Written by Harold H. Wilke
“We have a history of keeping people ‘out of sight, out of mind.’”
“Ever more people are becoming alienated, and ever more of them are coming out into the open.”
“They are part of our society, not apart from it. More sharply than ever before, the idea of “mainstreaming” — […]
Rita Fiero, Editor
Disaster Preparedness and Disability” pamphlet contains many links for specific disabilities.
A beginning guide for developing a church disaster plan jointly with persons of varying disabilities. This resource contains many links for specific disabilities. For example, that for service dogs reads:
Service Animals
First Aid for Animals and “Are Persons With Disabilities Prepared For Disasters?” by […]
Written by Virginia Kreyer
Story of the clergy woman with a disability who set the United Church of Christ Disabilities Ministries into motion in 1977.
Self-published. Contact UCC DM office in Cleveland, 216-736-3838
Written by persons with disabilities - UCC DM
Order from UC Resources at 800-537-3394
By Project Religious Outreach of the Alliance for the Mentally III of Ohio 979 South High Street Columbus OH 43206 (614) 444-2646.
This is a book of writings and drawings by persons with mental illness and family members of persons with mental illness.
Sample titles of written pieces are
“Hope,” by the mother of a […]
Written by Rosalynn Carter & Susan Golant Times Books.
This book is useful for clergy, families, social workers, doctors, and consumers. It covers descriptions of different mental illnesses and gives step-by-step suggestions on what to do after a diagnosis: seeking the best treatment, evaluating health care providers, managing the workplace, financial and legal matters, and more. […]
Written by Richard Dayringer, Byron Eicher, Myron C. Madden, & John J. O’Hearne Haworth Pastoral Press 10 Alice Street Binghamton NY 13904.
The book offers definitions of depression, characterizations of effective interventions, and a discussion of the counselor’s role. Authors include two hospital chaplains, two clinical psychologists, and three physicians. It presents strategies clergy can […]
Written by Shirley H. Strobel, NAMI P.O. Box 753, Waldorf MD 20604.
This is a curriculum designed to sensitize adults in church congregations to people with severe
mental illness. Can be used as 12 one-hour lessons or six two-hour lessons. Teaching sessions are designed to build on Biblical-based theological reflection. The publication includes material on being […]
By American Psychiatric Association, Division of Public Affairs American Psychiatric Press 1400 K Street NW, Suite 1101 Washington DC 20005 (800) 368-5777.
This guide on mental illness was reviewed by clergy and physicians throughout the country. Four sections of useful information follow an introduction and a fact sheet about mental illness.
“Ideas for Ministry” has […]
Church and Society, Vol. 81
Social Justice and Peacemaking Unit Presbyterian Church (USA) 100 Witherspoon Street Louisville KY 40202
Among articles in this journal are
“Witnessing: Diary of Depression,” by a Presbyterian minister who spent several months as a patient in a psychiatric hospital;
“When the Devil Deserts You,” by Ed Cooper, a person with […]