Mental Health
The church is not always proactive about how it stands in relationship to mental health (advocating for it) and mental illness (acknowledging it). We recognize the need for both.
Counseling Center (2009-Present)
The Counseling Center at Broad Street Ministry was created to offer affordable counseling services to anyone in need. BSM is working together with Council for Relationships, a non-profit counseling and educational institution established in 1932, to help people understand, respect and improve the quality of the important relationships in their lives.
Clients from the Avenue of the Arts neighborhood, as well as Breaking Bread guests, can meet with either therapist, Edd Conboy MS, MT; or Jennifer Jones, MSW, LCSW. If you are stressed out, feeling overwhelmed, dealing with loss, trying to sort out a difficult issue in your life, or just need someone to talk to, who can listen with a kind heart and skilled ear, give them a call.
Let’s talk.
Both
Edd & Jennifer can be reached at: (215) 735-4847 x 14
Chin Up (2006)
BSM regularly sponsors dialogue that will promote successful aging and awareness of mental health challenges of older adults. A panel presentation acquaints them with the signs of a potential problem, outlines care options*, and offers support/ advocacy strategies for caregivers, family and loved ones. The presentations are followed by an open forum to pose questions to panelists and guests and small group sessions offer opportunities to share stories and air concerns.
Treating Schizophrenia (2005)
The wider church has had a checkered history at best dealing with 'taboo' social issues such as domestic violence and mental illness. To date, BSM created three community forums (and is planning several more) that gather professionals across disciplines (physicians, authors, poets, researchers) for 'living room style' conversations about these controversial issues. One event on schizophrenia, featuring Nobel Laureate John Nash and Aaron Beck of the University of Pennsylvania, drew over 500 attendees and was broadcast on NPR
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