***Its Alzhemier's Month! Visit www.alz.org for more information and remember
                                                  Alzhemiers is just one form of Dementia!    
            ***Its also Epilepsy Month! Visit https://www.epilepsyadvocate.com/magazines


***The first week in October is Mental Illness Awareness Week from October 7th to 13th!                                                                Visit :  http://www.mentalhealthministries.net/spotlights/index.html 
 
***The  National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding is Tuesday, October 9
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                                                  World Mental Health Day is October 10th, 2018!

                                        National Depression Screening Day! – Thursday, October 11

                   October is Disabilities Awareness Month & Disability Employment Awareness Month!
                               Down Syndrome Awareness Month! Spina Bifida Awareness Month!
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                                                    ***Get your Mental Health Ministry Toolkit at :
                                 http://www.pathways2promise.org/mental-health-ministry-tool-kit/

                           Special Edition : Post-Hurricane Florence ! Hurricane Micheal!
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***We have a Disaster Distress Helpline in North Carolina from the NCDHHS : https://www.ncdhhs.gov
                                                               1-800-985-5990 and its open 24/7 !
                           ***Please also share! There are Crises Counselors working 24/7 to provide 
                                       Mental and Emotional Health support during this time of crises. 

                 ***The National Disaster Distress Helpline : 1-800-985-5990 or Text "Talk With Us" to 66746

                                                            ***National Recovery Month!
                                                                      Visit : www.recoverymonth.gov

                           ***National Suicide Prevention Life-Line is 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
                                                         www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

  ***The National Weekend of Prayer for Faith, Hope and Life is September 7th to 9th, 2018!!
          Please Visit: http://actionallianceforsuicideprevention.org/national-day-prayer-faith-hope-life

                                   ***American Foundation for Suicide at : http://www.afsp.org/

                               ***Jamaica Mental Health Advocacy Network : ​twitter.com/jamhan_ja 

​                                      ***Celebrate Recovery!! : www.celebraterecovery.com
                                                    " A Christ-Centered Recovery Program."
                        ***To purchase supplies to start a program at your Church visit :   
                                       https://store.pastors.com/pages/celebrate-recovery
                                       https://store.pastors.com/collections/mental-health

                        ***Recovery Innovations !! ***Please visit : https://riinternational.com/
                                             https://riinternational.com/consulting/training/                                                                                             https://riinternational.com/recovery/wellness-cities

                         ***Mental Health Screening :Visit Mental Health America (MHA) at:
​                                     www.mentalhealthamerica.net/mental-health-screening

***Depression and Mental Health Screening : http://helpyourselfhelpothers.org

***National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) : https://ncadd.org       

***Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) : http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

***Al Anon Teen : http://www.al-anon-alateen.org

***American Society Addiction Medicine (ASAM) : www.asam.org
 
***National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) : http://www.nida.nih.gov
      
***Mental Health Ministries, Inc.:  Visit:     http://mentalhealthministries.net/
      http://mentalhealthministries.net/models_of_ministry/caring_congregations_model.html
                                 
***Get your toolkit to fight Opioid Addictions at : https://www.hhs.gov/opioid-practical-toolkit

***National Alliance for the Mentally Ill : www.nami.org/stigmafree
                                       1-800-950-NAMI  or email : info@nami.org

***Addiction Policy Forum :  www.addictionpolicy.org

***SAMHSA : www.samhsa.gov  1-800-662-HELP (4357)    TTY : 1-800-487-4889

***Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator: https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov

***Disaster Distress Helpline : 1-800-985-5990 or Text "Talk With Us" to 66746

***CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America ) : www.cadca.org

***NAATPN : www.naatpn.org Get your toolkit for No Menthol Sunday to help others
      quit smoking! No Menthol Sunday was May 27th, 2018!  

***Also call 1-800-QUIT NOW for personal counseling to help you quit smoking                                   ***Learn How To Become : A Resource about careers in mental health !
                     Visit :             http://www.learnhowtobecome.org

                                     Wellness Resources for your Mind, Body and Spirit!

                      Church Health Reader :  http://chreader.org/model-healthy-living/

                                      The Daniel Plan : www.thedanielplan.com  
                       
                                              Food Safety : www.foodsafety.gov 

                  Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine :  www.pcrm.org 

                    Holistic Living Network :   www.holisticlivingnetwork.weebly.com