Reaching Out to Congregations and Faith Communities Part

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

Local Interfaith Advisory Groups and Collaborative Networks 2

Different Views 3

PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS OF MENTAL ILLNESS 4

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 5

SOCIETAL ATTITUDES & STIGMA 6

Hang in there! 7

Multiple Outreach Approaches 8

Follow Up with On-line Resources www. NAMI. org www. mentalhealthamerica. net www. nimh. nih. gov – National Institute of Mental Health www. congregationalresrouces. org/mental-health-ministryresources • www. Pathways 2 Promise. org • www. mentalhealthministries. net • • 9

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

Congregational Resource Guide www. Congregationalresources. org/mental-healthministry-resources Over 100 Annotated Printed, audio-visual, and web-based resources 11

Mental Health Ministries For creating caring congregations: www. mentalhealthministries. net Education Commitment Welcome Support Advocacy 12

PATHWAYS TO PROMISE www. pathways 2 promise. org A Mental Health Handbook; A Toolkit for Congregations 13

Creating Caring Congregations Across America 14

Envisioning the Future 15

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 16

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