FaithNet National Day of Prayer Campaign – 2016 Week 7 – National Depression Screening
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...
FaithNet National Day of Prayer Campaign – 2016 Week 6 – Tweet-a-prayer
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...
FaithNet National Day of Prayer Campaign – 2016 Week 5 – Replace Stigma with Hope
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...
FaithNet National Day of Prayer Campaign – 2016 Week 4 – What can I do?
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...
FaithNet National Day of Prayer Campaign – 2016 Week 3 – Whose faith? What prayers?
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...
FaithNet National Day of Prayer Campaign – 2016 Week 2 – What’s faith got to do with it?
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...
FaithNet National Day of Prayer Campaign – 2016 Week 1 – Did you know?
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,...