A.W.A.R.E - U Have My WORD

Are We AWARE of Religious & spiritual Experiences in mental health crisis?

We started A.W.A.R.E at the Rutgers University Medical School Conference in 2023 to raise attention to the spiritual & religious element in mental health care.

We moved forward by establishing a monthly NJ AWARE Coalition for Religious, Spiritual & Mental Health Leaders who are on mission to positively impact the 988-crisis line in a way that includes clergy.

We invited experts & collaborators to our NJ Coalition to bridge across the USA.

We got invited to present a 3-part series with First Responder Health.

We issued a proposal to the State of New Jersey to include the religious & spiritual part of mental health crisis calls in 988 training.

We continue to collaborate with folks across the USA & around the world to raise AWAREness on the spiritual & religious aspect of mental health.

We reach forward to collaborate with Cops, Clergy & Community in NJ and Faith & Blue across the USA. Faith & Blue – Building Bridges to More Inclusive Communities (faithandblue.org)

Reverend Ronald Sparks leads a prayer over our officers.

Pilgrim Baptist Church, Red Bank, NJ. Oct. 10, 2024.

Contact the co-leaders to get involved with A.W.A.R.E NJ bridging across the USA and around the globe.

Carlito Cabelin ccabelin@gmail.com

Joshua Roberts InspiredMindMentalHealth@gmail.com

Dr. Calvin Chatlos jchatlos@avatarresidentialdetox.com

Tawanda Mutsigwa tamutsigwa@yahoo.co.uk

Janet Werner janetwerner@uhavemyword.com