1Voice is a grass roots organization that advocates. raises awareness. educates. networks and collaborates with the community to better support a recovery community while fighting the stigma of addiction and building positive supports.
Address: 225 Conwell Street, Aurora, Indiana 47001
Country: United States of America
Consumers of Mental Health WA (CoMHWA) is seeking applications from Aboriginal people with a lived experience of mental health or Social and Emotional Wellbeing issues to become a member of our new Aboriginal Lived Experience Advisory Group. CoMHWA recognises that a consumer-led organisation is essential to achieving a strong, assertive, independent voice for social changes that reflect the needs and priorities of Aboriginal people and others, with mental health or Social and Emotional Wellbeing issues. The advisory group which is called the Aboriginal Lived Experience Advisory Group (ALEAG) will provide CoMHWA with crucial information and advice from its members own unique lived experiences. CoMHWA will from time to time, request advice on how to engage with Aboriginal people and communities. Yours and other ALEAG members’ lived experiences and what you have learned from that experience, will be utilized to assist CoMHWA meet Aboriginal consumer needs across WA.
Country: Australia
The ACT Mental Health Consumer Network is a consumer-led peak organisation representing the interests of mental health consumers in the ACT in policy and decision-making forums. The ACT Mental Health Consumer Network is an organisation that is run by consumers for consumers that aims to bring about a higher standard of health care in the mental health sector through representation. They do this through lobbying and active involvement in new developments in the mental health sector. The Aims of the organisation are to:
The Co-Facilitation Training is training to provide an opportunity for participants to use their expertise of lived experience as co-facilitators in the Network’s training programs. The workshop consists of 4 training modules, as well as the opportunity for the workshop participants to put into practice the skills learned during the training by having a go in facilitating a range of activities.
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Australia
Contact Person / Email
actmhcn@actmhcn.org.au
The My Rights, My Decisions program supports consumers to express their views and preferences about their mental health treatment, care and support. Based on the Mental Health Act 2015 (ACT), the program helps consumers to be empowered and express themselves while they have decision-making capacity, so that their views are taken into account by their treating team if they have reduced decision-making capacity in the future. A My Rights, My Decisions Form Kit has been developed in consultation with:
Address
Griffin Centre Level 2, Room 11 20 Genge Street Canberra City, ACT 2601
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Australia
Contact Person / Email
actmhcn@actmhcn.org.au
Self-Advocacy and Consumer Representation Training (SCR) is a course that supports consumers to identify how effective they can be as a self-advocate and be a voice for other consumers. SRC has been designed with consumers, for consumers and is presented in two parts to discover, reflect and respond to issues of stigma and consumer participation in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) of Australia
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Griffin Centre Level 2, Room 11 20 Genge Street Canberra City, ACT 2601
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Australia
Contact Person / Email
actmhcn@actmhcn.org.au
The Consumer Representative Program (CRP) is the foundation activity of the The ACT Mental Health Consumer Network. The CRP is a volunteer program in which consumer representatives can use their understanding of these systems, their own lived experience and the lived experience of others to inform their approach in advocating for change.
Address
Griffin Centre Level 2, Room 11 20 Genge Street Canberra City, ACT 2601
Country
Australia
Contact Person / Email
actmhcn@actmhcn.org.au
Understanding the NDIS is a workshop will provides participants with the knowledge and ability about how a person with psychosocial disability can access/transition to the NDIS. By the end of this two-day workshop, the participants will:
Address
Griffin Centre Level 2, Room 11 20 Genge Street Canberra City, ACT 2601
Country
Australia
Contact Person / Email
actmhcn@actmhcn.org.au
Address: Griffin Centre Level 2, Room 11 20 Genge Street Canberra City, ACT
Country: Australia
Postal Address: PO BOX 469 Civic Square ACT
Email: actmhcn@actmhcn.org.au
Activate Mental Health is a dynamic mental health initiative that promotes the importance of community & social connection for positive mental health & wellbeing. Established in 2016 as the Perth Active Depression Support Group, the group has grown and continues to assist its members in improving their mental health through dynamic social activities.
Country: Australia
Advocacy Unlimited is the #1 provider of holistic peer led recovery resources in Connecticut. As a peer run organization, they use our direct lived experience as people in recovery to approach our work. Their programs are defined as peer delivered recovery resources and support folks as they navigate their individual path of mental health, addiction, and trauma recovery. Services are organized into four primary groups including Peer Delivered Education, Peer Support, Holistic Wellness, and Young Adult Services.
Address: 2075 Silas Deane Highway Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Country: United States of America
Email: info@advocacyunlimited.org
The Alabama Warm Line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide Alabama callers with a listening, empathetic ear. Our Warm Line Specialists are Certified Peer Specialists (CPS) who utilize their personal experiences living through various mental health challenges, homelessness, suicidal ideations, feeling overwhelmed, substance abuse, loneliness, etc. to SUPPORT callers. When you need someone to listen without judgement or criticism, we are available!
Country: United States of America
The Peer2Peer Warm Line has been in operation since the opening of the Peer Support and Wellness Center of Decatur in 2008. It provides Georgians the opportunity to receive peer support over the phone 24 hours a day. A Certified Peer Specialist is a person with lived experience recovering from behavioral health concerns, who has received special training to be able to listen with empathy, and who can provide assistance and resources to others.?
Country: United States of America
The BC Hearing Voices Network is a peer-led network connecting Hearing Voices support groups – and the people and organizations that host them – in BC. The first Hearing Voices support groups came to BC in 2012, first to the North Shore and later to Vancouver. The BC Hearing Voices Network held our inaugural meeting on November 21, 2013, attended by representatives from these groups. Now, the BC Hearing Voices Network acts as a supportive umbrella organization for groups hosted by a range of organizations throughout the Lower Mainland and provides information and resources to the public. We aim to provide a forum for:
The BC Hearing Voices Network can be contacted by email at info@bchvn.ca or using our contact form. Please allow several days for a response, as emails are not always monitored.
