Join our May meeting!
We meet with NCPD Affiliates on the third Wednesday of the month to address various disability-related needs of dioceses. Christian Bentley, NCPD member of the Committee on Mental Health and Wellness will present on: Mental Health
Affiliate Diocesan Directors will receive an email on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, with a link to register.
To learn if your diocese is an Affiliate, click here.
Regional Mental Health Representative for VOICE and Advocate for mental health and social justice, Diocese of Virginia.
For over 5 years, Christian has been a noteworthy advocate for mental health and social justice within Virginia and the national Catholic Church. Using his own experiences with managing a Bipolar 1 diagnosis, he knows how faith, community and proper care can lead to a fulfilling life.
Bentley currently serves as the Regional Mental Health Representative for VOICE, an interfaith social justice community advocacy group. He serves as Chair of the Bishop's Advisory Council on Racism, is on the Diocesan Pastoral Council for Arlington, and is an active participant with USCCB Young Adult and Multicultural projects to name a few. A connector of people and a passionate person of faith, his life motto is based on the old Gospel song, “If I can help somebody.” When he is not busy in his faith community, you can find Bentley walking his dog Epi through the streets of his ancestral home of Old Town Alexandria or on the Polo Fields of Middleburg, Virginia.
Christian is a resident of the City of Alexandria in the Southside Historic District, a descendant of John Parker and member of the Historic Parker, Dogan and Bentley Families. A mixture of enslaved and freedman devout Catholics.