Mental Health and Wellbeing: Where do you find hope?

A conversation about mental health and wellbeing, how the gospel speaks into this space and provides hope, as we seek to care for each other well.

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Rev. Jo Gibbs
CEO of Anglican Deaconess Ministries

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Rev. Dr Keith Condie
Co-Director of the Mental Health and Pastoral Care Institute, at Mary Andrews College

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Rev. Lily Strachan
ADM Fellow

Discover more about the work of the Mental Health and Pastoral Care Institute.

Find out more & enrol in the Graduate Certificate of Pastoral Care for Mental Health, at Mary Andrews College.

Read about ADM’s Fellowship Program and how you can apply to be an ADM Fellow.

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