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For assisting those with Mental Illness
IN CASE OF A MENTAL ILLNESS EMERGENCY OR CRISIS ALWAYS CALL 911 !!!!
If you are not a mental health professional, do not act as one.
In dealing with person living with mental illness set boundaries as to what you can/will or cannot/will not do.
Remember you and /or your Church have legal liabilities. Know what they are and how to deal within them.
Keep a handy list of agencies and professionals you can give as referrals. Some possibilities are found elsewhere in this site.
Prayer with the person is always appropriate, but never a substitute for professional intervention.
For Parishes Reaching Out to People
with Mental Illness and Their Families
Set aside one Sunday a year to highlight issues (preferably in October during Mental Illness Awareness Week)
Recognize mental illness as an illness, not a character flaw
Include people on prayer lists as they seek treatment
Establish a culture of acceptance and willingness in order to receive people with mental illness
Include info on mental illness on “tract racks”
Ask Outreach committees to consider funding requests for agencies that work with mentally ill.
Provide room
for support groups to meet. (Questions about support groups in your area?
Call NAMI)
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NATIONAL
LEVEL
Pathways
to Promise
National Alliance for Mentally Ill
Episcopal Mental Illness Network
Children and Adults with ADD
Kidsource
for parent of children with ADD/HD
National Institute on Mental Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA for Teens
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism
Depression and Related Affective Disorders
Association
Adult Children of Alcoholics
STATE LEVEL
NAMI - Virigina
LOCAL LEVEL
NAMI - Northern Va.
Time to Fly
(superior quality FREE local workshop with childcare provided, for formerly
abused women to regain self-esteem)