Country: Canada
Email: admin@bchvn.ca
Being (Mental Health & Wellbeing Consumer Advisory Group) is the independent, state-wide peak organisation for people with a lived experience of mental illness. They work with consumers to influence legislation and policy where it affects the lives of mental health consumers. Being represents consumers by engaging in consumer consultation and participation in forums across NSW including in regional areas. They have a collaborative and responsive policy advocacy work is central to BEING’s work including writing submissions and providing input and advice to government and other organisations working in the sector. BEING also undertakes generalised advocacy including developing position statements and conducting issued-based campaigns and provides advice and expertise through participation and representation on numerous committees and expert reference groups. Being aims to
BEING is governed by a Board of Trustees, who set the organisation’s strategic vision and monitors the progress of strategic goals.Trustees are elected for a term of three years, with vacant positions being elected by our membership at our AGM. At least 75% of our Board must have a lived/living experience of mental health issues. All positions on the Board are voluntary and unpaid.
BEING Supported – Mental Health Peer Support Line is a warm line service staffed by trained and experienced Peer Support Specialists all with their own lived experience of mental health issues. If you are feeling isolated, lonely, depressed and/or anxious or simply want someone to talk to, we are here to listen with empathy and without judgement. From the moment you call our BEING Supported warmline, you will be greeted by one of our friendly Peer Support Specialists who will provide support, information or referrals in an empathic and non-judgemental way.
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Australia
Being regularly visits towns across the NSW to hear about the experiences of people who use mental health services. This information is used to inform the government about what needs to be done to provide better support and services for people with mental illness in NSW. The consultations are run quite informally, and provide mental health consumers with an opportunity to have their say about the mental health system – what they do and don’t like about the system, and what they think needs to change to ensure that all consumers experience equality in accessing services. Occasionally we will also host consultations which focus on specific issues, which will then influence BEING’s advocacy work.
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Australia
BEING works with consumers to speak at events and to educate others about consumer issues and experiences. Being support consumers to speak in a variety of places including NSW Parliament, GP training workshops, a national conference on the NDIS and a forum held by the NSW Ministry of Health of restraint and restrictive practices.
The Annual Consumer Workers Forum is an annual event that brings together the NSW’ Consumer Workers. The Forum is held in November each year to support the professional development of the NSW Consumer Workforce.
Mental Health Month is a number of events and opportunities as part of the Mental Health Month Celebrations. Mental Health Month is held in October each year in NSW.
Recovery in Art is an exhibition hosted annually by BEING that aims to engage the community, and promote the skills and abilities of artists with a lived experience of mental illness. The exhibition is a celebration of both the artistic expression of mental health consumers, as well as the positive role art has played in many people’s mental health recovery.
The Recovery Oriented Service Self-Assessment Toolkit (ROSSAT) is a recovery oriented service provision quality improvement resource for mental health services. It has been designed to assist organisations and workers to:
The Lived Experience Ideas Exchange is a new BEING event is an event that brings together consumer advocates, policy makers and service providers in the mental health sector to network, share information on new initiatives, and discuss opportunities for collaboration. The day included a mix of presentations and workshops, covering a diversity of initiatives, many of which were consumer-driven and led.
The Recovery Conference is an annual state-wide event run by BEING. It is an opportunity for people with lived experience of mental illness to share skills and learn from consumer advocates and to create change in their community.
The Your Experience of Service (YES) questionnaire is replacing MH-CoPES as the data collection method for consumer feedback in New South Wales public health services. This questionnaire is designed to gather information from consumers about their experience of mental health services.
Contact Person / Email
INFORMH@health.nsw.gov.au
Address: 108 Cathedral St, Woolloomooloo, 2011.
Country: Australia
Email: info@being.org.au
CAMHPRO is a non-profit incorporated consumer-run statewide organization consisting of member entities. CAMHPRO’s aims to transform communities and the mental health system throughout California to empower, support, and ensure the rights of consumers, eliminate stigma, and advance self-determination for all those affected by mental health issues by championing the work of consumers and consumer-run organizations. CAMHPRO promotes the work and mission of peer run organizations devoted to advocacy and empowerment for mental health consumers. Through championing the work of consumer run programs, CAMHPRO will promote on local, regional, and statewide levels. The leadership of CAMHPRO consists of internationally recognized experts in:
The specific purpose of CAMHPRO is to promote the work and mission of peer-run organizations devoted to advocacy and empowerment for mental health consumers. Through championing the work of consumer-run programs, CAMHPRO will work on local, regional, and statewide levels to promote the involvement of consumers at all levels of planning, policy, and programming for mental health and related systems; and advocacy efforts: to eliminate stigma and discrimination and promote social inclusion; and to protect the rights of people with mental health issues, with special focus on self determination and choice
“CAMHPRO’s ABC’s of Advocacy” is a series of three webinars on the basics and details of how you can participate in the California community program planning process in a meaningful and effective manner. These three webinars are interactive through polling, questions and answers, and prompt you to take the next steps.
The Community Planning Process is to help consumers be stronger advocates and stakeholders in front of lawmakers, local, regional, or state entities, and for personal growth as a consumer. The audience for these community meetings are stakeholders, especially transition aged youth clients, older adult clients and clients of multicultural diversity, but absolutely open to other participants in Community Planning Processes.
The Finding Your Voice workshops are designed for small, informal roundtable discussions for consumers. It’s a place to learn what’s going on in your community as well as sharing your voice.
CAMHPRO has changed the format of this monthly webinar to highlight California and Other Model Peer Specialist Services beginning with one of our favorite counties: Riverside County. They will invite other counties/agencies or states to present on their peer specialist service practices to demonstrate what is working and what is possible for the State of California. We will also provide policy updates, progress and funding as they happen regarding national and state peer specialist standardization or certification.
