Mental Health Ministry / Ministerio de Salud Mental
- What is a Catholic Mental Health Ministry?
- A Catholic mental health ministry provides vital spiritual accompaniment and pastoral care for people experiencing mental health challenges and mental illness, as well as those who care for them.
- A Catholic mental health ministry helps overcome the stigma and discrimination that people living with a mental illness encounter in the Church and in human society.
- A Catholic mental health ministry recognizes the value of professional mental health care and the importance of collaboration with healthcare organizations and professionals.
- Read more about the mission of the International Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers
- Read a reflection on the theology of Catholic Mental Health Ministry by Bishop John Dolan of Phoenix, Arizona and Chaplain of the International Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers