a commentary from the South Caroline Conference, posted in the 9/7/2018 issue of the UM News Weekly Digest COLUMBIA, S.C. — It’s time to take the shame out of treatment for mental illness and that’s something churches should address, writes the editor of the South Carolina Advocate in a commentary that touches on her own family’s experiences with mental illness. “Millions of Americans struggle with mental illnesses….It’s not something they can control, and it’s not something they can just ‘get over’ or fix with the right spiritual mindset,” Jessica Brodie writes. Read commentary