Report on Mental Health in the U.K.

Mental Health in the U.K.

from the report above authored by Ben Ryan of  https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/

"There is a need for a re-appraisal of how we use the Bible on this topic. Rather than focusing on limited accounts of explicit mental illness within the biblical story, or on demonic possession as a growing number of UK Christians appear to be doing, we need to develop an authentic Christian language of mental health from the perspective of sufferers."

"Where many Christian resources currently focus on raising awareness of different mental health issues there is more to be done in terms of helping sufferers find a biblical language to verbalise their own experiences."

"There is need for an analysis of the burgeoning exorcism scene in the UK in the light of concerns over how it is being used and its possible negative consequences."

"There is space for biblical resources that allow for Christians to embrace medical science and prevent the danger of “over-spiritualising” problems. There is some evidence of projects in this space already (see chapter 3 )."

This is the need in Canada as well.
We seem to be far behind both the U.K. and the U.S.A. in these conversations.