CAMHPRO and California stakeholders look forward to working with both Senators, co authors Hertzberg and Pan, and the bill’s sponsor, the Steinberg Institute, to bring long awaited peer certification to California.
Peer Specialist Core Competency Training (PSCCT) is a program for eight (8) counties and community based agencies in six (6) superior region counties through an OSHPD Public Mental/Behavioral Health Workforce Retention contract. Stay tuned.
Address: 2000 Embarcadero Cove Suite 400 Box 80 Oakland, CA 94606
Country: United States of America
Email: sallyzinman@gmail.com
The California Peer Support Association (CPSA) is a professional and educational organization dedicated to the advancement, promotion and enhancement of peer support and peer support programs for law enforcement, fire and allied emergency service personnel. Their goals are to:
The California Peer Support Association has no employees and is operated by volunteers. We are a registered 501 (c)(3) organization (EIN 33-0952454). Donations made to the organization are tax deductible.
California Peer Support Association provides various training opportunities form mental health consumers. Some of their training topics include:
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United States of America
Address: 1559 B Sloat Blvd. #465, San Francisco, CA 94132
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Email: info@californiapeersupport.org)
Clubhouse Texas is dedicated to providing resources that empower Texas communities to develop low-cost, community-driven mental health programs called Clubhouses. We do this through collaboration with state and national mental health organizations, advocacy and mentorship.
Country: United States of America
Email: clubhousetexas@formcommunities.org
Colorado Crisis and support Line are open 24/7 unless otherwise noted. Walk in and get in-person, confidential crisis support, information and referrals right when you need it most.
Country: United States of America
The Colorado Mental Wellness Network are a state-wide, grassroots, 100% peer-run organization that seeks to provide opportunities for individuals to improve the quality of their lives, give back to their communities, and change public perceptions of behavioral health. We do this by providing whole-person wellness education to those who are building a lifestyle of recovery. In order to spread this message further, we also advocate for person-centered care in traditional and non-traditional healthcare settings. They help those who are living in recovery and wish to give back to their communities by training them to become Peer Support Professionals and Peer Support Supervisors. In fact, we were the first ever peer-run behavioral health organization to provide Peer Support Professional training courses.
Address: 2390 S. Downing St, Suite C Denver, CO 80210
Country: United States of America
Email: info@cmwn.org
The Community Advisory Council (Council) is established under Section 10 of the Mental Health Commission Act 2012. The Council is appointed by the Minister for Mental Health on the recommendations of the Commission.
The Council reflects the diversity of NSW and supports the Commission to understand the issues that affect the mental health and wellbeing of people in NSW.
Country: Australia
At Consumer Advocate Network (CAN), they champion self-advocacy and equip our consumers with the tools they need to navigate the healthcare system effectively. At CAN, they embody these principles every day through:
Address: 1029 Vermont Ave NW Suite 810 Washington DC 20005
Country: United States of America
The Consumer Advisory Committee consists of eight community members from across our region. Our members represent diverse community and consumer perspectives of lived experience with health conditions and/or the use of health services. The committee provides guidance on strategies related to consumer and community involvement in health research translation to improve healthcare and health outcomes in rural and regional NSW.
Country: Australia
Email: hnelhd-nswregionalhealthpartners@health.nsw.gov.au
The Te T?h? Hauora consumer advisory group te k?hui mahi ng?tahi was established to carry out the following functions.
Country: New Zealand
The Consumer Council System of Maine represents fellow consumers with an effective, organized voice in shaping public policy and mental health services.
Address: 219 Capital Street, Suite 7 Augusta, ME 04330
Country: United States of America
Email: info@maineccsm.org
Consumer-runs organizations are defined as organizations in which consumers make up the majority of the staff and the board of the organization. These consumer-run organizations encompass the entire state or large parts of states. These organizations can be contacted for consumer support groups or programs in their respective states. NEC works to keep this list up to date. If you know of a statewide consumer organization that should be added to this list, please send it to NEC. For a listing of local and national consumer-driven programs (or to add your program to this listing), see: www.cdsdirectory.org
Country: United States of America
CoMHWA is Western Australia’s mental health consumers’ association and has continued to grow and develop through our dedicated team of Board, staff and volunteers. They do this by:
The ASPIRE Project is led by Consumers of Mental Health WA (CoMHWA), in partnership with 360 Health and Community (360), and in collaboration with a network of employers in the disability and health sectors. The ASPIRE Project is an innovative partnership program between people with psychosocial disability and employers to:
Individuals will be supported through access to a new skills-based training pathway for Peer Work in disability settings, work-based placements and coaching in employment goals. Employers will be supported with workplace readiness and inclusion through the development of a Peer Workforce Readiness Toolkit, access to skilled disability Peer Work student placements and support to provide students with safe, meaningful work placement experiences that are of value and benefit to employers.
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Australia
Contact Person / Email
admin@comhwa.org.au
CoMHWA is a systemic advocacy organisation that advances the rights and interests of people with lived experience. Our work includes member-based consultations and campaigns, and advocating for consumer rights and interests to politicians, government and services. We also work with and assist lived experience groups and leaders at a local and regional level to help bring about change.
The Individualised Support for Community Living (ICL) Program was established by the Mental Health Commission of WA to assist people to live independently in the community and experience recovery through individual support packages. As with the NDIS, funded packages of support stay with the individual across providers. CoMHWA provides a dedicated peer support worker, independent from providers, to assist in choosing provides. Support can include; explaining rights and options, building self-advocacy confidence, and supporting participants through the transition process, such as meeting with outgoing, potential and new providers.
