Americans who would feel welcome in church if mentally ill
Percent of U.S. adults, 2013 (in percent)
Key finding
- Americans who would feel welcome in church if mentally ill: 68%. Percent of Americans who would feel welcome in church if they were mentally ill
Source: Lifeway Research, Mental Health: Half of evangelicals believe prayer can heal mental illness · Lifeway Research telephone survey of 1,001 Americans. Article published 2013-09-17.
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Americans who would feel welcome in church if mentally ill: 68%. Percent of Americans who would feel welcome in church if they were mentally ill.
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Lifeway Research, 2013. Source: Lifeway Research, Mental Health: Half of evangelicals believe prayer can heal mental illness (https://research.lifeway.com/2013/09/17/mental-health-half-of-evangelicals-believe-prayer-can-heal-mental-illness/).
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