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Taking a cue from the pews, Texas churches expanding mental health services

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The Children's Bereavement Center in Uvalde, Texas, has expanded its services to include mental health counseling. The move is part of a growing trend among churches to offer more services to congregants and the public. The state faces a mental health workforce shortage, which is expected to worsen.

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The Texas Tribune

Taking a cue from the pews, Texas churches expanding mental health se…

Many Texas faith groups have offered counseling services in the past. But more of them are expanding their programs, partnering with providers, to help meet the growing need here for mental health services.

1 month ago·Austin, United States

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Odessa American

Taking a cue from the pews, Texas churches expanding mental health services

People attend praise and worship service at Rehoboth Baptist Church in Austin on March 24, 2024. The church has expanded their services to include mental health counselors as a resource for the congregation. Credit: Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune The Rev. Michael Marsh stood before his congregation at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Uvalde, knowing his grieving community needed more from him than p…

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The Gilmer Mirror

Taking a cue from the pews, Texas churches expanding mental health services

By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune March 28, 2024 “Taking a cue from the pews, Texas churches expanding mental health services” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas ne…

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