The House passed a bill today requiring parity in coverage of mental health from insurance companies. It's one important step towards making our society more compassionate towards people with mental illness. Legislatively, it requires (some) insurance company to cover mental illness as they cover all other illnesses. This could be good news for a lot of people.
The church has an unfortunate history with mentally ill people, and I think that people of faith still struggle with how to love our neighbors with mental illness (and ourselves with mental illness). Even more difficult is knowing how a faith community can be supportive, both in working to overcome the stigma around mental illnesses, and in being supportive of those who live with them.
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