UPCOMING OPEN EVENTS:
TBD
ONGOING EVENTS:
The Art Heals Project:
The Project aims to provide a space for creative activity, alongside companioning relationships and respectful engagement for Seattle residents living in circumstances of mental illness, homelessness, and other forms of isolation.
When: Every Tuesday from 3:00-5:30pm (except for the last Tuesday of each month) at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (15 Roy St. Seattle, WA).
Learn more about the development and impact of The Art Heals Project Here.
PAST EVENTS
2020
- January
1/11/20 Companionship Workshop, 9:00am at Vashon Presbyterian Church
2019
October
- 10/5/19 Companionship Workshop, 9:30am at Holy Family Parish Social Hall
- 10/26/19 Companionship Workshop, 10:00am at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
August
- 8/2/19 Companionship and Trauma Informed Care Training at Recovery Cafe
February
- 2/2/19 Companionship Training, 10:30am at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
- 2/16/19 Companionship Training, 9:00am at Trinity Lutheran Church, Everett
2018
April
- 4/14/18 Companionship Training, 9:00am at St. Lukes Lutheran Church
March
- 3/17/18 Companionship Training, 9:00am at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
2017
November
- 11/4/17 Companionship Training, 9:00am at Our Lady of the Lake Church
August
- 8/11/17 Service of Healing and Renewal, 7pm at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church
2016 and earlier
September
- Recovery Month; Resourced by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); includes national publicity and widespread state and local efforts and events. http://www.recoverymonth.gov
- 9/5-11 National Suicide Prevention Week
- 9/10 World Suicide Prevention Day
- 9/10/16 Suicide Awareness and Companionship Training
- 9/17/16 Mental Health 101 and Companionship Training, 10-2:30pm, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
October
- 10/2-8 Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW), (also known as Mental Health Awareness Week) was established in 1990 by the U.S. Congress in recognition of efforts by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to educate and increase awareness about mental illness. NAMI Faithnet, an outreach network of members and friends of NAMI, has designated Tuesday of MIAW as a national day of prayer. Resources can be found here: http://www.nami.org
- Companionship Training; The Sophia Way
March
- 3/5 Companionship Training, 10am-1pm, The Sophia Way, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Bellevue
April
- 4/15-16 The Inhabit Conference, The Seattle School
May
- 5/14 Companionship Training, 10am – 1pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Queen Anne
June
- 6/1 Companionship Training, 6:30pm – 9:00pm, Seattle Mennonite Church, Lake City
- 6/22 Gathering of Faith and Community based initiatives for national survey on Homelessness, 2pm – 4pm, Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill
July Sabbath — No MHC Events
- SAMHSA Technical Assistance Regional Meeting for Community Based Organizations, Sheraton, Seattle
- 7/17 Preaching at Trinity Episcopal Church, First Hill; 8:00 and 10:30 services, and 12:30 Forum
Fall/Winter 2015 SEPTEMBER
- 9/8-11 National Suicide Prevention Week
- 9/10 World Suicide Prevention Day
- 9/16 One by One, Political Will Conference; Interfaith Taskforce on Homelessness
- 9/20 Community Forum on Homelessness, Immanuel Community Services
- United Way Companionship Program initiated
OCTOBER
- 10/3 Weaving Our Strengths Conference, Church Council of Greater Seattle
- 10/4-10 Mental Illness Awareness Week
- 10/10 Mental Health First Aid
NOVEMBER
- 11/7 Companionship Training, University Temple Church, 9am-12pm
- 11/14 Companion Training, Plymouth Church, 9am-12pm