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Australia
Life Launchpad is designed to support people with psychosocial disabilities, including those not eligible for the NDIS, to build the knowledge, skills, confidence and capacity to set and achieve goals, build and manage support networks, and increase confidence in self-advocacy. Life Launchpad will:
The WA Mental Health Commission has identified a need for almost 400% growth in access to peer supports for navigation, community participation and self-advocacy support. Life Launchpad addresses a major shortage in capacity building programs in WA and is designed to maximise reach across demographic and geographic diversity. The project aims to support individuals with psychosocial disability, including individuals who are from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, identify as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, have co-occurring intellectual/developmental disabilities, are in institutional settings and/or live in rural and remote areas.
If you would like further information about this project please contact our Peer Facilitators, Carissa Wright or Jenni Crowther on or admin@comhwa.org.au
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Australia
Contact Person / Email
admin@comhwa.org.au
Peer support is support provided between one or more people who have similar or shared experiences, and who recognise each other as peers. These similar or shared experiences provide conditions for mutuality, trust, equality, respect and understanding. This can be offered professionally (Peer Support Work), or informally (such as through friendships and support groups). Mental health peer support can bring a range of benefits, such as friendship, empowerment, acceptance, stigma reduction and shared learning and insights for recovery. Mental health peer support workers and programs can also bring about significant improvements in service cultures, towards more recovery-centred and trauma informed approaches.
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Australia
The Peers4Wellbeing project aims to keep people with mental health issues out of hospital and be supported more by their community.
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Australia
Contact Person / Email
rpapais@comhwa.org.au
Providing Support at a Distance is a pilot webinar program being trialled by CoMHWA through the COVID-19 pandemic. The weekly discussions and webinars will provide training and peer to peer learning aimed at adapting and expanding existing skills while working with individuals and families in these changing times.
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Australia
Contact Person / Email
admin@comhwa.org.au
Address: 12/275 Belmont Ave, Cloverdale WA 6105
Country: Australia
Postal Address: 12/275 Belmont Avenue, Cloverdale WA 6105
Email: admin@comhwa.org.au
CONTACT Altoona is a telephone helpline who responds to the needs of callers by active, reflective listening and offers referrals. Call our free Help Line at (814) 946-9050, 7am-11pm every day, and talk with one of our volunteers.
Country: United States of America
Contact Helpline (211) provides free, anonymous, confidential listening services at 800-932-4616. They are also the PA 211 provider for South Central Pennsylvania (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntington, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, and York) providing community resources, information, and referrals to residents who are in need.
Country: United States of America
Focus On Recovery-United, Inc. (FOR-U) is an Independent Peer Operated/Peer Support Non-Profit Organization staffed entirely by paid and volunteer consumers who have been trained as facilitators of Mary Ellen Copeland’s Wellness Recovery Action Plan™ (WRAP). We are funded by the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to promote positive change in the lives of Connecticut residents who experience (or who have experienced) psychiatric (and/or addiction) symptoms.
Country: United States of America
Fresh Start Consumer Network of Florida is a consumer representative organization led by individuals who share a commitment to making a difference in mental health recovery throughout the State of Florida. Consumer Network Meetings are currently held the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month. Fresh Start Recovery Network of Florida are also an Approved Education Provider for the Florida Certification Board to provide CEU's for Certified Recovery Peer Specialists (CRPS).
Address: 18441 NW 2nd Avenue, Suite 106 & 108 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169
Country: United States of America
Email: ConsumerNetworkMiami@gmail.com
Georgia Certified Peer Specialist Project provides information about certification training, ongoing support and continuing education provided to consumer peer workers in Georgia. Includes a job description and Code of Ethics for peer workers. The Georgia Certified Peer Specialist Project to identify, train, certify and provide ongoing support and education to consumers of mental health services, to provide peer support as part of the Georgia mental health service system and to promote self-determination, personal responsibility and empowerment inherent in self-directed recovery.
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Address: 1990 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 100 Tucker, Georgia 30084
Country: United States of America
The Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network is a grassroots nonprofit organization has been led and run by mental health peers (people in mental health recovery). GMHCN has evolved into a statewide organization of over 100 employees engaged in advocacy, education, training, and peer support services for the people of Georgia. GMHCN is recognized as a national leader in the peer support movement.
All Recovery meetings provide a place where all pathways to recovery are welcome, including members of twelve-step groups, faith-based groups, and people in medication-assisted recovery, but we only have one purpose, and that is supporting each other on our recovery journeys. Meeting schedule for Y'All Recovery meetings at Georgia's Peer Support, Wellness, and Respite Centers:
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Benjamin Druss is Professor and Rosalynn Carter Chair in mental health in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. As one of only a handful of psychiatrists in the country based in a school of public health, Dr. Druss is working to integrate mental health, physical health, and public health. His research has focused on understanding and improving access, quality, and outcomes of care for populations with serious mental illnesses and medical comorbidity. This work has included epidemiological studies; intervention trials; and health policy and public health research. Dr. Druss serves on the Editorial Boards of JAMA Psychiatry and the American Journal of Psychiatry, and was a member of the NIMH National Advisory Mental Health Council from 2014-19. In 2018, he was awarded the American Public Health Association's Carl Taube Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Field of Mental Health. The Statement and Evidence Base below were provided to GMHCN in response to proposed State of Georgia behavioral health budget cuts.
