A person may experience psychological or mental health difficulties. Hence the term psycho-spiritual crisis is also used sometimes. If understood and supported appropriately, these experiences can be deeply transformative, offering the possibility of breakthrough rather than breakdown."

Here we provide some links to sites and organisations and other resources that you may find of interest.

Websites

International Spiritual Emergence Resource
This web site has been created to pool information and resources from around the world to help facilitate radical shifts in consciousness and aleviate distress due to profound spiritual transformation and spiritual emergency.

Spiritual Crisis Network
Hosts an impressive website, volunteers offer support to those in Spiritual Crisis and their carers.

Schizophrenia Drug-free Crisis Centre & Helpline
The Schizophrenia Crisis Centre & Helpline was founded in Adelaide, Australia, to respond to an ever-growing number of sufferers and relatives who are seeking natural, healing, caring, soulful and re-empowering alternatives to the psychiatric approach. "Schizophrenia" is defined as an acute psychospiritual crisis.

Publications, DVD's etc.

Evolving Minds DVD
Evolving Minds offers a fresh and radical perspective on alternatives to the mental health system. Presenting clear information in a humorous style it covers diverse topics such as shamanism, nutrition, psychotherapy, meditation and protest against draconian mental health legislation.

Produced by Undercurrents & Melissa Gunasena, Evolving Minds explores the connection between psychosis and spiritual experience and provides techniques for people to explore and take control of their own minds.

You can purchase it at this website.

Hard to Believe DVD
A Film About Spirituality and Mental Health. "Hard to Believe" considers both Mental health services' attitude and knowledge regarding peoples' spiritual needs and Faith communities' understanding of mental health problems/issues. The film tells the story of three service users, how their Spirituality was perceived by mental health services, and the role that Spirituality has played as part of their recovery.

Meetings and conferences

One-day conference: Spirituality, Psychology and Mental Health, Thursday 21st June 2007, Harewood House Conference Centre, Harewood LS17 9 LG
This conference will focus on understanding different cultural and spiritual approaches to mental health and how spirituality can be incorporated in clinical psychology training.