NAMI FaithNet is an interfaith resource network of NAMI members, friends, clergy and congregations of all faith traditions who wish to encourage faith communities who are welcoming and supportive of persons and families living with mental illness.
Have you ever felt blue or had depression during the holidays? It’s not uncommon and you are not alone! A Longest Night service / Blue Christmas Service may be the safe space you’re looking for this Christmas season. What is a Longest Night Service? The Longest Night Service marks the...
Good Mental Health is important, but what does faith have to do with it? Alot! All of us go through life experiences that challenge our mental health, but mental illnesses are more serious than the common ups and downs that most of us experience. Anxiety is the number one mental...
The NW Suburban Cluster Presents: Minds on the Edge, Facing Mental Illness – a multi-platform media project that explores severe mental illness in America Monday, May 1st 7-9pm Holy Family 2515 Palatine Road Inverness, 60067 TO RSVP or for more information please contact: Sue Geegan sgeegan@holyfamilyparish.org 847-907-3443 Click here for...
National Depression Screening Help others by helping yourself. You can get a free mental health screening at HelpYourselfHelpOthers.org. It is a good thing to check your own mental health. Then you will know what’s involved if you suggest it to someone else. See more at: http://www://www.nami.org/Get-Involvedawareness-Events/Mental-Illness-Awareness-Week#sthash.eR6tgpzw.dpuf NAMI has a program...
Tweet-a-prayer By praying, praying for help, praying for others, asking for relief, prayers of thanksgiving, we offer up encouragement and hope to those who are touched by mental illness. Share your prayer on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, etc. 140 characters or less. Try it. Here are some tweetable examples: May...
Replace Stigma with Hope Mental health issues are important to address year-round. Stigma blocks many from getting the help they need. Stand with someone who needs encouragement to reach out for help. You will be breaking down stigma one person at a time. NAMI has a program called FaithNet. This...
What can I do? A prayer can be as little as a pause in your day, lifting up the names of those you love or care for. You can pray for yourself. You can recite prayers from your childhood or your dinner table. You can be spontaneous. The point is...
Whose faith? What prayers? The National Day of Prayer invites prayers of all kinds from all kinds of people with all kinds of faith traditions. Also welcome are prayers coming from no religious tradition, prayers of silence or prayers of song. Simple requests for help or expression of thanks are...
What’s faith got to do with it? Hope that life can be better again is vital to one’s recovery. Believing that life can be better again can lighten the load of family and friends. Faith communities are committed to caring for those who are suffering. NAMI has a program called FaithNet. This...
Did you know? In 1990, the U.S. Congress established the first full week of October’s Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in recognition of  NAMI’s efforts to raise mental illness awareness. This year, the  National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and  Understanding will be observed on Tuesday, Oct. 4,...