“But for the Grace of God: Milledgeville!” written by Dr. Peter G. Cranford, is a remarkable work of nonfiction, simply by its existence as a work of nonfiction. A chronicle of the history of Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia, it illustrates one of the darkest chapters in the history of Georgia, and in doing so describes conditions and behaviors that are as shameful as they are seemingly unbelievable. But as anyone who grew up as a child in Georgia for generations can attest, the threat of being sent to Milledgeville sent shivers down the spine of anyone who had ever visited there, and who could attest to the reality of the depravity displayed there.Ć¢ā¬ā¹
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Double Trouble in Recovery is a 12-step fellowship of people who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from their particular substance use and behavioral health challenges. DTR is designed to meet the needs of the dually diagnosed, and is for those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. They address the problems and benefits associated with psychiatric medication, and we recognize that for many, having addiction and mental health challenges represents Double Trouble in Recovery.Ć¢ā¬ā¹
In our fellowship, we band together for common good and recovery. With open-minded understanding of each other, and with honesty, we share our problems and our challenges, and celebrate our accomplishments. The humility we show will never mask or cover the courage it takes to admit who and what we are. Together, we find the hope and strength that lead to serenity, and lives of purpose and meaning.Ć¢ā¬ā¹
The DTR meeting format is similar to other 12-step meetings. Meetings typically last an hour or an hour-and-a-half, and participation is entirely voluntary, though visitors and newcomers are given the opportunity to introduce themselves. The facilitators of DTR meetings organized by the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network are also dually diagnosed, have between 6 and 22 years in recovery, are encouraged to take care of their mental health and work on their own personal recovery.Ć¢ā¬ā¹ There are no dues or fees for DTR membership or participation. Meetings are held across Georgia and in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Please see the schedules below for the time and location nearest you. For additional information, please contact:
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
info@gmhcn.org.
Georgia-specific Forensic Peer Mentoring Training Program allows Georgia to expand the success in reducing recidivism. This three-year project is currently underway. In March 2019, GMHCN concluded a series of six listening sessions across the state, where we heard from Georgia's communities about what they need to improve the lives of our justice-involved citizens, including those who are returning to their communities from correctional facilities. One listening session was held in each of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities six regions. Based on what was learned on those sessions, a curriculum for a Forensic Peer Mentor Training is now being developed, and will be implemented over the course of 2019-2021.
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
fpmtp@gmhcn.org.
Since the opening of the Georgia Lunatic Asylum in 1842, some 25,000 patients were buried on the grounds of what is now called Central State Hospital. To maintain the patients’ confidentiality, their graves were marked with iron stakes bearing numbers instead of names. Over time, many markers were removed or covered by growth. In 1997, the Georgia Consumer Council adopted the Central State Hospital Cemetery Memorial Project as a tribute to those who faced behavioral health in a less enlightened time; as an effort to reduce stigma and increase community understanding about mental illness; and as a symbol of the progress the peer movement has made. As a result of its restoration efforts, new cemetery gates were installed, and a bronze angel was erected as a memorial. Buried beneath the angel are a time capsule of the hospital’s history, and a digital recording of the names of the dead.
The Council continues to meet twice each year, once in the spring, typically in Atlanta, to plan for the memorial service held when it meets again in the fall at the cemetery in Milledgeville. Peers, advocates, allies, family members, and the general public are invited to the memorial service each fall, and again to the placement of wreaths on the cemetery gates each December. Membership of the Georgia Consumer Council includes behavioral health peers from across the state of GeorgiaĆ¢ā¬ā¹Ć¢ā¬ā¹Ć¢ā¬ā¹.
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Georgia's Forensic Peer Mentoring Project provides support, linkage, and care coordination to promote the successful community reintegration of adults with behavioral health diagnoses returning to the community following incarceration. Forensic Peer Mentors have had personal lived experience with the criminal justice system. The Forensic Peer Mentor works with returning citizens/participants who are within 3-18 months of their release date/tentative parole month. They work together onsite within an assigned state correctional facility, or in a Georgia Day Reporting Center, as well as in the community after release. The Forensic Peer Mentor provides support, including linkage and assistance in developing transportation plans to community services to facilitate access to entitlements, community based behavioral health supports and other services.
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Georgia's Peer Mentoring Project provides mentoring, peer support, and community-resource linkage to promote the successful transition of adults with behavioral health diagnoses returning to communities of their choice following psychiatric in-patient hospitalization. Peer Mentors work in each of the five Georgia Regional Hospital catchment areas
Peer Mentors assist identified adults receiving psychiatric inpatient care with their transition back into community living. Initially, Peer Mentors meet their peers in a Georgia Regional Hospital inpatient setting or other venue, and then assist them as they re-enter various community settings. Peer Mentors may assist with resource linkage, discharge planning, and social connections. Peer mentors support the implementation, by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, of the United States Supreme Court Olmstead decision, mandating transition of consumers from psychiatric institutions into the community.
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The Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network is pleased to provide Mental Health First Aid Trainings at no cost to groups across the state. The training teaches risk factors and warning signs of behavioral health problems, information on depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis, and addiction disorders, a 5-step action plan to help someone developing a behavioral health problem or in crisis and where to turn for help — professional, peer, and self-help resources.
MHFA is an 8-hour training course designed to give members of the public key skills to support someone who is developing a behavioral health problem or experiencing a behavioral health crisis. The MHFA training is designed for participants who work with people who have behavioral health concerns, but who do not have any formal training in behavioral health. The training includes a 5-Step Action Plan that can be applied to all behavioral health challenges.
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
aisha@gmhcn.org
For National Recovery Month 2020, the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network will be celebrating the work we have been doing for almost 30 years to support people with mental health and substance use concerns to live lives of recovery and wellness. Ć¢ā¬ā¹
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Georgia's Peer Support, Wellness, and Respite Centers have moved our wellness activities online to support Georgians through the Coronavirus public health crisis.
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United States of America
Peer support activities provide activities at the Peer Support, Wellness, and Respite Centers. These activities include:
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The Georgia-specific Forensic Peer Mentoring Training Program allows Georgia to expand the success in reducing recidivism. This three-year project is currently underway. In March 2019, GMHCN concluded a series of six listening sessions across the state, where we heard from Georgia's communities about what they need to improve the lives of our justice-involved citizens, including those who are returning to their communities from correctional facilities. One listening session was held in each of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities six regions. Based on what was learned on those sessions, a curriculum for a Forensic Peer Mentor Training has been developed, and applications for the first Ready4Reentry cohort are now being accepted.
