayer and faith, which is wh...