35 Years of Interfaith Ministry - Chaplaincy Support
Stephen M. Apatow
Founder, CEO, Humanitarian Resource Institute: H-II OPSEC Expeditionary Operations, Director: Global Special Operations Network, War Crimes Committee, International Bar Association, Certified Sailing Rescue Swimmer.
29 October 2024
30 July 2023
A study from the Center for Analytics, Research and Data, affiliated with the United Church of Christ, painted an even starker picture. That study, published in April 2021, estimated that in the decade ending in 2020, 3,850 to 7,700 houses of worship closed per year in the United States, or 75 to 150 congregations per week. It also projected those numbers will double or triple in the wake of the pandemic. -- Study: More churches closing than opening: Religion News Service, 26 May 2021.
29 June 2023
Military, Law Enforcement, First Responder Support
If you need someone to talk to, or listen, contact me. As a Licensed, ordained ministry chaplain, I always emphasize the importance of Clergy Privilege:
"Clergy privilege, also known as the priest privilege or clergy-penitent privilege, pertains to communications between members of the clergy and their congregants or penitents. It recognizes the confidential nature of these communications and typically prevents clergy members from being compelled to disclose information communicated to them in confidence in legal settings, such as courts of law." -- What Is Clergy Privilege?: Legal Match.
Rule 501. Privilege in General: Notes of Committee on the Judiciary, House Report No. 93–650 (Pub. L. 93–595, §1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1933; Apr. 26, 2011, eff. Dec. 1, 2011.)
Note: I am convinced solution oriented national security discussions must progress from bottom up, because local law enforcement is our first and last line of defense.
This was the most shocking revelation when I was studying Level III coursework for Human Intelligence for Law Enforcement, Human Intelligence for Special Operations Personnel and WMD & The Intelligence Function through S2 Institute in 2013.
Interagency cooperation must support the local law enforcement and first responder level. -- Stephen M. Apatow, HRI:FEMA National City/County Emergency Management Support Network, HRI: H-II OPSEC Expeditionary Operations.
29 June 2024
The Next Level of Interfaith Ministry
30 Years Interfaith Ministry (Christianity, Buddhism, Baha'i, Confucianism, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Atheism, Agnostic):
On 7 April 2022, prior to a podcast interview with Col. Doug Hurst, CEO, Third Order Effects, I was also ordained as a licensed ministry chaplain, by a global ministry group that included Pastor Henry Reyenga, President, of Christian Leaders Institute and Brian DeCook, JD, Chairman of the Board of Christian Leaders Institute. This marked an important step in my interfaith studies and initiatives that support of Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF).
Reaching Every Household, through Multiple Communication Pathways
My name is Chaplain Rev. Stephen M. Apatow, President and Founder of the nonprofit organization Humanitarian Resource Institute (HRI), and Director of the HRI:FEMA National City/County Emergency Management Support Network.
Since 1994, the work of HRI has prioritized unmet needs analysis, in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program in every city/county area of the United States. Our mission is to bridge unmet needs to untapped resources, advocacy and mediation support for challenges that include mental health, housing, food, transportation, utilities, and personal safety, employment, education, child care, and financial strain.
We are striving to engage all local churches, interfaith community, community organizations, clergy associations, Mayor's office, American Legion, VFW, Police, Fire and EMS, to reach every household level through multiple electronic and media pathways.
Suicide and Crisis Information Support
49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. -- US suicides hit an all-time high last year: ABC News, 10 August 2023.
The number of suicides across the active-duty military increased from 75 in the first quarter of 2022 to 94 in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Defense Suicide Prevention Office. -- Military suicide stats released, Army saw highest increase of deaths: Military Times, 3 July 2023. To date we have an estimated 300,000 veterans suicides, 44/day, since 911.
After adjustments for delayed reporting, the predicted number of drug overdose deaths showed an increase of 0.5% from the 12 months ending in December 2021 to the 12 months ending in December 2022, from 109,179 to 109,680. -- Provisional Data Shows U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Top 100,000 in 2022: CDC, 18 May 2023.
As we continue this initiative, there are a number of resources we would like to make accessible to every home and resident:
1.) 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline | SAMHSA
988 as the new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 988 is a comprehensive resource, with counselors that can answer questions, provide guidance and resources for individuals at risk for suicide, as well as those experiencing other mental health and substance use related emergencies. This includes families and individuals that represent a support system for those seeking assistance.? Specialized services are available for veterans, LGBTQ+ individuals, and other groups.
2.) How to Help Military and Veteran Families, Before, During and After Deployment
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Did you know?
Military personnel and their families are rooted in the heart of communities across America. Research from the National Military Family Association shows 70 percent of military families live in civilian communities—not on military installations. Every day, these men and women answer the call to serve our country and support whatever mission they are assigned. Military families can face intense challenges under normal circumstances. According to the Family Resiliency Training? for Military Families by FOCUS (Families OverComing Under Stress?), additional stressors come along with separation, such as concerns for the safety of a deployed loved one and the well-being of those left behind.
When service members return from deployment, the challenges don’t end. Families may encounter mixed feelings, and these emotions can make reunions both joyful and trying. Whether service members are single, living alone or with parents, married, with or without children, they rely on support networks to help ease the anxieties involved. Assistance from extended family, friends and neighbors is critical and can have a lasting impact on service members and those closest to them.
Building the Foundation
When I was 18, I wrote a book entitled Tapping The Power of God. The person I asked to proof read the book, told me that this was the type of book one would write after a lifetime of accomplishments, not at the beginning of the journey
Pioneer of specialized biomechanics training, for Olympic development programs and professional sports, reaches out to youth across America.
In 1990, as an athlete and coach of dance, sports and Olympic development programs, who just finished the largest touch outreach (Cycle Across America for Substance Abuse Prevention) ever coordinated by the National Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information and Office for Substance Abuse Prevention, Media and Public Relations Specialist John Milton Wesley told me "you might not see the impact of your work for weeks, months, years, or decades."
Then in 1993, Oxfam expanded humanitarian operations to address poverty in America. With the support of the U.S. House Select Committee on Hunger, the Run Across America for Hunger, Homelessness, Poverty and Community Service was coordinated and focused on the unmet needs of frontline service programs in 133 cities from Washington, DC to San Francisco, California.
Stephen M. Apatow, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Officer, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Certified Rescue Swimmer is CEO, Humanitarian Resource Institute: H-II OPSEC Expeditionary Operations, Anti-Terrorism Officer: Director, Global Special Operations Network, Member of the War Crimes Committee, International Bar Association, and an Ordained Licensed Ministry Chaplain.
Contact:
Stephen M. Apatow
Founder, Director of Research & Development
Humanitarian Resource Institute (UN:NGO:DESA)
Humanitarian?University Consortium Graduate Studies
Center for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine & Law
Phone: 203-668-0282
Email: [email protected]
Internet: www.humanitarian.net
InfraGard: FBI ID?10076335
Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Constituent:
U.S. Department of State.
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Founder, CEO, Humanitarian Resource Institute: H-II OPSEC Expeditionary Operations, Director: Global Special Operations Network, War Crimes Committee, International Bar Association, Certified Sailing Rescue Swimmer.
1 年United Way Oxfam America National Coalition for the Homeless Catholic Charities USA United Church of Christ ADRA International Second Harvest National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster -- Operation Love Your Neighbor -- The focus is household level contact and needs analysis to help families connect to resources to support their unmet needs, as well as help municipalities (state and federal agencies) with strategic planning and development. Currently directing two national campaigns, targeting the household level: -- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline | SAMHSA -- Reaching Every Home In America: HRI: H-II OPSEC. Url: https://bit.ly/3uo1PLZ -- 2023: H-II iHeartRadio - Supporting Frontline Programs -- Unmet Needs Analysis - Every U.S. City/County Area: HRI: H-II OPSEC. https://bit.ly/33sn1pX