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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 Part IV: Looking Ahead & Following Up
Theological Views • A result of • Sin or moral failure • Lack of faith • God’s judgment • Demon possession • Psychiatrists are humanistic or atheistic
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
Access Online Resources www.nami.org/faithnet
Resource Guide www.Congregationalresources.org/mental-health- ministry-resources Over 100 Annotated Printed, audio-visual, and web-based resources
Mental Health Ministries For creating caring congregations: www.mentalhealthministries.net Education Commitment Welcome Support Advocacy
Pathways to Promise • Mental Health Handbook • Toolkit for Congregations www.pathways2promise.org
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
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