Reaching Out to Congregations and Faith Communities Part IV Looking Ahead and Following Up

Local Interfaith Advisory Groups and Collaborative Networks

Different Views

PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS OF MENTAL ILLNESS

THEOLOGICAL VIEWS ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS A result of – Sin or moral failure – Lack of faith – God’s judgment – Demon possession Psychiatrists are humanistic or atheistic

SOCIETAL ATTITUDES & STIGMA

Hang in there!

Multiple Outreach Approaches

Follow Up with On-line Resources – National Institute of Mental Health ministry-resourceswww.congregationalresrouces.org/mental-health- ministry-resources

Access On-line Resources

Congregational Resource Guide ministry-resources Over 100 Annotated Printed, audio-visual, and web-based resources

Mental Health Ministries For creating caring congregations: Education Commitment Welcome Support Advocacy

PATHWAYS TO PROMISE A Mental Health Handbook; A Toolkit for Congregations

Creating Caring Congregations Across America

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. −Rosalynn Carter

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