MFLI believes that life is a mixture of opportunity, challenge, and,
at times, disappointment, pain, and loss. When the stress of life is excessive or prolonged, personal effectiveness, peace-of-mind, identity, and relationships can suffer. MFLI believes that all human beings have the same physical and psychological needs, which enable them to identify easily with each other across universal, ecological, national, regional, and racioethnic cultures. Therefore, MFLI believes that these human needs in times of crisis, emergency, or distress should be met with professional assistance that is timely, relevant, understandable, and useful.