Carole Wills

Carole Wills is a retired church musician and volunteer for NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. She was a mental health advocate, educator, community organizer, and affiliate leader at the national, state and local levels. Her NAMI FaithNet work focused on equipping faith communities and faith leaders to welcome, support and include people living with serious mental health conditions.

Contributions From Carole Wills

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Anabaptist Disabilities Network

This organization provides various resources for those with disabilities and mental...

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Ministry with Persons with Mental Illness and Their Families

Designed for clergy and lay caregivers, this resource takes an interdisciplinary approach...

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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

The National Alliance on Mental Illness is a national nonprofit that advocates for...

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Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness

This resource balances medical information and scriptural insights to help congregations...

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Pathways to Promise

An interfaith resource center promoting a caring ministry for people with mental illness...

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Jesus Wept: When Faith & Depression Meet

This book uses real-life stories and biblical principles to shed light on the harmful...

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Wounded Warrior, Wounded Home: Hope and Healing for Families Living with PTSD and TBI

Written by the wife of a wounded Navy Seal veteran, this resource weaves the author's...

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Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices that Can...

This book explores neuroscience and faith from the perspective of a Christian psychiatrist....

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Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church's Mission

This book provides congregational leaders with a challenge to take seriously Jesus'...

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Souls in the Hands of a Tender God: Stories of the Search for Home and Healing on the Streets

Based off the authors' experience as street chaplains in Seattle, this resource challenges...

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Fresh Hope: Living Well in Spite of a Mental Health Diagnosis

This workbook details a support group model for those diagnosed with bipolar disorder,...

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Risking Connection in Faith Communities: A Training Curriculum for Faith Leaders Supporting...

This training curriculum looks at the spiritual and psychological effects of trauma to help...

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Being Well When We're Ill: Wholeness and Hope in Spite of Infirmity

This book provides support for those who are suffering from illness. Author Marva Dawn...

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Interfaith Network on Mental Illness

This organization helps congregations develop awareness and skills for supporting...

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Mental Health Grace Alliance

This organization offers congregations resources and training for hosting mental health...

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Mental Health Ministries

This organization offers training and resources to help congregations support...

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Mental Health: A Guide for Faith Leaders

This web resource offers a professional yet succinct overview of mental health issues,...

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Ascent121

This organization addresses domestic human trafficking through clinical services, aftercare,...

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Is Your Congregation a Clergy Killer? How Church-goers Matter to the Mental Health of Pastors

This web resource includes a study of 1,500 ministers in the Duke Clergy Health Initiative...

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Bipolar Faith: A Black Woman's Journey with Depression & Faith

This memoir offers a powerful narrative exploring faith, mental health, and resilience. By...

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Faith.Hope.Life. Initiative

This web resource helps congregations become involved in suicide prevention. A project of...

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GriefShare

This organization helps congregations provide support groups for people who are grieving....

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Healthy Minds

This series of 30-minute videos provides stimulating and relevant topics related to mental...

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A New State of Mind - Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness

This hour-long documentary details the stories of everyday people while breaking through...

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Mental Health & The Church

This web resource offers congregations a framework and resources to support mental...

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Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps

This book provides spiritual and practical encouragement for leaders navigating burnout,...

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Fifteen Steps Out of Darkness: The Way of the Cross for People on the Journey of Mental Illness

This book helps congregations better understand mental illness from the Christian...

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Increasing Wholeness: Jewish Wisdom and Guided Meditations to Strengthen and Calm Body, Heart,...

This book combines Jewish tradition, contemporary sciences and world spiritual writings...

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

This organization offers congregations resources and grants for ministries that support...

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988 Lifeline

This organization helps congregations guide people to immediate support for a mental health...

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Spirituality, Neuroplasticity and Personal Growth

This web resource, by Christian psychiatrist and author Curt Thompson, provides a YouTube...