Religious faith and involvement with religious organizations provide a boost to mental health, according to a public policy study released by Sutherland Institute this week.
“Religious Contributions to Mental Health” is the fourth volume of a series called “Social Benefits of Religion,” which has earlier looked at the impact of faith and faith practice on social services, constitutional rights and education.
At a time when religious attendance is down, it seems important to look at various contributions that faith and faith practices make to the life of both individuals and much larger communities, Bill Duncan, constitutional law and religious freedom fellow at Sutherland, told Deseret News. He co-wrote the report with Ford Copple and Jason Mata.
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