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Journeying Together: Faith, Spirituality and Mental Health

NAMI Conference

2017 Spiritual Mental Health Conf Flyer-update

Did You Know?

  • 1 in 4 persons sitting in our pews has a family member struggling with mental health issues;
  • 1 in 5 of our youth experience mental health problems;
  • A majority of individuals with a mental health issue go first to a pastor, priest, rabbi, imam, minister, faith leader for help;
  • Studies show that clergy are the least effective in providing appropriate support and referral information;
  • Our faith communities can be caring congregations for persons living with a mental illness and their family members.

Learn…. Share…. Pray…. Break Bread…Be Inspired to:

  • End the Silence in Our Faith Communities about Mental Health Disorders;
  • Reduce the Stigma of Mental Illness;
  • Leave with skills, resources, and ethical framework for being with and advocating for individuals and families affected by Mental Health issues.

SPEAKERS: Rev. Dana Bainbridge; Evelyn Tirumasali, MPH; Margaret R. McLean, Ph.D.; Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D.; George Pappageorge, LMFT; Rev. Kim Englander Simran Singh, MD; Sr. Nancy Kehoe, Ph.D

$25, lunch included
Register: www.dsj.org/SMH

NOTE: No walk-in registration accepted

National day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding

You are invited to join us for the National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding prayer vigil. This is an interfaith service that is open to all faith-leaders, Behavioral Health consumers, county and city employees, and community members who wish to participate.

Hosted by Santa Clara County Faith Based Re-entry Collaborative

 

NAMI Faith Leaders Luncheon

For two years, NAMI SCC has been hosting quarterly lunches for faith leaders to visit the NAMI office, learn about mental illness and identify next steps for becoming more supportive of persons with mental illness and their families.

If you know of any faith leaders we should invite, please email Cindy at cmccalmont@namisantaclara.org

NAMI Faith Leaders and Mental Illness

Faith communities can be an incredible source of strength and support for individuals and families dealing with a mental illness diagnosis, so NAMI has developed an intentional outreach designed to give faith leaders more information about mental illness and about programs offered by NAMI, its affiliates, and other agencies.

We’ve had two luncheons so far, with over 40 faith leaders in attendance, and our next luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, May 21st from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM at the NAMI office at 1150 S. Bascom Avenue, S.J., 95128.

If you are interested in attending, please email or call our FaithNet coordinator, Reverend Cindy McCalmont. Email: cmccalmont@namisantaclara.org.Phone: 408-453-0400 Ext. 3035. The deadline for RSVPs is Monday, May 18th.

To Save a Life: Film and Panel

To kick-off national youth mental health awareness week, local church groups, under the leadership of St. Christopher Parish in San Jose, with the support of NAMI Santa Clara County, have rallied together to organize a special screening of To Save a Life.  This event is available FREE to all in our community.

To Save a Life is the story of all-American teen Jake Taylor, who seems to have it all. But after a childhood friend’s death, Jake’s world turns upside down, and he is forced to make a decision that could change his life forever. To Save a Life is about making unexpected choices and sacrifices, while having the courage and determination to persevere against all odds.

At some point, every teen has to decide: “What’s my life going to be about?” The film dares to bring that question into their world, encouraging them to answer it with boldness, honesty and compassion.

To Save a Life has started a movement all across the country. In communities just like ours, groups are working together to make an organized effort to reach local teens in crisis. Groups like ours are dedicated to offering every teen the opportunity to see this film and hear its powerful message of hope.

The film will be screened from 7 until 9 pm, and a panel will follow from 9 until 9:30 pm. Panelists will include:

  • Jim Britts, To Save a Life Film Producer and Youth Pastor, New Song Community Church, Oceanside, CA
  • Dave Cortese, Board President, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
  • Pattie Cortese, Trustee, East Side Union High School District
  • Dawn Brown, Development Manager, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Santa Clara County.
  • Anne Ehersman, Executive Director, Project Cornerstone

Special thanks to CineLux Almaden Plaza for donating use of their theatre.
The official trailer for the film can be viewed here:

An interview with producer Jim Britts can be viewed here:

All are welcome!