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Reaching out to Faith Communities

Explore different views on mental health within faith communities and learn about strategies for reaching out and following up. Find online resources and support for creating caring congregations.

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Reaching out to Faith Communities

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  1. Reaching out to Faith Communities Part IV: Looking Ahead & Following Up

  2. Local Interfaith Networks

  3. Different Views

  4. Philosophical Views

  5. Theological Views • A result of • Sin or moral failure • Lack of faith • God’s judgment • Demon possession • Psychiatrists are humanistic or atheistic

  6. Societal Attitudes and Stigma

  7. Hang in There!

  8. Multiple Outreach Approaches

  9. Follow Up with Online Resources • NAMI: www.NAMI.org • National Institute of Mental Health: www.nimh.nih.gov • Congregational Resource Guide: http://thecrg.org/mentalhealth • Pathways to Promise: www.Pathways2Promise.org • Mental Health Ministries: www.mentalhealthministries.net • APA "Mental Health for Faith Leaders:” https://psychiatry.org/resources-on-mental-health-for-faith-leaders 

  10. Access Online Resources www.nami.org/faithnet

  11. Resource Guide www.Congregationalresources.org/mental-health- ministry-resources Over 100 Annotated Printed, audio-visual, and web-based resources

  12. Mental Health Ministries For creating caring congregations: www.mentalhealthministries.net Education Commitment Welcome Support Advocacy

  13. Pathways to Promise • Mental Health Handbook • Toolkit for Congregations www.pathways2promise.org

  14. Creating Caring Congregations

  15. Envisioning the Future

  16. If we ignore … cries for help, we will be continuing to participate in the anguish from which those cries for help come.  A problem of this magnitude will not go away.  Because it will not go away, and because of our spiritual commitments, we are compelled to take action. - First Lady Rosalynn Carter You Can Make a Difference

  17. Questions or Comments? Thank you for taking the three minute survey and for registering your feedback! www.surveymonkey.com/s/NAMIreachingout

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