Interfaith Network on Mental Illness

   An Outreach Program of NAMI Boulder County, Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties

Resources for clergy and lay leaders

• Mental Health Resource Guide for Faith Communities, a notebook of resources for faith communities in Boulder and Broomfield Counties.

• Mental Health Ministries provides educational resources to help erase the stigma of mental illness in our faith communities.
• NAMI FaithNet is a network of members and friends of NAMI. It was established to
  1. facilitate the development within Faith Communities of a non-threatening, supportive environment for those with serious mental illness and their families
  2. point out the value of one's spirituality in the recovery process from mental illness and the need for spiritual strength for those who are caretakers
  3. educate clergy and congregations about the biologic basis and characteristics of mental illness
  4. encourage advocacy by Faith Communities to bring about hope and help for all who are affected by mental illness
• 10 Things Faith Community Leaders Can Do to Make the World a Better Place
  for People with Mental Illnesses (pdf file)
• Recommended Resources for Faith Community Leaders (pdf file)
• NAMI Indianapolis Congregational Resource Guide