Mental Health and Disability Ministry
Local resourcesMental Health CT - Home - Mental Health Connecticut (mhconn.org)
(video) - Connecticut Mental Health Center: "Community of Hope" - YouTube CT. Dept. of Mental Health - Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services CT Catholic Charities Behavioral Health - Behavioral & Mental Health Services in Hartford, Litchfield & New Haven, CT Counties | Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Hartford (ccaoh.org) Amplify CT - Resources - Amplify (amplifyct.org) Those who struggle from mental illness need assistance not just in times of crisis, but ongoing support in employment, housing, health care and spiritually. Provides Mental Health Support and Suicide Prevention trainings. Keep the Promise Coalition Advocacy and Action for Connecticut's Mental Health. 
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Whether in our parish, our community or in our own families, we are all affected by those afflicted with mental health disorders. We are fortunate to have many resources within our communities that are available to help those who are suffering and in need of help.
“We have no better example of how to respond to those with mental illness than that of Jesus Christ. Time and again throughout the New Testament, we encounter our Lord’s mercy toward this population. The curing of this affliction in men, women and children was a central part of Jesus’ healing ministry. Always, we saw Him engage these individuals in the same way he would engage anyone else, with tenderness. We are called to do no less.” ‘For I Am Lonely and Afflicted’ , Toward a just response to the needs of people with mental illness, A Statement of the Catholic Bishops of New York State, February 4, 2014. Interested in starting a ministry in your parish? - Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers | Start a Parish Ministry (catholicmhm.org) Catholic Teaching on Mental Health - Catholic Teaching on Mental Health | Justice and Peace Office Bible verses of comfort for persons living with mental illness; http://www.catholicsocialjustice.org/uploads/1/3/0/4/13041697/bible_verses_of_comfort_for_persons_living_with_mental_illness.pdf |
Click Here to view Bible verses of comfort for persons living with mental illness
Click Here to view Spiritual Exercises for Persons with Mental Illness
Prayers from the Catholic Health Association that you may find comforting during this time.
Click Here for Stations of the Cross with Reflections on Mental Illness
Click Here for Stations of the Cross with Reflections on Mental Illness