August 13, 2009
August 13, 2009
Rising Unemployment Rate Forecasts Increased Suicide Among Protestant Christians
By Prasso Ministries
GREENVILLE, SC, Aug. 11 /Christian Newswire/ — As unemployment rates rise around the United States, experts predict a corresponding rise in the suicide rate. Recognizing that the Christian community is not exempt from this trend, South Carolina-based Prasso Ministries is offering tools to help people build a faith that sustains and grows in times of crisis. According to Dr. Harvey Brenner at John Hopkins University, for every one percent increase in the unemployment rate, an additional 1,200 people can be expected to commit suicide. And the Christian community is not exempt. ReligiousTolerance.org reports that among faith groups in the United States, Protestants–despite their stand against suicide–have the highest suicide rate.
“That’s tragic and yet understandable,” confirms Laura Baker, executive director of Prasso Ministries. “Many people who have been in church all their lives still have their faith knocked out from under them due to job or financial loss brought on by the recession.”
Baker says this is precisely where Prasso comes in. “We come alongside individuals with self- and group-study materials to help them build a new, solid faith foundation and get back on their feet.” Prasso Ministries is a non-profit, faith-based discipleship ministry committed to partnering with individuals in their Christian faith journey, helping them to establish wellbeing from a Biblical perspective.
According to Baker, Prasso offers easy-to-access help to anyone throughout the United States interested in finding the hope and victory that comes from knowing God and daily practicing His Word in their lives. Baker recommends getting started by going online to www.myprasso.com and signing up for Prasso Passages, a free daily devotional sent to subscribers’ inboxes. For more information about Prasso Ministries, you can contact Laura Baker at laura@myprasso.com.
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Hopefully this program is successful as it is tough times that one can lean harder on the Lord and prove that His grace IS sufficient.
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
I was drawn into this “counseling” program many years ago along with several other women who were very vulnerable at the time. Unfortunately, PRASSO counselors are not trained nor licensed and were more damaging to myself and some others that were involved. PRASSO “counselors” also do not have a clue about confidentiality.
Personally, this group caused more pain during a very terrible time of my life. Not did I not only have to get over the depression, get past an abusive marriage, etc. I had to overcome the distrust I had for counseling as a result of this unprofessional program.
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It would be nice if we had learned more from the Great Depression. I hope as part of the “counseling” the group discusses the impact on those they leave behind.