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Reaching out to Faith Communities

Learn about NAMI and how it equips NAMI members, clergy, and congregations to create more supportive faith communities. Discover the impacts of mental health conditions and the importance of reaching out. Get resources and support for building better lives for those affected by mental illness.

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Reaching out to Faith Communities

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  1. Reaching out to Faith Communities Part I: Laying the Foundation

  2. Who & What Is NAMI? The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

  3. Four Phases of Reaching Out • Laying the Foundation • Opening the Door • Sharing Your Story • Looking Ahead & Following Up

  4. Faith & Mental Health

  5. What is NAMI FaithNet?

  6. Our Purpose • To equip NAMI members, clergy and congregations for creating more supportive faith communities • To share NAMI resources and hopeful stories with religious groups

  7. Faith communities are the first place many people turn to Faith communities are more numerous and more evenly distributed geographically Faith groups already provide educational settings Faith groups are already committed to caring and advocating for a better world Why Reach Out?

  8. NAMI Affiliates Can Receive: Valuable community exposure Education and support group participants Volunteers and advocates New members and community partners Why Reach Out?

  9. 1 in 5 adults experiences a mental health condition in a given year About 1 in 20 lives with a serious mental health condition 1 in 5 children and youth experience a mental health condition Impacts on the Faith Community

  10. Fewer than one-third of adults and one-half of children receive treatment There are long delays—an average of eight to ten years—from first symptoms to a proper diagnosis Lack of Treatment

  11. School failure About half of students living with a mental health condition dropout Unemployment Only 1 in 3 adults living with a mental health condition is employed, but most want to work Lack of Treatment

  12. Homelessness 26% of the homeless population lives with a serious mental health condition Hospitalization 1 out of every 5 community hospital stays is due to a mental health condition Lack of Treatment

  13. Criminalization About 20-25% of jail and prison inmates and youth involved with juvenile justice live with a mental health condition Suicide We lose one life to suicide every 15.8 minutes Lack of Treatment

  14. Honoring Diversity

  15. Individual Spirituality

  16. Including All Faith Communities

  17. Learn All You Can • About various faith traditions • About terms used • For clergy • Houses of worship • Not-for-profit and community groups • Faith groups

  18. We All Have Connections

  19. The Need For Humility

  20. Being Realistic

  21. Work with a Partner

  22. Form a Team

  23. Your Resource Notebook • Local NAMI Affiliate Brochure • Local Congregation/Faith Community Contact Sheet • Your Lead-in statements and story • Fact Sheet • Multi-Faith Mental Health Ministry Web sites

  24. Suggestions for Study • Take a moment to read each slide • Read the notes for each one • Keep a notebook handy and jot down: 1. Things you agree or disagree with 2. Things you have questions about • Share your affirmations, concerns and questions with your study group

  25. Visit www.nami.org/faithnet or www.NAMI.org under the “Get Involved” tab.

  26. 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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