Saron Lutheran Church
Resources
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline:
call, text, or chat 988
Mental Health & Addiction Connection line: 866-603-0016
Minnesota Warmline, for a safe, anonymous, and confidential person to listen and help. Monday – Saturday 12 noon to 10pm: 651-288-0400 or text “support” to 85511
Parent Email Warmline:
Find resources, answers to your questions, a support network, and you will know that you are not alone.
First Call for Help:
800-543-7709 or
www.211unitedway.org, for questions about services, assistance, housing and other areas of need.
Children and Divorce
https://www.milavetzlaw.com/children-and-divorce/
An extensive guide about helping children through a divorce, which is sadly a very common thing kids have to go through.
Conversation Starters
https://seizetheawkward.org/conversation/starting-the-conversation
To help lead you through before, during, and after a conversation with someone that you are concerned about. It also has scenarios and self-care ideas.
The mission of Saron's Mental Health Ministry is to encourage each other with support and compassion.
The goal: to provide mental health awareness information and resources to the Saron congregation and the community at large.
Saron’s Mental Health Ministry will explore
a different topic each month.
This month’s topic is:
Transitioning into Retirement
Moving from the work force into retirement can pose a
myriad of obstacles, conflicts and fears. Whether these
are real or perceived can nevertheless complicate and
cause tension and anxiety. There’s always an element
of apprehension when moving to an unknown position.
Maybe you're excited about no longer working or
worried your money may run out. These are all feelings
most people experience at this time in their lives. First
of all, realize this is normal. This transition period can
take some adjustment, so it’s wise to take some
positive steps for a healthy outcome. The following
suggestions may help you to sustain and keep balanced.
Embrace change… Understand there will be emotional adjustments. Realize limitations you are going to face and focus on coping skills.
Your career or job doesn’t define who you are…You were created in the image of God.
Plan new goals or activities…Visualize this time as a new opportunity. Make a plan to focus on your gifts and activities that bring you joy.
Stay active with family and friends…Enlarge your social network. Loneliness is a real consequence and can cause mental and emotional stress, so keep engaged to maintain good health.
Seek help… If you find yourself in need, don’t be afraid to ask. You're not alone!
ABOUT 988
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
988 offers 24/7 access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing mental health-related distress. That could be:
· Thoughts of suicide
· Mental health or substance use crisis, or
· Any other kind of emotion distress
People can call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org for themselves or if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. With 988, no matter where you live in the United States, you can reach a trained crisis counselor who can help.