Religion and Suicide
exploring the role of the church in deaths by suicide in Highland, Scotland
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v9i1.3Keywords:
Mental health, religion, suicide, spiritualityAbstract
This article reports aspects of a study conducted in 2005 which explored the role of the church as a voluntary organisation, in deaths by Suicide in Highland. The study was explorative and consisted of interviewing ministers from the Christian Churches of different denominations in Highland about their own experiences as ministers of the Church, of death by suicide and what they understood to be the key aspects of their experiences that might contribute to thinking about how the Church could offer protection and solace. Two findings are highlighted here: the importance of multidisciplinary education involving ministers and the potential of parish nursing as a mechanism for connectedness.
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Published
2013-04-08
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Mowat, H., Swinton, J., Mowat, D., & Stark, C. (2013). Religion and Suicide: exploring the role of the church in deaths by suicide in Highland, Scotland. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 9(1), 3-7. https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v9i1.3
