Featured Resources
Survey of Parish Disability Awareness and Practices
As part of the National Catholic Partnership on Disability's (NCPD) Making Parishes Everyone’s Home program, NCPD seeks to implement best practices that address the needs of persons with disabilities through training, mentorship, and resource development.
Webinar - Wonderfully Made
Wonderfully Made: Creation, Human Dignity, and the Gift of Vulnerability
Children and Mental Health: Is this Just a Stage? - NAMI
When to Seek Help First Steps for Parents Finding Answers Treatment Options Choosing a Mental Health Professional Working with the School This National Institute for Mental Health resource addresses these topics and more.
Welcome and Valued
This video features in-depth looks at people with mental illness and how they participate in parish life. It examines the four aspects of recovery: biological, psychological, social, and spiritual. Parish considerations include setting boundaries, acute behavior, confidentiality, and suicide.
Minority Mental Health Month - July
"Once my loved ones accepted the diagnosis, healing began for the entire family, but it took too long. It took years. Can't we, as a nation, begin to speed up that process? We need a national campaign to destigmatize mental illness, especially one targeted toward African Americans...It's not shameful to have a mental illness. Get treatment. Recovery is possible."
Teen Depression - NAMI Resource
What is depression? Why can't you just snap out of it? What are the signs and symptoms of depression? How do I get help? How is depression treated? What can I do if someone I know might have depression?