
ENGAGE, LEARN & NETWORK CONFERENCE
On October 27, 2017, Pathways to Promise hosted a one day conference titled “Engage, Learn & Network. This one-day conference was for persons in faith/spiritual communities. On this day participants learned
about various topics to increase their mental health literacy, promote recovery and reduce stigma surrounding the topic of mental illness. Speakers shared their expertise on how to create companionship teams; care for the mental and spiritual needs of older adults; the significance of trauma and how to support individuals; how faith communities’ can increase their capacities to help those who are suicidal; and understand the importance that faith and culture plays in correlation to persons mental health and wellness.
Below will find the resources shared at this conference by the presenters.
Jim Zahniser & Kae Eaton
Kavitha Laskshmanan
Psycho-Spiritual Needs of Aging Adults With References
Kerri Gallen
Michelle Synder
Jermine D. Alberty & Deborah Burris
Bridging Faith, Culture, and Mental Health
Conference Flyer


On September 28, 2016, Pathways to Promise and the Interfaith Mental Health Coalition hosted a one day conference titled “Celebrating Hope, Promoting Mental Wellness and Resiliency. The conference presented various ways that faith communities and people engaged in mental health recovery can work together to educate their communities about mental illness and equip them to develop supportive, caring responses.
People from diverse faith traditions who have experienced the journey toward recovery shared their stories, and presenters from a variety of faith communities and mental health services programs described ways they have developed the types of relationships and community practices that facilitate recovery and resiliency.
Below will find the resources shared at this conference by the presenters.
Angela Adkins
AJ French
Cindy Holtrop
Nanette Larson
David Litts
Barbar Linek
Kathy McNair
Rita Rippentrop
- 2016 Before, During After – MH Call
- Fundamental Components of Recovery
- Pathways Companionship Comments Handout
- Person First Language handout.revised.07-25-11
- MH Resource page Mental Health Awareness Week resources
- CLUSTER PNTI Organizing a Neighborhood Cluster Craig Rennebohm 2014
Robert Skrocki
Helpful Hints for Planning a Training Event
Jim Zahniser
- Companionship Ministry
- Congregation Tracking Form
- Organizing a MH Team
- Ten steps presented 5-27-09 (Alan Johnson)
- Contact List Resource
- MH Needs Assessment – Congregations
- MH awareness dates
- Resource Notebook Outline
Miscellaneous Documents
- Faith-mental health-guide
- Faith-mental health-quick-reference
- Interfaith Network on Mental Illness–Resource List
- Interfaith Resource Sheet
- Presbyterian Church USA Mental Health Resources
- United Church of Christ Mental Health Network-Resource List
- UU Mental Health Resources
Please email us info@pathways2promise.org if you have any questions or would like to be placed on our mailing list for future conferences.