The Faith & Mental Health Forum: Building Your Knowledge Base brings together subject matter experts to speak about mental health issues and share local services, resources and training available to faith and community leaders.

The lineup for the Forum includes:

• Dr. Vanessa Kelley, Chief of Mental Health & Recovery Services providing an overview of mental health issues and how they can be identified.

• Commander Nate Wilson providing a summary of the OC Sheriff’s Department’s Behavioral Health Bureau that assists the homeless population and those with mental health needs through a robust program that includes proactive engagement, case management, and resource distribution through a collaboration with the Orange County Health Care Agency.

• Marshall Moncrief highlighting the robust, community-based strategy of Be Well OC to provide coordinated mental health services through public, private, academic, and faith partnerships.

• Kay Warren discussing the Hope for Mental Health Ministry established at Saddleback Church and share the steps for how worship centers can create a faith-initiated mental health strategy that can be built over time, adapted and implemented.

• Rabbi Andrew Paley from Temple Shalom in Dallas will be talking about his experience at the Colleyville synagogue hostage incident. He provided support to law enforcement and the family members of the hostages as a Police Chaplain
• A breakout session for participants to discuss takeaways and next steps in providing a faith-based approach to mental health.

More than 20 resource tables will also be set up at the event for participants to learn more about local mental health services and training available.

PARKING

The Christ Cathedral campus is large and other activities will be taking place at the same time as the Faith & Mental Health Forum. Attendees of the Forum will need to park in Lots P5 and P7 only. Access the lots off of Lewis Avenue.