Mental Illness: What to Know and How to Help

by Amy Simpson

Publisher:

Aspire Press

, 2025

Overview

When family members see a loved one exhibiting symptoms of mental illness, it can be shocking, disorienting, and even traumatizing. Most families are overwhelmed and have no idea where to find support. And when they do reach out, their friends and churches often aren’t sure what to do, what to say, or how to help.

Author and speaker Amy Simpson knows this difficult journey well. She has spent years walking alongside a family member with a mental illness. She now educates churches, families, and people helpers about the best ways to provide support for those facing a mental health crisis. In this book, she clears up common misconceptions about mental illness with a biblical understanding of God’s heart for those who struggle. You’ll find resources and practical suggestions for how to help effectively and safely. You’ll learn how to care for a loved one with both compassion and healthy boundaries.

Product Details

• Title: Mental Illness: What to Know and How to Help
• Author: Amy Simpson
• Publisher: Aspire Press
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 112
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9798400500121, 9798400500107
• Resource ID: LLS:9798400500121
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-17T22:46:58Z

About Amy Simpson

Amy Simpson (MBA, University of Colorado) is a passionate leader and communicator who loves to encourage Christ's church and its people to discern and fulfill their calling in this life. Amy is a former publishing executive who currently serves as editor of Christianity Today's Gifted for Leadership and senior editor of Leadership Journal. She is also a personal and professional Co-Active coach. She has spent nearly two decades as an award-winning writer, authoring numerous resources for Christian ministry, including Diving Deep: Experiencing Jesus Through Spiritual Disciplines, In the Word: Bible Study Basics for Youth Ministry, Into the Word: How to Get the Most from Your Bible and Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church's Mission. She has published articles with Christianity Today, Leadership Journal, Today's Christian Woman, Christian Singles, Group magazine, Relevant, Her.meneutics, and others. She has worked for Tyndale House Publishers, Group Publishing, Gospel Light, Standard Publishing, LifeWay, Focus on the Family, and Christianity Today. Amy holds an English degree from Trinity International University and an MBA from the University of Colorado. She is deeply in love with her incredible husband, Trevor, and extremely proud of her two fantastic kids. She lives with these wonderful people in Illinois, where she is committed to using the gifts God has given her in work that changes the world. Visit Amy's website at www.amysimpsononline.com or follow her on Twitter at @aresimpson.