Have you ever wondered who are the Church’s patron saints of behavioral health? Deacon Ronnie San Nicolas will share the lives of Saints Dymphna, Benedict Joseph Labre, Thérèse of Lisieux, and Venerable Matt Talbott to name a few. Deacon Ronnie will personally discuss how these holy men and women influenced him as a social worker and minister to people living with behavioral health disorders.
Deacon Ronnie San Nicolas is a new member to the NCPD and Council on Mental Illness. Ordained as a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Agana (Guam) in 2003, he has a combined 30 years of social work practice experience in behavioral health and university teaching in Guam, Hawaii and, the State of Washington. His ministry experiences include parish mental health ministry and pastoral care to the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, and their families. He presently serves as the chair for the Archdiocese of Seattle’s Inclusion and Mental Health Ministry Committees.
