Presenters
Altha Stewart, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Community Health Engagement
Associate Professor and Chief, Social & Public Psychiatry
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Department of Psychiatry (Memphis, TN)
(Immediate Past President of the American Psychiatric Association)

Patricia Newton, M.D., MPH, M.A.
CEO & Medical Director, Black Psychiatrists of America (Washington, DC)
President, Newton & Associates, PA (Baltimore, MD)

This Central East MHTTC-supported event will assist clergy in preventing burnout from the heavy emotional and physical strain placed on them relative to meeting the mental and emotional needs of their congregations, as well as create awareness regarding the need for each participant to develop a regimen of mental health care. The session will also address severe emotional and mental distress among clergy and how to provide appropriate assistance to a colleague in need.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the more common mental disorders and psychological distress symptoms presenting to clergy in the church environment
• Develop referral resources for assistance in the treatment of congregants manifesting psychological distress symptoms
• Gain confidence in communicating and securing assistance in congregants manifesting suicidal ideations
• Assist in improving mental health self-care and addressing issues regarding emotional impairment among clergy