Mental Health & Well-being statistics
112 sourced statistics on mental health & well-being for U.S. church leaders, newest first, from Lifeway Research, Barna Group and other published research.
2026
- Gen Alpha teens on feeling worse about themselves after social media Springtide Research Institute
- Pastors who feel isolated in their personal struggles Lifeway Research
- Pastors who struggle with consistently resting Lifeway Research
- People pastors share struggles with at least once a month Lifeway Research
2025
- Agree their social relationships are supportive and rewarding Springtide Research Institute
- Americans who have experienced or witnessed trauma American Bible Society
- Gen Alpha teens who have had a mental health problem Springtide Research Institute
- Gen Alpha teens with a mental health problem who got treatment Springtide Research Institute
- Gen Alpha teens' view of open discussion about mental health Springtide Research Institute
- Gen Z individuals reporting high human flourishing scores American Bible Society
- High schoolers not flourishing in their mental health Springtide Research Institute
- Lack companionship some of the time or often Springtide Research Institute
- Pastors citing loneliness or lack of friendship as a mental challenge Lifeway Research
- Pastors citing loneliness or lack of friendships as a mental challenge Lifeway Research
- Pastors often concerned about their families' financial security Lifeway Research
- Pastors reporting feelings of loneliness and isolation Lifeway Research
- Pastors who agree with each statement about the demands of ministry Lifeway Research
- Pastors who report feelings of loneliness and isolation Barna Group
- Pastors who share struggles with their spouse at least monthly Lifeway Research
- Pastors' experience of ministry pressure Lifeway Research
- Pastors' ministry pressures Lifeway Research
- Scripture Engaged who strongly agree they find great comfort in faith in hard times American Bible Society
- Self-care activities Americans did in the last seven days Lifeway Research
- Struggles young adults report Barna Group
- Who pastors share their struggles with Lifeway Research
2024
- 13-year-olds whose parents limit their screen time Springtide Research Institute
- Frequently feel isolated, by generation Barna Group
- Frequently feel lonely, by generation Barna Group
- Gen Z who always feel uncertain, anxious or afraid to fail Barna Group
- How often clergy say they are lonely Lifeway Research
- How often clergy say they feel lonely Lifeway Research
- Pastors who say a congregation member's family member is affected by opioid abuse Lifeway Research
- Pastors who say their marriage needs attention or investment Lifeway Research
- Pastors' overall wellness scores Lifeway Research
- Pastors' self-rated physical health Lifeway Research
- Practicing Christians with a low financial flourishing score Barna Group
2023
- Americans who call their life exciting, by social class Lifeway Research
- Approaches U.S. adults see as most effective for addressing porn use Barna Group
- Assumed reasons people do not report sexual harassment Barna Group
- Favored forms of self-care among spiritual Americans Barna Group
- Gen Z's top goal for themselves: to be happy Barna Group
- Health habits pastors find challenging Lifeway Research
- How Americans describe their life overall Lifeway Research
- How Americans who never attend religious services describe their life Lifeway Research
- Mental challenges pastors say they face Lifeway Research
- Nature of sexual harassment experienced, witnessed or known Barna Group
- Pastors who strongly agree they prioritize their self-care Barna Group
- Protestant pastors who felt lonely frequently or sometimes in the past year Barna Group
- Share of U.S. adults who have ever seen a counselor Barna Group
- What prompted adults to begin counseling Barna Group
- Young people flourishing a lot in mental and emotional well-being Springtide Research Institute
- Young religious attenders who feel left out all the time Springtide Research Institute
2022
- Agree suicide has become an epidemic, by age group Lifeway Research
- Americans who believe suicide has become an epidemic in the United States Lifeway Research
- Care churches provide for people with mental illness and their families Lifeway Research
- Church members known with a severe mental illness diagnosis Lifeway Research
- How often pastors speak about mental illness to their church Lifeway Research
- Mental health experiences: Latina/o young people vs. peers Springtide Research Institute
- Pastors who deal with depression to some degree Lifeway Research
- Pastors who indicate they need to focus on trusting God Lifeway Research
- Pastors who say churches have a responsibility to support those with mental illness Lifeway Research
- Pastors' personal experience with mental illness Lifeway Research
- Young people naming mental health as their biggest pandemic challenge Springtide Research Institute
- Young people who say adults in their lives don't know the extent of their struggles Lifeway Research
- Young people who say mental health was their biggest pandemic challenge Lifeway Research
2021
- Americans who feel satisfied with their vocation Barna Group
- Feeling Americans most want to avoid Lifeway Research
- Feeling U.S. adults most want to avoid Lifeway Research
- Mental challenges Protestant pastors face in ministry Lifeway Research
- Pastors who say the role of pastor is frequently overwhelming Lifeway Research
- Pastors who say they have personally experienced some type of mental illness Lifeway Research
- Pastors' greatest mental challenge in ministry Lifeway Research
- Pressures pastors report in ministry Lifeway Research
- Self-care areas U.S. pastors find challenging in ministry Lifeway Research
- Top sources of hope for Americans through 2020 Lifeway Research
- Vocational health compared with last year Barna Group
- Working adults who agree their work makes a difference in the world Barna Group
- Working adults who find purpose and meaning in their work Barna Group
2020
- Churches with a plan to assist families affected by mental illness Lifeway Research
- How pastors rate their own well-being during COVID-19 Barna Group
- Pastors who have struggled with depression during their tenure of ministry Barna Group
- Pastors who rarely or never speak to their congregation about mental illness Lifeway Research
- Pastors who say they have personally struggled with a mental illness Lifeway Research
- Pastors' rating of their own mental and emotional well-being Barna Group
- Pastors' spouses who never feel burned out in their role Lifeway Research
- Say loneliness is "always" bad, by faith group Barna Group
- Top sources of hope for U.S. adults Lifeway Research
2019
- How young adults feel about the future Barna Group
- Pastors' personal connections to opioid abuse Lifeway Research
- Retired ministers who often feel lonely or isolated Lifeway Research
- Sources of anxiety and pressure among young adults Barna Group
- Who retired ministers meet with monthly to openly share struggles Lifeway Research
2018
- Americans who feel lonely even when surrounded by others Lifeway Research
- Churches with a plan to assist families affected by mental illness Lifeway Research
- High school students' mental health and suicide measures Lifeway Research
- Pastors who acknowledge personally struggling with a mental illness Lifeway Research
- Pastors who rarely or never speak to their congregation about mental illness Lifeway Research
2017
- Churchgoers with a close friend or family member who died by suicide Lifeway Research
- Churchgoers' views on suicide and mental illness Lifeway Research
- How churches respond when a suicide occurs, per pastors Lifeway Research
- What churches have done about suicide in the past year Lifeway Research
2016
2015
- Americans who describe suicide as an epidemic in the United States Lifeway Research
- Pastors' experiences of ministry stress Lifeway Research
2014
- Church mental health resources, as reported by pastors Lifeway Research
- Churches with no plan to minister to those affected by mental illness Lifeway Research
- How often pastors speak about mental illness to their congregation Lifeway Research
- Pastors who do not address mental health issues from the pulpit Lifeway Research
- Pastors who say they have experienced some kind of mental illness Lifeway Research
2013
- Americans who say churches should do more to prevent suicide Lifeway Research
- Americans who would feel welcome in church if mentally ill Lifeway Research
2001
- Adults concerned about the future Barna Group
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