Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) is prevalent in the world today as a way through which psychologists are helping individuals and communities recover from crises and adverse events. It’s much needed in the chaotic world of today—by refugees and others affected by conflict and disasters. MHPSS includes support for dealing with interpersonal problems, emotional […]
Read More...A LIVING ROOM DEVOTIONAL Below is one of the many Living Room devotionals I’ve written. I wrote them for people experiencing mental health conditions. Over 250 of spiritual writings like this can be found on the freshly updated Living Room webpage at https://marjabergen.com/support-groups. They will make valuable additions for all kinds of mental health support […]
Read More...How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, and […]
Read More...Overcoming Injustice and Low Self-Esteem Through God’s Perspective A Guest post With thanks to Sharoon Jamil for his contribution. You can be incredibly gifted… and still feel invisible. You can show up for everyone… and still wonder if anyone sees you. You can know that God loves you… and still struggle to love yourself. Let’s […]
Read More...In this blogpost I share the story of a good Rohingya friend, Ro Niyamot Ullah – a person to be much admired. The story, in his words: Today, I am truly humbled and proud to share that I have successfully completed the “Global Youth Climate Training”, a collaboration between the The Global Youth Coalition (GYC) […]
Read More...FAITH-BASED PEER SUPPORT GROUPS FOR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS All members of Living Room peer support groups, including the facilitator, have experienced, or are experiencing mental health issues. It’s this commonality that pulls them together. Groups are not led by professionals and don’t offer clinical therapy. Groups for Rohingya men and women provide social support, but […]
Read More...Photo by Ro Niyamot Ullah BUILDING ON A FIRM FOUNDATION Rohingya living in the refugee camps in Bangladesh know all about how rains, wind, and flooding can destroy make-shift homes. The Rohingya Green Nature Society reported how the recent Monsoon floods devastated the Rohingya camps. “Over 12,000 individuals were affected, 2,800+ shelters destroyed, and 50+ […]
Read More...EXODUS Everyone did what they could to find safety–young and old. They were grateful for the food, shelter, and protection provided by Bangladesh, a country with great needs of its own. In an area called Cox’s Bazar, they created communities made up of a sprawling network of 33 camps. With a population of over a […]
Read More...They fled with everything they could carry in their arms, leaving behind their homes and the lives they had built. But they didn’t leave behind their faith and traditions. Telling the Rohingya about the great love Jesus had for those the world had turned its back on reminds me of a song I used to […]
Read More...Photo by Mohammed Imran HUMBLE AND EAGER TO LEARN [Jesus] called a little child to him and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is […]
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