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NAMI Takes a Multi-faceted Look at Faith and Mental Illness at 2009 Convention
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By Karen Costa - first published by NAMI Advocate Fall 2009
What do a Reverend, a Rabbi and a Muslim imam have in common? It may sound like the beginning
of an old-time joke, but this time there is no punch line. The 2009 NAMI Annual Convention
in San Diego provided workshops on faith and mental illness hosted by the FaithNet Advisory
Council to share innovative ideas and projects underway in the grassroots communities.
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Invisible Struggles: Churches learning to help individuals with mental
illness (PDF
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By Bill Fentum - first published by The United Methodist Portal
At one United Methodist Church in central Kentucky, members
always turned up with cards, visits and gifts of food whenever a
church family faced a crisis. But when someone in Angie
O’Malley’s family was diagnosed with a mental illness in the
1990s, that didn’t happen.
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Seeds of Hope (PDF Format)
In the fall of 1991, I found myself in a deep depression. I was in my third year as a pastor at a large urban church in San Diego. I was enjoying my career and the opportunity to serve others. But a series of unexpected events hit me like waves until I was overwhelmed by despair. Little did I know that my journey in the darkness would lead to the discovery of a deep and abiding hope.
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How Faith Communties Can Help Veterans and their Families Readjust
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THE ROAD HOME from war can be more challenging than the road to war for both combatants and their families. While the reunion is wonderful, after the reunion there may be a difficult period of transition and readjustment. For those who serve in the military ("soldiers") and families with faith, their faith community can be a crucial partner in this process.
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Stigma Brought Home (PDF Format)
I recently went through the anxiety of waiting for the results of a biopsy for possible breast cancer. Gratefully, the biopsy turned out to be benign. But the ten days of waiting and wondering brought forth many feelings.
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1 in 4 Households in Your Church is Afraid to Tell You This Secret
By Carlene Hill Byron - first published by Vision New England's Ministries with the Disabled, Acton, Massachusetts
(Article Format/PDF | Brochure Format/PDF)
How many families in your church have a loved one who struggles with mental health problems? That's kind of a trick question. People don't talk about mental health problems.
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The Role of Faith Communities in the Midst of Disaster (PDF Format)
NAMI Advocate Fall 2005 Issue
Perhaps soon, faith communities will be recognized for their unique perspective that offers healing of the spirit, a way to hold together the fabric of a ravaged community, and hope for the future.
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The Face of Depression (PDF Format)
Part of my journey has been to understand my bleakest times as times of fertile darkness.
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In the Shadow of God's Wings (PDF Format)
Articles from Sacred Journey - excerpts from Susan's book.
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