Mental Health Ministry
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Rural Life
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Hispanic
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Marriage & Family
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Youth
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Awareness, Accompaniment, & Advocacy
Awareness: Understanding the prevalence of mental health challenges and the significant impact it can have on overall wellbeing.
Accompaniment: Walking alongside those affected by mental health challenges to help bring them out of the darkness and into the light.
Advocacy: Recognizing the dignity of those struggling with mental health challenges and highlighting the call to discipleship for all those baptized in Christ.Mental Health Ministry involves listening and accompanying.It does not involve diagnosing and treating.
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Click here for more information on becoming a parish mental health advocate.
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Mental Health Ministry Resources
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Spiritual Support Group Resources
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Pope Francis emphasizes the importance of mental health ministry.
"...fully overcome the stigma with which mental illness has often been branded and, in general, to ensure that the culture of community prevails over the mentality of rejection..."
- Pope Francis
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Rural Life MinistryMental Health Resources -
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Farmwell - Mental health resources for Southwestern Wisconsin farmers and their families.
Farmer Angel Network- Education, resources, and community for farmers in South Central Wisconsin.
Southwestern Wisconsin Behavioral Health Partnership - Mental health related support groups
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UW Extension - Changing Our Mental and Emotional Trajectory (COMET) training program
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Hispanic MinistryMental Health Resources -
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Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers - Resources in Spanish
Voces Unidas Por La Vida - Promoting a culture of life
Catholic Multicultural Center - Food pantry, free meals, immigration legal services, spiritual and cultural activities
Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Food pantry, charitable pharmacy, clothing and furniture vouches, home visits, and other assistance.
Click here to access the Diocese of Madison's Hispanic Ministry page.
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Bienvenido - Strengths-based mental health promotion program
Whole Hearted - Parish based trauma awareness
Sanctuary Course for Catholics - Video series and workbook in Spanish
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Marriage & FamilyMental Health Resources -
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Red Bird Ministries - Ministering to families going through the painful experience of losing a child (pregnancy through adulthood)
Support After Abortion - Compassion and support for those impacted by abortion
Project Rachel - Diocese of Madison - A network of healing for those impacted by abortion
Catholic Multicultural Center - Food pantry, free meals, immigration legal services, spiritual and cultural activities
Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Food pantry, charitable pharmacy, clothing and furniture vouches, home visits, and other assistance.
Walking with Moms - Diocese of Madison - Accompanying families through offering support and resourcesClick here to access the Diocese of Madison's Marriage and Family page.
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Supporting Marriages & Families in Mental Health Ministry (From Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers)
Carry the Cross of Infertility
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Youth MinistryMental Health Resources -
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Trauma Informed Care Resource Guide
Hope: A Guide for Faith Leaders to Help Prevent Youth Suicide
Click here to access the Diocese of Madison's Youth Formation page.
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Sanctuary Course for Youth - Preview starting in October of 2024 - officially launching in January of 2025
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Mental Health Ministry and Youth - from the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers
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