温哥华总教区设立心理健康事工新基金：已获承诺60万加元，自2025年建制以来已组建15个堂区团队、培训26名事工负责人
加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华天主教总教区宣布设立一项新基金，用以加强该教区的整体心理健康策略。总主教史密斯（Archbishop Smith）在总主教晚宴（Archbishop's Dinner）上向 900 名宾客宣布这一消息时表示，该策略聚焦于为全体信众提供意识提升、陪伴与倡导。
据总教区消息，该基金在晚宴前已从赞助者与主要捐赠者处获得 60 万加元的承诺，晚宴出席者受邀捐款后，金额预计还将增长。史密斯表示，这一势头只是当地回应其所称「影响广大人口的心理健康危机」的开端。
基金用途方面，总教区称，基金将为神职人员与堂区负责人提供心理健康与牧灵陪伴培训，并开发资源，帮助神职与平信徒负责人在照顾他人的同时维持自身的身心健康。
建制进展方面，总教区称，其心理健康事工自 2025 年建立以来，已组建 15 个堂区团队，并培训了 26 名堂区事工负责人。新基金将在这一基础上扩展培训与资源供给。
Archdiocese of Vancouver Launches New Fund for Mental Health Ministry: $600,000 Committed; 15 Parish Teams Formed and 26 Ministry Leaders Trained Since 2025
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada, has announced a new fund to strengthen its overall mental health strategy. Archbishop Smith announced the fund to the 900 guests at the Archbishop's Dinner, saying the strategy focuses on providing awareness, accompaniment and advocacy for all the faithful.
According to the archdiocese, $600,000 has been committed to the fund from sponsors and lead donors leading up to the dinner, with the amount expected to grow after attendees were invited to contribute. Archbishop Smith said the momentum is just the start of a local response to what he called the "mental health crisis afflicting vast swathes of the population."
The archdiocese says the fund will equip clergy and parish leaders with mental health and pastoral accompaniment training, and will develop resources for clergy and lay leaders to care for others while sustaining their own wellbeing.
Since the Archdiocesan Mental Health Ministry was first established in 2025, the archdiocese says, 15 parish teams have been formed and 26 parish ministry leaders have been trained. The new fund builds on that structure to expand training and resources across parishes.
来源：Canadian Catholic News（温哥华总教区消息） https://canadiancatholicnews.ca/archbishop-smith-announces-new-fund-for-mental-health-ministry/
来源：温哥华总教区
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