A075 HD Committee #16 Report #01

House of Deputies Committee 16 - Safety, Wellness and Mental Health presents its Report #01 on Resolution A075 (A Directive for Clergy Mental Health Ministry Training) and moves:

Adopt with Amendment

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,

That the 81st General Convention direct encourage the President of the House of Deputies to assign to a church body Executive Council the task of beginning training clergy and postulants in the curriculum for Mental Health Ministry as previously directed in 2022-A109, examining the potential for canonically requiring this training for all active clergy, and reporting to the 82nd Convention on the number of clergy trained and offering a proposal for implementation of training requirement.