Mental Health & Wellness

Resources

Clergy Mental Health, Depression & Grief

By NBA Cares | May 16, 2025

For the second week of Mental Health Awareness Month, check out these additional resources on clergy mental health, depression, and grief.  (These websites allow you to put in zip code,…

Organizing Hope: Five Practices for Democratic Renewal

By NBA Cares | June 19, 2025

Overwhelming political changes prompt organizations to be innovative and take responsibility for helping others fulfill their purposes in times of uncertainty. How can we transform our resources, gifts, and talents…

Resilience in Transition: Navigating Change and Nurturing Care

By NBA Cares | June 2, 2025

In recent years, our country has faced a whirlwind of challenges—from global crises to societal and political shifts, which have led to increases in mental health challenges. As these changes…

My Journey Through the Loss of my Granddaughter to Cancer

By NBA Cares | May 15, 2025

Everything was normal with our Sadie.  She was a beautiful and happy little blonde-headed, blue-eyed, precious baby.  She was beginning to walk and talk and brought so much joy to…

Through the Valley

By NBA Cares | May 14, 2025

By Stephanie Himmel I did not know how deep the dark could go, until the day she slipped beyond my reach, a whisper lost upon the wind, a name now…

Anxiety, Trauma and Ways to Navigate

By NBA Cares | May 9, 2025

For the first week of 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month, check out these additional resources with information and ways to navigate anxiety and trauma.

After All, Tea Needs Hot Water

By NBA Cares | May 9, 2025

By Cameron Gray Rike  I saw a PSA that drowning is silent,  That’s very true, kids downing quietly.  Anxiety is oh so silent too.  No one else can hear it…

Mental Health Awareness Month 2025 Introduction Video

By NBA Cares | June 3, 2025

The calendar has turned to May and that means it is Mental Health Awareness Month! NBA’s Director of Mental Health & Wellness, Rev. Joselyn Spence, shares about this year’s focus,…

NBA Disciples Mission Fund Resources for Easter Offering

By NBA Cares | March 10, 2026

Learn more about supporting general ministries through Disciples Mission Fund, and find materials and resources available for your congregation’s Special Day Offerings for Easter. The National Benevolent Association and our fellow general ministries are…

Voices of Democracy after 2024 Elections: A Path to Discernment and Prophetic Action

By NBA Cares | June 19, 2025

This webinar aimed to engage participants in discernment and understanding of the electoral process and its outcomes. As election results reveal various complexities, challenges, and opportunities for prophetic action related…