Partnerships Between Faith Communities and the Mental Health Sector: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Faith communities are increasingly providing services to address the mental health needs of their congregations and communities. However, many feel limited in their capacity to address serious illness and experience challenges to collaborating with the mental health sector. To inform the development of faith community-mental health sector partnerships, the authors conducted a scoping review to assess the characteristics and evidence base of partnership approaches to addressing mental health needs.

Methods

A search of four databases identified peer-reviewed articles published between 2010 and 2023 on faith community-mental health sector partnerships in the United States.

Results

In total, 37 articles representing 32 unique partnerships were reviewed. Most par

SUBMITTER: Perez LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12334192 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature