Youth Mental Health Resources

The following are resources available for you to learn more about mental health:

• Sanctuary Counseling Group (formerly known as Methodist Counseling)
• Trauma Resources for Ministries with Families (from the Michigan Conference UMC)
• First Aid for Mental Health *on-demand trainings and resources* (from Wespath)
• Tending to the Mental Health of Adolescents Free Online Training (Yale Youth Ministry Institute)
• Adolescent Mental Health Articles and Resources (Yale Youth Ministry Institute)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• What the UMC says about Mental Health (General Board of Church and Society)
• Mental Health Faith & Facts (General Board of Church and Society) 
• Faith & Mental Health Bulletin Insert (General Board of Church and Society) 
• A Guide for Faith Leaders (Pathways to Promise) 
• Mental Health and Faith Community Partnership (Pathways to Promise) 

The conference periodically partners with Hinton Center to offer Youth Mental Health First Aid online training to youth workers/volunteers throughout the conference. If you are interested in offering the training for your local congregation, contact Hinton Center at info@hintoncenter.org.

Additionally, the following books are available for lending through the Resource Center: