On September 25, coinciding with its 4th Annual Disaster Preparedness Summit for NYC Religious Leaders, NYDIS released its "Manual for New York City Religious Leaders: Mental Health and Spiritual Care for Disaster Response and Recovery."

This 152-page Manual, a compilation of 19 chapters by 16 different disaster mental health and
spiritual care experts, was edited by the Reverend Stephen Harding, Director of Pastoral Care at NYU Medical Center and FDNY Chaplain.

The Manual offers an overview of the lifecycle of disasters, discusses the role of religious leaders in houses of worship throughout these phases, and provides information to guide NYC religious leaders to skill sets, training resources and effective clinical and pastoral best practices. The chapters are organized into three sections: Preparation & Mitigation, Response & Recovery, and Reference & Resources. The Manual serves as a comprehensive resource tool to enable New York City religious leaders to best serve their congregations and the public as they respond to and recover from disasters.

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The Seminary's Chaplaincy Program was recognized in the following news articles:

• The Boston Globe: A Study in comfort: More Muslims hear the call to chaplaincy as a way to share their faith yet minister to all, March 7, 2007
  http://www.boston.com/yourlife/articles/2007/03/07/a_study_in_comfort/?page=
• Christian Science Monitor: New role of Muslim Chaplains, January 18, 2005
  http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0118/p14s02-legn.html
• Pew Forum Publication:  Muslim Chaplains a New Priority for Colleges by Holly Lebowitz Rossi of the Religion News Service, May 16, 2002   http://pewforum.org/news/display.php?NewsID=1203 
• The Dolphin: NAVY expands representation for growing faith, September 9, 2004
  http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12823246&BRD=1659&PAG=461&dep
• The New York Times: At a Hartford Seminary, a Military Matter, October 12, 2003 by Tim Townsend of the New York Times - CT weekly desk
• The Hartford Courant: Muslim Chaplain Building Bridges At Trinity, January 23, 2005
• The Hartford Courant: Wesleyan's Jews, Muslims Have A Sharing Experience
  "The issue definitely divided the students," said Imam Abdullah Antepli, Wesleyan's first Muslim chaplain (who is a student in the Chaplaincy Program at Hartford Seminary), who came to the school a year ago. ...

Links to news about Dr. Mattson:  

• LEADERSHIP Roles, Integrity High on ISNA Agenda Islam Online - UK 
  ... Speakers at the ISNA Convention included Dr. Heidi Hadsell, 
  president of the Hartford Seminary, Dr. Ingrid Mattson, vice president of ISNA, 
  and...
• DOES the Koran Condone Killing?  TIME - USA 
  ... it, "a woman or a child, or a hermit, a farmer plowing his field, 
  [or] a person who is not carrying a weapon against you." Says Ingrid Mattson, 
  vice president ... 
• Pictures of abuse symbolic to Muslims Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
  "As soon as Ingrid Mattson saw the photo of the smiling American woman soldier pointing at the genitals of a hooded, naked Iraqi prisoner, she knew it would ..."
• http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=25115 
• September 13, 2002 Kim Lawton's interview with Ingrid MattsonCNN
• interview with Professor Mattson Oct. 18, 2001
• Beliefnet article by Ingrid Mattson 
• Dignity and Patient Care: An Islamic Perspective in Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine
• Muslim convert takes on leadership role Christian Science Monitor biography of Dr. Mattson By Jane Lampman
• Reporting on Islam: Journalists Get a Lesson The American Observer, a publication of the School of Communication at American University

Making the hajab a part of the police uniform.  By Lorna Edwards   The Age
November 27, 2004
A call to serve all faiths: Our duty is to God and Air Force, chaplain says.  David Madrid The Arizona Republic Sept. 25, 2004 Chaplain: Religious Leader Champions Interfaith Events By Elizabeth Thomas The Daily Pennsylvanian October 6, 2004HONORABLE DISCHARGE GRANTED TO ARMY CHAPLAIN 
Nearly a year to the day after Army Capt. James Yee was arrested for suspected espionage on charges that were eventually discredited and dropped, he has learned he will be granted an honorable discharge.... ARMY CHAPLAINS TRAIN FOR COMBAT  Oakland Tribune - Oakland,CA,USA
... "Your flock is here! Let us pray to the Lord!" calls out Chaplain Maj. Ira Houck, instructing his chaplain trainees to begin their so-called shotgun services.... BRITISH military to get first Muslim chaplain: report SpaceDaily - USA 
Britain's army forces are to get their first-ever Muslim chaplain, a defense ministry source was quoted in the Sunday Times.... NAVY expands representation for growing faith New London Dolphin New London,CT 9/2/04  "... Mubarak has been in the Navy now for 16 years, the past four of which he has spent at Hartford (Conn.) Seminary, studying to be an Islamic cleric."

IMAM to give GOP convention invocation  Washington Times  August 30, 2004
The New York City Police Department's first Muslim chaplain will give the invocation at the Republican National Convention's Monday evening session...

Request for participation in Muslims, Culture, Health and Healing in Boston: an Emerging Project Lance D. Laird, Th.D.

Chaplain Extends Hand of Solace,Understanding. Indianapolis Star  June 5, 2004

Stopping at the desks, machines and even rooftops where Indianapolis residents work, chaplain Gary Williams knows the stresses many Americans face...

Prisoner's walk marks chaplain's appointment Birmingham Post May 21 2004

Chaplain helps dying prepare for last journey Ledger-Enquirer May 25, 2004
The Rev. Lonzie Symonette meets death at the elevator four days a week, and she prays for the strength to deal with it. The 56-year-old chaplain starts praying when she steps on the St. Francis Health Center elevator and presses the fourth-floor button.  http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/living/8669590.htm 

Boston.com: Breaking the religious barrier Date: May 10, 2004
"MAJOR SHAREDA Hosein of Quincy is waiting for word on her application to become the US Army's first female Muslim chaplain. She is reportedly in limbo, with two decision dates having passed and no word on when one will be made."

MUSLIM chaplain sees value in crucifixes National Catholic Reporter - USA
"Georgetown University’s Muslim chaplain has said that if the university were to ever remove crucifixes from its classrooms, as some students and even faculty ..." 'CHAPLAIN'S help saw me through' BBC News - London,England,UK 05/07/2004
"... Jackie, like many people, took the view that a visit from a hospital chaplain meant little more than a kind word of comfort with a Christian message. ..." 'A Today's Chaplain' Savannah Morning News - Savannah,GA,USA 05/01/2004
"You don't think of a chaplain as being approachable,' Myers said.'She's a contemporary chaplain. A today's chaplain.' Stephen Berend. ...'New Brand of Comfort'  Monroe Times - Monroe,WI,USA  05/01/2004
By Mary Jane Grenzow. "As part of the health care team at The Monroe Clinic, Chaplain Thomas Chopp has no particular agenda when he sees a patient...."   Imam hired as hospital chaplain: The first Muslim hospital chaplain in Wales starts offering support to patients and staff in Newport. "Spirituality at Work"

"Canadian Forces appoint first Muslim Chaplain"

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