MENTAL HEALTH IN FAITH COMMUNITIES
This annual initiative aims to bring local mental health resources and members of local faith communities together for a day of learning, asking questions, and networking. Places of worships and faith leaders tend to be first responders to needs that arise in the community. Currently, about 1 in 4 adults live wtih a mental health condition (CDC). We want to equip faith groups with knowledge about signs and symptoms of a mental health condition or crisis and the appropriate resources in the community. Check out the video from 2024’s Mental Health in Faith Communities!
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Maria and Kadriana presented NAMI Ending the Silence at the 2025 NEPA Youth-Led Leadership Conference by Youth Infusion. They had the opportunity to share mental health information and their recovery stories to NEPA students!
Carlos with the Monroe County DA’s Office Law Enforcement Treatment Initiative, spreading awareness and fighting stigma, at the Stroudsburg St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2025.
Roots Living Ministry partnered with the Christ Episcopal Church Food Pantry to collect and prep grocery boxes for the annual Thanksgiving drive. Dozens of volunteers, over a span of weeks, worked together to bless over 300 families!
Carlos and Kadriana shared about NAMI and their story with Law Enforcement at Monroe County’s Crisis Intervention Team training. Today, the Carbon-Monroe-Pike Mental Health and Developmental Services agency has expanded CIT training in Pike and Carbon county, and NAMI still participates!
We joined Monroe County’s Fight Fentanyl initiative. Carlos shared his story as a person in recovery and current Certified Recovery Specialist to be shared on social media and billboards in Carbon, Monroe, and Pike counties. We also participated in community outreach events.
A recovery fair, collaborated by various organizations, at the Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church
The Roots team joined We Have A Choice Recovery House to network and share resources at a statewide DDAP recovery fair in Harrisburg.
U.S. Penitentiary Canaan in Waymart, PA invited NAMI to share mental health resources with correctional officers and individuals incarcerated.
We set up resources and connected with local faith groups, organizations, and law enforcement at the Faith, Blue, & You event.
Run, run, run! In our continued support of the NAMI mission, the Roots team signed up to participate at NAMI NEPA’s yearly Hawley Spring Run.
Homelessness outreach with Project X and various faith and outreach groups!
The Roots teams joins fundraising efforts for food pantry services at the Pocono Raceway Nascar event!
We presented Roots Living Ministry and NAMI resources at the Marywood University STARS community fair in Scranton, PA.