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

2. Local Interfaith Advisory Groups and Collaborative Networks

3. Different Views

4. PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS OF MENTAL ILLNESS

5. 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

6. SOCIETAL ATTITUDES & STIGMA

7. Hang in there!

8. Multiple Outreach Approaches

9. Follow Up with On-line Resources www.mentalhealthamerica.net www.nimh.nih.gov – National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov www.congregationalresrouces.org/mental-health- ministry-resourceswww.congregationalresrouces.org/mental-health- ministry-resources www.Pathways2Promise.org www.mentalhealthministries.net

10. Access On-line Resources www.nami.org/namifaithnet

11. Congregational 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 www.pathways2promise.org www.pathways2promise.org A Mental Health Handbook; A Toolkit for Congregations

14. Creating Caring Congregations Across America

15. Envisioning the Future

16. 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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