National Catholic Partnership on Disability

Mental Illness Awareness Week: October 4 - 10, 2009
Day of Prayer: October 6, 2009

The NCPD Council on Mental Illness, an outreach program of the National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD), is encouraging Catholic observance of the annual Mental Illness Awareness Week and the National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding which is held in October. This national effort is designed to promote pastoral sensitivity to, and inclusion of, individuals and their family members who are affected by mental illness. It is an opportunity for dioceses and parishes to raise awareness about this important issue, to educate Catholics about mental illness, and to help reduce the unfortunate stigma often associated with mental illness.

History of the event: Click here.

Sample bulletin article: Click here 

Article by Tom Lambert, "An Inclusive Church is Like a Stain Glass Window" .
See this article in the West Texas Catholic newspaper. Click here.

Valuable resources available through the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, click here.