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
fpmtp@gmhcn.org
The Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network supports the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse in an ongoing, statewide effort to support communities in Georgia as they build collaborative relationships to support recovery from substance use. The Recovery Community Organization Development Project, funded by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, has been instrumental in providing skills, tools, and information to grassroots community leaders in Georgia who want to increase the impact of substance use recovery.
While providing technical assistance to communities interested in developing Recovery Community Organizations, we work to make certain that the voice of behavioral health recovery is heard, and that people and organizations recognize the deep ties between substance use recovery and mental health recovery. We know how important a holistic approach to wellness is for people to achieve and maintain long-term substance use recovery, and a Recovery Oriented System of Care that nurtures both substance use recovery and mental health recovery is also integral to the success of community recovery initiatives.
As part of this project, we help organize focused conversations about recovery, plan for and host local recovery symposiums and foster local collaborative relationships for continued development of communities that are recovery-focused. Key themes that are addressed through symposium activities include building peer leadership and peer culture, person-centered assessments & supports, continued supports based on treatment for chronic conditions and community engagement & inclusion of recovery partners who support people with staying well. The goals of the Recovery Symposiums are threefold to develop local resources and leadership in recovery oriented initiatives, to develop local “learning communities” as allies and partners in a continuing effort to create a system of care that is community based and to develop local awareness of the recovery movement and local behavioral health servicesĆ¢ā¬ā¹Ć¢ā¬ā¹.Ć¢ā¬ā¹
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ReVerb: The Voice of Recovery and Wellness is a podcast in which people stories of recovery and hope that reverberate with others. The objective of ReVerb is to allow individuals in recovery from behavioral health concerns to use their voices to share their lived experience. The goal of ReVerb is the reduction of stigma and the expansion of recovery. The purpose of ReVerb is to provide hope to individuals, families, and communities.
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The Georgia Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council is the federally mandated committee charged to review and comment on the State plan of allocation of federal block grant money. The GBHPAC is also authorized to review and comment on mental health services within the state; serve as advocate for chronically mentally ill individuals; seriously emotionally disturbed children and youth; and other individuals with mental illness or emotional problems.
The scope of this Council shall encompass, not less than once a year, the monitor, review, and evaluation of the State plan for mental health services; examination of the providers of state services toward provision of the best treatment available for most-in-need chronically mentally ill adults, seriously emotionally disturbed children and youth, and other individuals in Georgia with mental illness or emotional problems; and advocacy for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. The Council may utilize whatever information and assistance are available within the DBHDD to effect positive change following such examination and advocacy. We invite those interested in becoming a member of the Council and participating in its important work use the application form found as a link to this web page. The Council reviews the application and recommendations are made to the Commissioner of the DBHDD, who appoints Council members. The Georgia Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council meets six times a year.
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bhpac@gmhcn.org
The Georgia Certified Peer Specialist Project aims to identify, train, certify and provide ongoing support and education to consumers of mental health services, to provide peer support as part of the Georgia mental health service system and to promote self-determination, personal responsibility and empowerment inherent in self-directed recovery.
A CPS is a Certified Peer Specialist. A CPS is a person who has received special training to be able to use their lived experience of recovery from a mental health concern to support and assist others. Ć¢ā¬ā¹In Georgia there are multiple CPS credentials. The CPS credential offered by the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network is the CPS-Mental Health credential. If you are in recovery from substance use and do not identify as living with a mental health concern, please visit the website of the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse, who provide training for the CPS-Addictive Disease credential through their Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialist training program.
The CPS project offers 5 trainings each year. The training locations are throughout Georgia. Trainings have been offered in Atlanta, Augusta, Duluth, Macon, Savannah, and Warner Robins.The training is a 2 week training. Generally it is a total of 9 days (Monday through Friday of week one and Monday through Thursday of week two). Most days a series of classes meets from 8:30am to 4:30pm, with slight variations depending on the schedule. The training classes do not meet on the weekend. There are also optional evening activities during the training period. A detailed schedule is provided to those who are accepted into the program.
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The Georgia Peer Support Institute (GPSI) is a three-day immersion in peer support designed to teach the principles of recovery from behavioral health challenges, teach characteristics of peer-directed, peer-run, and recovery-oriented behavioral health services; and teach skills to take an active role in one’s own recovery, and the creation of a meaningful life. Throughout the Institute, participants share knowledge and experiences, while developing new relationships with peers and themselves. Each spring and fall, 30 behavioral health peers are selected to participate in GPSI. Peers are selected based primarily on their responses to a series of brief questions on the application, such as Why are you interested in attending the Institute? and What do you hope to gain from attending? Those selected are expected to plan and implement a project on some aspect of the training when they return to their community. All expenses for training materials, lodging, and meals will be covered, and travel expenses reimbursed (everyone is responsible for their own transportation to the Institute).Ć¢ā¬ā¹Ć¢ā¬ā¹
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The Peer Support, Wellness, and Respite Centers are peer-run alternatives to traditional mental health day programs and psychiatric hospitalization. Each of the four Peer Support, Wellness, and Respite Centers has respite rooms available to citizens of Georgia, available 24 hours a day, year-round. The three respite rooms at each center are free of charge and can be occupied by an individual overwhelmed by life challenges who feels they would benefit from 24/7 peer support, for up to seven nights, every 30 days. The Centres include:
Bartow County Peer Support, Wellness and Respite Center - 201 North Erwin Street Cartersville, GA 30120 - 770 276 2019 - jennifer@gmhcn.org
Colquitt County Peer Support, Wellness and Respite Center - 417 2nd Street SE Moultrie, GA 31768 - 229 873 9737 - kelly.gmhcn.org
Decatur Peer Support and Wellness Center - 444 Sycamore Drive Decatur, GA 30030 - 404 371 1414 - melissa@gmhcn.org
White County Peer Support, Wellness and Respite Center - 46 Knaus Drive Cleveland, GA 30528 - 706 865 3601 - mitch@gmhcn.org
Peers often use Respite to avoid psychiatric hospitalization. An individual must have a Proactive Interview on file before being eligible for Respite. They must also be at least 18 years of age, self-identify as a person who is a consumer of mental health services, have a house tour, and sign Participation Guidelines. Peers are welcome to participate in all activities, regardless of whether that are staying overnight. Activities vary by location--please call ahead to verify the schedule. All overnight participants are responsible for taking their own prescribed medications and keeping them in a locked box. The box and key are provided by the Respite Centers. The kitchen will be stocked for participants who are using the respite beds and they are free to prepare food for themselves at their convenience. Participants are also free to bring in their own food. There are no doctors, nurses, case-managers, or clinical staff associated with the Respite Centers, although each participant is free to utilize his or her established medical and community resources. Participants have a file consisting of their Proactive Interview, Contact information, and Participation Guidelines. Guests have access to their file upon request. Ć¢ā¬ā¹Ć¢ā¬ā¹
The Peer Support, Wellness, and Respite Centers welcome self-referrals. No independent confirmation of mental health challenges or diagnosis is required. All peer staff are Certified Peer Specialists. In addition, all peer staff have completed Intentional Peer Support Training with Shery Mead and Chris Hansen, Warmline Training with Sheila Silverman, CPR/First Aid Certification Training and general orientation with the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network. Probably the best training, however, is the lived experience we all share as mental health peers!
