About CMHI

Christian Mental Health Initiative

Christian Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to increase mental health literacy, reduce stigma, and strengthen connections between Christian communities and professional mental health care.

 

We help churches understand that seeking treatment does not reflect a lack of faith. Christians can pray and attend therapy. They can read the Bible and take prescribed psychiatric medication. Faith, meds, therapy, and supportive community can work together.

 

Founded by Dr. Atasha Jordan, CMHI provides educational programs, church workshops, virtual seminars, resource navigation, and leadership-development opportunities. Our work brings faith leaders, clinicians, researchers, and community members together to create healthier and more informed faith communities.

“Faith, meds, and therapy make a great combination.”

“Faith, meds, and therapy make a great combination.”

Years of Experience
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Christians reached
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Our Team

DR. ATASHA JORDAN MD, MBA CMHI FOUNDER AND CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
DR. RACHEL TALLEY MD CMHI CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
JENNIFER JOLIVERT CMHI RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Board Members

Atasha Jordan
MD, MBA
Alisha Reginal
BA, MHA
eRNEST DANIELS jR.
LEAD PASTOR, CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH
BOSEDE OYELAKIN
M. ED, GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING

Research Team

ATASHA JORDAN
MD, MBA
RACHEL TALLEY
MD
Jennifer Jolivert
MD
Kimberly Arnold-JENKINS
PHD

Volunteers

Neami tervil
DO
nneanata echetebu, MD, MHS
Sariane Louis
DO
Kevin Yan
JD
Destiny stroman
MD
Emma-Lee Furrowh
Erika Anderson
MD
Victoria Hepp

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Depression Therapy

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Couples Counseling

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Relationships

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Anxiety Disorder

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Children Therapy

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Individual Therapy

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Dr. Atasha Jordan, MBA is a Christian resident psychiatrist in Philadelphia, PA. She earned her AB in Neurobiology at Harvard University and completed the MD-MBA program at the University of Pennsylvania. Originally from Barbados, Dr. Jordan has a passion for serving patients with mental health illnesses in the U.S. and the Caribbean.
Particularly, Dr. Jordan aims to highlight the important intersection of faith and mental health, especially as it relates to Christianity. Dr. Jordan is frequently featured at Christian conferences, podcasts, and live social media broadcasts. She presents the topic “Faith, Meds, and Therapy” at churches around the U.S. and the Caribbean. Dr. Jordan also writes on topics including spirituality and mental health for her blog and for popular literature. You can follow Dr. Jordan on Instagram and Twitter using the handle @atashajordan. 

Rachel Talley, M.D. is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. She is Director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Fellowship in Community Psychiatry, a post-residency training program that teaches administrative and leadership skills to grow the next generation of public sector psychiatric leadership; and is also Director of Spaces of Color, a University of Pennsylvania peer support initiative for Penn community members impact by racism and racial trauma. She is also a staff attending at Horizon House, Inc where she provides psychiatric care to underserved populations in Philadelphia. Dr. Talley received her B.A. from Harvard University and her M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine; she completed psychiatry residency as well as fellowship in public psychiatry at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute. She has been recognized for her teaching and leadership in community mental health, including receipt of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychiatry’s Albert Stunkard Faculty Recognition Award, and the 2021 Larry A. Real Award from the Montgomery County PA chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

Jennifer Jolivert is a current fourth-year medical student, hoping to pursue a career in psychiatry. She is primarily interested in addiction medicine and community health. In her spare time, she enjoys dancing and playing the violin.