Resources & Toolkits

Pastoral Response to Persons with Mental Illness

Learn about what parishes can do to support people with mental illness, suicide prevention, mental illness and addiction, the "four legs of recovery," and the work of NCPD's Council on Mental Illness.

Mental Illness: A Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of California

"Those living with a mental illness should never bear these burdens alone, nor should their families who struggle heroically to assist their loved ones.  We Christians must encounter them, accompany them, comfort them and help bear their burdens in solidarity with them – offering our understanding, prayers, and tangible and ongoing assistance." - Hope and Healing: A Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of California on Caring for those who Suffer from Mental Illness Addressed to All Catholics and People of Goodwill

Presume Competence: Mental Illness

NCPD has created a series of educational infographics and encourages dioceses and parishes to download and share them.

For the Prevention of Suicide: The Pope Video

For the prevention of suicide – The Pope Video – November 2025 In The Pope Video for November, the Holy Father asks us to pray for those who are struggling with thoughts of suicide. He remincs us that all of us are vulnerable and that Christian communities must be welcoming, open to listening, and full of hope.

Did you know? Mental Illness #1

NCPD has created a series of educational infographics and encourages dioceses and parishes to download and share them.