A Proactive Interview is an interactive dialogue between a Respite Center peer staff and a peer participant. It is used to determine the type of respite supports preferred by the participant. It is completed while a participant is feeling well. A participant can come to a Respite Center while they are feeling well and have a pro-active Interview with a peer staff. Once the interview is completed, they qualify for a respite bed if and when the need arises and a bed is available. Proactive Interviews are offered weekdays in White County by appointment only; in Bartow County between 9:00-11:00 am, and in Decatur, between 3:00-5:00 pm. All Respite Centers offer Proactive Interviews any time on the weekends during opening hours.Ć¢ā¬ā¹
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The Peer2Peer Warm Line provides Georgians the opportunity to receive peer support over the phone 24 hours a day. People who call the Peer2Peer Warm Line include people who live with chronic behavioral health conditions like depression or anxiety, who are experiencing life’s challenges (such as grief or unemployment), have limited mobility, but want to remain connected to others or who are recovering from trauma, and need support. To contact the Peer2Peer Warm Line call
The Peer2Peer Warm Line is a free service provided by the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network and is funded through a contract with Georgia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. Calls to the Peer2Peer Warm Line confidential in which Certified Peer Specialists listen, respond, and provide peer support. They will support you in moving towards the life you want, and help you identify resources to support you on your path. The Peer2Peer Warm Line helps with providing hope and encouragement, sharing their lived experience, understanding what it is like to experience mental health challenges and linkage to support for legal issues, social support services, housing assistance, and other barriers to wellness.
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The Pipeline newsletter is published four times annually. The voice of behavioral health recovery in Georgia since 2004, The Pipeline provides information for and about the recovery community in Georgia, as well as artwork, poetry and prose by peers in recovery. Published and edited by the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, and funded by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, The Pipeline is a vital source of information and connectivity for members of the behavioral health community with limited or no access to the internet. Over 4,700 copies of The Pipeline are mailed to subscribers each quarter. To be added to The Pipeline mailing list, just email us your mailing address.
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The RESPECT Institute of Georgia is a program that is designed to facilitate the sharing of our unique stories of behavioral health recovery to a broad range of audiences throughout Georgia’s communities. Georgia's Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities funds the RESPECT Institute, and has contracted with the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, Mental Health America of Georgia, and Slack Consulting to implement the program. There are 24 RESPECT Institute trainings and 420 speaking engagements provided at no cost to communities throughout the state each year.
A RESPECT Institute is a 3 1/2 day program designed to provide 10 Individuals the skills and coaching necessary to transform their behavioral health challenges, treatment, and recovery experiences into educational and inspirational presentations. The RESPECT Institute helps participants organize, construct, and customize their personal stories so they can be delivered in diverse venues, like legislative meetings, employee orientations, university classrooms, civic meetings, and continuing education programs. Following graduation, the Respect Institute of Georgia Outreach Team facilitates speaking engagements for the graduates to tell their stories.
The RESPECT Institute empowers consumers by acknowledging, honoring, and valuing their personal experiences and insights. Through this recognition and acceptance, Individuals reclaim their sense of self and join a community of Individuals educating their community and eliminating stigma. By learning to share their stories, RESPECT Institute of Georgia graduates are empowered. They give back to their communities by sharing hope with fellow citizens and families who face similar challenges. To date, the RESPECT Institute of Georgia team conducted over 125 RESPECT Institute of Georgia trainings statewide and graduated over 1,000 individuals who shared their stories to over 100,000 Georgians.
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The Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network sees a critical need for Trauma-Informed Care. We see a great number of individuals who have experienced trauma in their lives, and the devastating long-term consequences of that lived experience. Providing Trauma-Informed Care Training, focused on systems change for Georgia’s Peer Workforce enhances the important work done by Certified Peer Specialists (CPS), Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialists (CPS-AD), Certified Peer Specialists-Parent (CPS-P), and Certified Peer Specialists-Youth (CPS-Y). We believe Trauma Informed Care training positively and significantly impacts the lives of many people within our state, and has a direct impact on the utilization of a wide array of behavioral health services. Through CPS Trauma-Informed Care basic training sessions, informational presentations to community groups and interested organizations, at conferences, and through continuing education opportunities, this project is positively impacting Georgia’s Recovery Oriented System of Care.
