Resources

‘Worshiping safely’ posters for places of worship The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have produced a helpful poster to be placed outside of places of worship, containing the key advice necessary to keep your congregation safe once you begin to reopen. A […]

Today is International Social Prescribing Day and FaithAction is proud to launch Extending Our Reach in Tackling Loneliness: How social prescribing can achieve its aim by involving faith-based provision. The report is a follow-on from our 2019 report, Right Up Your Street, which highlighted the […]

The Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society invite you to join us for: Right Up Your Street: Faith’s response to Loneliness Tuesday 2 July • Westminster • 6pm-8pm Wine and canapés provided Loneliness and social isolation are […]

Alzheimer’s Society has produced a new series of booklets that aim to support people with dementia to continue to practise their faith – and they would like your feedback! The booklets include a brief introduction to dementia, information on the challenges that people with dementia […]

A new resource, A brief guide to measuring loneliness for charities and social enterprises, has been developed by the What Works Centre for Wellbeing especially for smaller organisations to use. It contains four simple questions that you can ask people about loneliness, along with a […]

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) recently ran an event on safeguarding people in faith communities that brought together a range of senior faith leaders to discuss the issue. They’ve put together a report on the findings from the day, along with a selection […]

Mind and Soul has updated the Mental Health Access Pack for churches. Visit the Mental Health Access Pack for: information on common mental health conditions; pastoral tips and pitfalls; theological perspectives on mental health; and printable colour PDFs of the articles, suitable for adding to […]

Ahead of a inter-denominational national roundtable with the Catholic Mental Health Project, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales have produced a paper to stimulate discussions of Christian churches and their contributions to mental health. The paper has been produced by Prof. Jim McManus, […]

One of FaithAction’s founding faith groups, LifeLine Church, has produced a booklet and short accompanying animation for churches based on its own experience of walking with church members through various mental health issues. You’ll need to provide an email address in order to access the […]

FaithAction’s latest report, What works in prisons? Contributions of the Faith and Voluntary Sector to Prisoners and their Families, was launched this week at an event in Parliament with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Faith and Society and the APPG on Penal Affairs. The […]