Compasíon Connexion Ministry (Mental Health Ministry)

This ministry offers support in both English and Spanish for those who suffer from or are touched by mental health challenges and illness in our parish. We provide hope, healing, support and compassion through prayer, accompaniment, and human connection. We do not take on the role of health professional but rather as lay ministers serving fellow parishioners experiencing mental health challenges, providing referrals, and parish-wide education on mental health

For more information contact Dn. Amante and Christina Pulido

Email: hnmcompasion@gmail.com

When a Loved One Dies By Suicide

We invite you to explore the film series, based on the book, When A Loved One Dies by Suicide: Comfort, Hope, and Healing for Grieving Catholics.


In this resource, you will hear from fellow Catholics—both clergy/religious and laity—as they share about their loved ones, their journey with grief, and the comfort and hope they have found in faith, community, and the Church.

(catholicmhm.org)

NAMI Pomona Valley Services

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.  We are NAMI Pomona Valley (NAMIPV), a proud affiliate of NAMI and a nonprofit California corporation serving the Pomona Valley and surrounding communities since 2003.


Visit https://namipv.org/for more details. 

Suicide Prevention and Awareness

If you recognize someone struggling, you can support them. Talk to them, pray with them, ask them if they’ve thought about suicide, and suggest they reach out for professional help. There is hope and healing in Christ, who loves each of us beyond measure. And we can be His hands and feet to our brothers and sisters with mental illness.

If you or someone you know is facing suicidal thoughts,

Additional Information:

Click to Pray

The mission of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network is to pray and act upon the challenges of humanity and the mission of the Church identified by the Pope in his monthly prayer intentions.

Click To Pray is a digital community of prayer where you can share the intentions of the Holy Father and pray together with others. The community builds bridges between generations, where we all pray as one.

The Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers

The Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers (CMHM) is a Lay Association of the Christian Faithful whose members are called to be a healing presence in the lives of people with mental illness. Members of the CMHM see Christ in those who live with a mental illness.

Members practice a ministry of service and presence; like the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37), they do not look the other way or walk past those living with a mental illness but instead pour the oil and wine of the Gospel into their lives. Members walk with people living with a mental illness to help them find the pastoral support and services that they need.

We are inspired by Saint Pope John Paul II who wrote: “Christ took all human suffering on himself; even mental illness . . . whoever suffers from mental illness "always" bears God's image and likeness in himself, as does every human being. In addition, he "always" has the inalienable right not only to be considered as an image of God and therefore as a person, but also to be treated as such.”

More Mental Health Resources

Los Angeles Department of Mental Health: 

  • For 24/7 assistance, call 1-800-854-7771

  • For online support, visit the Department of Mental Health website

  • CLUE Spiritual Care Hotline for laity seeking spiritual, and emotional support during COVID: 213-477-7468

Bilingual/Bicultural Mental Health Care: UCLA’s Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence has partnered with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health to meet the mental health needs of bilingual and bicultural Latino/individuals. Call (310) 206-9326 or email basictconsults@mednet.ucla.edu.

TeenLine offers a teen-to-teen hotline where youth can talk about their struggles with someone who ‘gets it’, a trained teen volunteer. The hotline is supervised by mental health professionals who provide support to teen volunteers. It provides a safe, nonjudgmental space for youth to reach out anonymously to talk about their stress, learn ways to cope, identify their support network, and get helpful resources.

Youth can contact the hotline any night of the week from 6-10 PM PST at (800) 852-8336 or text TEEN to 839863 (6-9 PM PST).

Contact & Prayer Requests

If you'd like to submit a request for prayer, a prayer for someone else, or to contact us, please feel free to do so in the form below. If you'd like to remain anonymous, you may submit without your name or email. Otherwise, please leave you name and/or email and specify in your message how is best to contact you