INMI History of Programs and Locations

October 2007 First Interfaith program, Sharing the Promise of Hope and Healing, Susan Gregg-Schroeder. 

May 20, 2008 Depression over the Life Cycle, Amy Robertson.

September 8, 2008 Spiritual Approaches to Mental Illness (Panel) 

October 11-13, 2008 Companioning, Mental Illness, Homeless. Weekend with Craig Rennebohm.

January 22, 2009 Surviving Troubling Times—Hope, Social Support and Resources (Panel) 

May 27, 2009 Mental Illness as a Spiritual Journey, Susan Gregg-Schroeder.

August 15, 2009 The Soloist, Movie.

October 10-12, 2009 Faith, Mental Illness, and the Journey to Wholeness, Nancy Kehoe.

January 14, 2010 Minds on the Edge, PBS special.

February 20, 2010 Lars and the Real Girl, Movie.

April/May 2010 Mental Health Resources for Faith Communities, binder collated by members of the INMI Board of Directors. 

May 22-24, 2010 Resilience and Hope for those who suffer: Resources for Living a Full Life, with Carrie Doehring.

June 20, 2010 Canvas, Movie, 

October 7, 2010 In Our Own Voice, NAMI program.

November 18, 2010 Temple Grandin, Movie.

February 2011 INMI Approved status as a non-profit, 501c3.

April 2011 Mary and Max, Movie.

May 11-14, 2011 Compassion and Acceptance: Spirituality in Recovery from Mental Illness with Jana Drakka. 

October 6, 2011  How to help your child live well in a stressful world, (Panel) 

April 25-28, 2012  Journey to Wholeness from anorexia to addiction, bipolar disorder and recovery with Marya Hornbacher. 

October 13, 2012. Helping Faith Communities Respond to Mental Illness. (Panel)   

April 13, 2013 The Criminalization of Mental Illness with Pete Earley

Oct. 11, 2013 How I Learned to Talk with Diana Hoguet

May 29-31,2014  Yes, Men do get Depressed! with Jarrod Hindman, Terry Real and SafeTalk.  

October 23, 2014  Expanding Your Toolkit on Mental Health with Abraham Nussbaum

May 12, 2015 Perturbed and Passionate Parents Speak Out: Cracks in the Mental Health System and How to Fix Themwith Joanne Kelly, Anne Weiher, Sue Brightman and Don Mares. 

October 22, 2015  Hidden Gifts in Caregiving: Supporting Mental Health and Wellness with Megan Carnarius

April 28, 2016  Broken: A Story of Addiction and Redemption with William Moyers

May 7, 2017 Let’s Not Keep Quiet: Mental Illness in our Community — Finding Hope and Recovery with “Courageous Speakers,” Community of Hope: Mental Health Assessment, Let’s Talk CO, and World Café.  

November 2 and 3, 2017  Suicide Prevention, Intervention, Postvention: How Faith Communities, Community Groups, and You Can Help with Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe.

May 16-18, 2018  Sacred Matters: Integrating Spirituality into Mental Health Care and Mental Health Care into Faith Communities with Dr. Ken Pargament 

February 21-22, 2018  Moral Injury-Moral Stress: Searching for Meaning Admist Suffering with Dr. Carrie Doehring

May 15, 2019  Life After Suicide: On the Journey with Pain, Loss, Resilience and Faith with Rabbi Fred Greene, Rev. Jane Anne Ferguson, Eugenie Morton, Alan Johnson.

August 8, 2019 Impacted by Addiction: Loss and Recovery with Jennifer Braly, Dr. Karen Rice, Dr. Marsha Wiggins.

November 21-22, 2019 Holding Your Center in Anxious Times with Dr. Jerry Ruhl and Roland Evans.

May 15, 2021, Spiritual Practice and Suicide Prevention: The Roles of Faith Communities in Prevention, Intervention and Crisis Response with Speaker Sally Spencer-Thomas and Panelists Brandon J. Johnson, Dr. Farha Abbasi, Rev. Talitha Arnold, and Rabbi Daniel A. Roberts.

October 14, 2021, When We’re Triggered with David Richo, PhD

May 1, 2022, Breaking the Silence About Mental Illness with Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund

October 9, 2022, Breaking the Silence: Youth Mental Health, Recorded Introduction by Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund. Panelists Jenna Clinchard, Ben Knighten, Emma King, Vanessa Langer. Breakout Sessions with Chris Castaneda, Gabby Vanausdale, Maddi Stephan, Anna Kim, Ben Knighten, Rev. Amelia Richardson Dress, and Pastor Stephanie Shumaker.

March 5, 2023, Creating Caring Communities: Responding to Mental Illness, Presentation by Rabbi Sandra Cohen followed by Interfaith Panel including Rev. Lydia Ferrante Roseberry, Dr. Jed Shapiro, and Anne Weiher, PhD.

October 28, 2023, What’s Up With Mental Health in Our Community? Ask the Therapists, Moderator: Rev. Martie McMane, Panelists: Dr. Karen Rice, Marc Esenwein LCSW, Liz George PhD, LPC.

The programs have been held at the following locations:

Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, Columbine Unity, First Congregational Church (Boulder), Fairview High School, Mental Health Partners, Community United Church of Christ, Shambala Center, Har HaShem Synagogue, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Flatirons Community Church, the CU Law School, Wesley Chapel (CU), Atonement Lutheran Church, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Lafayette, Central Presbyterian Church (Longmont), Westview Presbyterian Church (Longmont), First Presbyterian Church (Boulder), Mental Health Partners, Naropa University, Longmont United Church of Christ, Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Boulder Adventist Church, Boulder Main Library.