Newmarket Community Church becomes designated as a Mental Health Friendly Workplace
NEWMARKET — The Newmarket Community Church was recently designated as a safe, judgement-free House of Worship Mental HealthFriendly Work “Place” by the Dover Mental Health Alliance (DMHA).
NCC is a progressive, inclusive and affirming, multi-denominational Christian community church in the heart of Newmarket, N.H. www.newmarketchurch.org. The NCC is also a Recovery Friendly Workplace, making it the first dually designated House of Worship Recovery Friendly and Mental Health Friendly Workplace in New Hampshire.
Pastor Patty Marsden of the NCC was thrilled to learn that there were resources for community members to learn more about mental health challenges and become trained to help someone who may be experiencing a mental health challenge or mental health crisis.
Pastor Patty states: “As we strive to be an inclusive community resource for all people to find wholeness body, mind, and soul with the help of God; being a “Place” is an important step along this journey.”
Suzanne Weete of the DMHA states, “The Newmarket Community Church is the first House of Worship in the state of New Hampshire to have their staff and congregation members take the time to learn more about mental health challenges and how any person can help someone else who may be experiencing emotional distress. It makes perfect sense for NCC and other faith-based organizations to become a “Place” since people turn to them to find solace and solutions to the challenges of life. The trainings that the folks at NCC took increased their ability to find additional resources and be a resource for community members in need.”
The DMHA Mental Health-Friendly “Place” designation is available to any business, organization, house of worship or institution that strives to support their employees, colleagues, customers and community members’ mental health. The DMHA’s vision is to create a culture that understands, embraces and addresses the complexities of mental health. The mission is to build a resilient community that is educated, responsive and conscious of the impact of mental illness.
For more information about Dover Mental Health Alliance events and upcoming trainings, visit www.dovermentalhealthalliance.org or email Suzanne Weete at suzanneweete@communitypartnersnh.org.