Hope for Mental Health Community
The Hope for Mental Health Community at Saddleback Church is a warm and welcoming place for individuals living with mental health challenges and their families to make new friends, learn from mental health professionals, and find meaningful community. Join us on the fourth Sunday of every month, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at Saddleback Church Lake Forest. For more information please contact
We have included videos below to previous Hope for Mental Health Community videos and downloads to help you host your own gathering.
Teen Depression and Anxiety
April 28, 2024
Presentation Notes
April Twenhafel's Website
CHOC Pediatric Mental Health Services
A Personal Journey with Mental Health
March 23, 2024
"All My Questions" by Bethany Barnard
The International OCD Foundation
A Conversation about Renewing Your Mind: Identifying Common Thinking Traps and False Beliefs with Dr. Matthew Stanford
January 28, 2024
Choosing Faith in a World of Worry
May 28, 2023
Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry by Amy Simpson
Finding Community Through Support Groups
March 26, 2023
Mental health grace alliance
Mental Health Grace Alliance Support Groups
Growing Emotionally and Spiritually Through the Enneagram
February 26, 2023
presentation notes
Soul shepherding
The Family and Bipolar Disorder
January 22, 2023
PowerPoint Slides
THE BIPOLAR DISORDER SURVIVAL GUIDE: What you and your family need to know by dr. david J. miklowitz
How to Manage Chronic Stress Through Breathwork
November 20, 2022
BREATH as prayer: Calm your anxiety, focus your mind, and renew your soul by Jennifer tucker
"I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die"
September 25, 2022
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die: Finding Hope in the Darkness of Depression by sarah j. robinson
Healing in the Most Wounded Places
July 24, 2022
Wendell Moss' Recommended resources
The Allender center
The Effects of Attachment Styles on Mental Health
June 26, 2022
Attachment styles and conflict Notes
Love styles chart
Soul words List
How we love
Vision for the Mental Health Ministry at Saddleback Church
April 24, 2022
Saddleback church support groups
Longings, Grief, Identity, and Purpose
January 23, 2022
The Soul of desire:Discovering the neuroscience of Longing, beauty, and community by dr. curt thompson
Dr. Curt Thompson's Website
Eating Disorders and Food Issues
November 17, 2021
Finding balance
"I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die"
September 26, 2021
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die: Finding Hope in the Darkness of Depression by Sarah j. robinson
Finding Peace in an Anxious World
August 22, 2021
Finding Quiet: My Journey to Peace in an Anxious World by Jamie grace
Jamie Grace's Website
"I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help!"
June 27, 2021
I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! How to help someone accept treatment by Dr. xavier amador
LEAP INstitute
Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
May 23, 2021
What Happened to you? conversations on trauma, resilience, and healing by Dr. Bruce D. Perry and oprah winfrey
the neurosequential network
Trauma, Faith, and Culture
April 25, 2021
in the light podcast
dr. anita phillips' website
Loss, Recovery, and Hope
March 28, 2021
Celebrate Recovery
Christianity and Depression
February 28, 2021
The Catholic Guide to Depression: How the saints, the sacraments, and psychiatry can help you break its grip and find happiness again by dr. Aaron kheriaty
"I'm Not Doing Well, But I'm Okay"
January 24, 2021
The Allender Center podcast
The Allender Center
Christmas Celebration 2020
December 17, 2020
Holiday plan
Mental Health and Self-Care During the Holidays
November 22, 2020
Holiday plan
When God Seems Absent: Mental Health, Dementia, and Disability
October 25, 2020
Finding Jesus in the storm: The spiritual lives of christians with mental health challenges by Dr. john swinton
Spiritual Abuse and Racial Trauma
September 27, 2020
Kyle J. Howard's website
Back to School: Support for Families and Kids
August 23, 2020
Recommended resources
Confronting Racism and Mental Health Disparities
June 28, 2020
powerpoint
Hidden Suffering: Trauma, Abuse, and Domestic Violence
May 24, 2020
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Dr. Diane Langberg's Website
The Effects of Stress and Trauma on the Brain
April 26, 2020
Overcoming Anxiety
March 22, 2020
How to Navigate a Mental Health Crisis
February 23, 2020
How to navigate a mental health crisis resource packet
Kids and Mental Health
October 27, 2019
mood hygiene resource by CHOC Children's
CHOC Children's recommended booklist
Living with Mental Illness
May 26, 2019
Glorious weakness: Discovering God in all we lack by Alia joy
Relationships and Conflict Resolution
January 27, 2019
Hope for Mental Health Community
For more information, including how to start a Hope for Mental Health Community, please click the button below to download the brochure.