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

Local Interfaith Networks

Different Views

Philosophical Views

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

Societal Attitudes and Stigma

Hang in There!

Multiple Outreach Approaches

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

Printed, audio-visual, and web-based resources 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 www.pathways2promise.org Mental Health Handbook Toolkit for Congregations

Creating Caring Congregations

Envisioning the Future

You Can Make a Difference 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                                                                                                                                                                  

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