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 […]
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, […]
Faith leaders are invited to a luncheon to learn more about mental illness and resources for recovery. RSVP to the Reverend Cindy McCalmont cmccalmont@namisantaclara.org, 408-453-0400, extension 3035 Deadline for RSVPS: February 15th. The National Alliance on Mental Illness
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
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 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, […]