The resources we list on this website (more to come) are those that we have found helpful in our own journey. Our middle son, Carson, lived with chronic bipolar illness much of his life. He took his own life in July of 2010. He was 18. Studies have shown that over 90% of people who die from suicide have one or more psychiatric disorders at the time of their death.
Carson's younger brother also suffers with chronic bipolar illness, plus he struggles with the continued grief of losing his older brother. Mental illness is the real deal for us.
So, our journey continues. First and foremost, our family believes and trusts in Jesus Christ for direction in this journey. We know He is truly our real Hope-2-Cope, and we are thankful that He has a plan for each of us. With our eyes wide open, we intend to live each day with no regrets; as such, we freely offer to you our transparency, sharing our research, our thoughts...our pain.
You, or the one you have in mind, are not alone in this journey. We and so many others are with you too. Check back often. We believe this website is God's work in progress through not only us, but you as well. If you have a website or resource that has helped you cope, by all means, feel free to share it with us if you like. We may add it to this site.
Please Note: We receive no remuneration from any of these sources.
Mental Health
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Julie called their number. Joe Padilla, co-founder of Mental Health Grace Alliance (now known as The Grace Alliance), answered the phone himself, and what Julie experienced next in that hour-long conversation was nothing short of a miracle; the grace of God. Joe spoke with great care and understanding, and with promise that Hope does exist for those suffering with a mental illness; that with proper training and support, one can move beyond distress, beyond instability, beyond dependent functioning...to experiencing fulfilling life purpose.
Grace Alliance is a Christian mental health recovery and support organization. The heart and vision of Grace Alliance is to see the works of God displayed in individuals and families affected by mental illness (John 9:1-3), and to provide resources for mental illness recovery, support groups, and training for clergy and community leaders.
You are part of the solution. Begin your mental health education now:
- Learn how to navigate the mental health system.
- Discover how to create a whole-health plan.
- Find out where to find help.
- Understand your loved one's experience.
- ...and more!
Guided Into Living Grace e-book. Click HERE.
Guided Into Family Grace e-book. Click HERE.
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You are critical part of a vast fabric of family, friends and friends of friends. Without you, this fabric will be greatly damaged. Life is worth living. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. They know your pain. They want to hear your story. They want to help you right now.
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Thank you for what you are doing. We lost our 20 year old son to suicide on Dec. 20, 2010. He had no diagnosed problem, but now we believe he may have had some form of depression. We have started a website to help parents. I hope you will look at it and consider posting it as a resource.
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ReplyDeleteI've taken some time to roam your site, including your story and your message at Nathan's memorial service. Thank you! What you have and continue to sow through Nathan's story is most assuredly alerting parents to the potentially devastating outcome of what not paying attention to their child's health and warning signs associated with a myriad of mental health issues can result in. It's an invisible illness because most struck with its assault have the incredible ability to keep it together in front of most everyone accept immediate family.
We still grieve Carson's leaving us, and even the quickest memory can turn into a bomb explosion of other memories erupting without restraint.
Mental illness is complete pain. It cannot be isolated like a broken leg. And, it tests the faith of the caregiver perhaps just as much, if not more, than the individual that is ill.
Although mental illness is organic, in that it involves electrical and chemical signals in the largest organ in our miraculous body, it is as you describe an illness that affects the intangible; the spiritual connection of the mind and the soul. God makes no mistakes. Your 5-Step Plan is spot on.
I recommend a book for you, The Biology of Sin. Matt Stanford, Ph.D., is a fine Christian man, who also happens to be a professor of psychology, neuroscience, and biomedical studies at Baylor University. The key here is Neuroscience. I like to understand how things work. I'm guessing you do also. This book discusses the plain facts of biology but also factors in the spiritual. If you are interested, you can order the book off of the MHGA site above.
I will take some time in the next week or so to list your website in our resources section. Please do the same for ours. As I'm sure it is with you, we will continue to add to our site, "Let's keep in touch.
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