Catholic institute launches program to address suicide epidemic among young men [Video]

One of the most prominent Catholic ministries in the United States is launching a program aimed at combating the nation’s mental health crisis among young men.

The Word on Fire Institute told Fox News Digital that Redemption, a “men’s formation community,” is set to begin this week and serve as a social resource for young men struggling with depression, loneliness, suicidal ideation, and other existential crises.

“The outreach we have initiated through the Word on Fire Institute is not simply concerned with mental health (while this is taken with utmost seriousness) but with an existential crisis that has had deep impact on men in our culture — this crisis is about meaning and purpose,” Bishop Robert Barron, the founder of Word on Fire and the Word on Fire Institute, told Fox News Digital.

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