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The Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network is pleased to provide basic Wellness Recovery Action Plan® workshops to groups across the state. These workshops are provided at no cost to participants or hosting facilities. The workshop is an introduction to a personalized wellness and recovery plan which helps people to decrease and prevent intrusive or troubling feelings and behaviors, increase personal empowerment, improve quality of life, address the need for support during crisis and achieve life goals and personal ambitions.
WRAP® was developed over 20 years ago by Mary Ellen Copeland, and in 2010 was listed in the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. This workshop happens in two 3-to-4 hour sessions over two days. It includes a variety of experiential learning exercises that provide participants who are on a recovery journey the opportunity to develop a self-directed recovery plan. The workshop is appropriate for:
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denise@gmhcn.org
The primary goal of Whole Health Action Management (WHAM) training is to teach skills to support peers to better self-manage chronic physical health conditions and behavioral health challenges to achieve whole health. There are two major components to the WHAM training.
Participation in the training means participants agree to work on a whole health goal, engage in peer support to reach the whole health goal, pass a certification test, which will be administered at the end of the two-day training, and engage peers in setting whole health goals and supporting them in achieving their goals.
This is a two-day, 10-session training, and is presented by experienced facilitators from the National Council for Behavioral Health. Participants are required to attend both days and complete the certification test in order to be certified as a Whole Health Action Management facilitator by the National Council for Behavioral Health, which enables graduates to utilize the CPS-WH credential for Peer Support Whole Health and Wellness Services provided by Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities service providers. This training is intended only for Georgia Certified Peer Specialists-Mental Health and Certified Peer Specialists-Addictive Disease. Preference will be given to CPSs currently working directly with peers in Peer Support and other community-based services.
This training was developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Health Resources and Services Administration Center for Integrated Health Solutions, and is provided by the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network with funding through a contract with the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities service providers.
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denise@gmhcn.org
Address: 1990 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 100 Tucker, Georgia 30084
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Email: info@gmhcn.org.
As a mental health cooperative, we offer a safe space to connect, learn, and grow. We are passionate about helping those who experience barriers from mental health illness and addiction. More than an organization, HMC is a community of people with lived experience in mental health & addictions at all levels. Programs include:
Address: 45 Alderney Drive, Suite 200 Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 2N6
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Email: admin@healthyminds.ca
H.O.P.E. is an organization run by and for consumers of mental health services in Brant County. We work collaboratively with our community to help people in their recovery by providing meaningful employment, peer support, employment and advocacy. H.O.P.E receives funding through the Hamilton-Niagara-Haldimand-Brant Local Health Integration Network and donations to provide programs and services. Whether we are offering peer support to our program participants, volunteers or our co-workers, H.O.P.E. staff & volunteers embrace the following values:
Mood walks is an educational and fun walking/hiking group in Brantford, Ontario for people living with mental health issues. It is a joint activity of CMHA Brant Haldimand Norfolk and H.O.P.E. Mood Walks promotes both physical and mental health by encouraging group members to be physically active. Participants take part in group walks on local hiking trails and at various Grand River Conservation Areas all over the Brant County area. Spending more time outdoors in nature has been proven to increase mental well-being. Members learn about nature and safe hiking practices while exploring some of our city’s 70 km of beautiful trails. Mood Walks is offered year round on Tuesdays. In summer, walks/hikes take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In other seasons, walks/hikes take place from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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the Alternatives Activities Centre, 20 Darling Street Brantford, Ontario
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he Ontario Ministry of Health & Long Term Care and the Mental Health Commission of Canada have endorsed peer support as an effective way of supporting people with mental illness and chronic diseases in their recovery journey. Peer Support Training provides basic skills training for people who have recovered their own mental health to the point of being ready to support others on their recovery journey. Training covers:
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QuicKlean hires and trains employees to perform their work carefully, professionally and safely and support them in their return to employment in the private sector if that is their goal. This supportive and structured work environment allows consumer / survivors to get back on their feet, supplement their income, gain support from their peers, increase their self confidence and become more aware and confident of their abilities. The team work approach produces a positive work environment that results in quality, reliable services. Building on peer support, we help people overcome the internal and external barriers that make work challenging. We teach people important work skills and support them when the going gets tough. We provide our customers competitive rates and deliver high quality service.
QuicKlean was originally created as a janitorial business and the later acquisition of a truck and a trailer allowed QuicKlean to expand its services to include small residential moves. In recent years, QuicKlean has expanded to offer a wider range of services:
QuicKlean also operates the Neat Stuff store where second hand furniture and decor items are sold to the general public to generate revenue. To stock our store, we pick up good, used donations of furniture, lamps, televisions, beds and appliances. We pick up these items free of charge, then clean, recondition and refinish them as needed and display them for sale in our thrift store. All pricing is very reasonable. We also have a few antique items. Our inventory is always changing so feel free to drop in and see us every few weeks. Let us help you find the perfect furnishings to make your house a home and you can help us create meaningful work! The store is currently open Wednesday through Friday 12:00 to 3:00 but feel free to call us to arrange access for a specific time.
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116 Dalhousie St., Brantford ON N3T 2J3
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Canada
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dick@hopebrant.ca
The “WE CARE” program is a consumer/survivor outreach program providing peer support and personal care items for mental health in-patients, in a one-to-one contact with a consumer volunteer. “WE CARE” was modeled on other successful peer support programs. Often a patient is admitted in a state of crisis, and some patients do not have access to soap, shampoo and other necessities. Others are about to be discharged, and need a packet to take home.
A trained H.O.P.E. consumer/survivor staff or volunteer takes bags of personal needs items and information about peer supports in the community to share with mental health inpatients at Brant Community Healthcare System. Any inpatient on the mental health unit can self-identify and meet with the volunteer/staff for personal care items, information and/or peer support. H.O.P.E. staff/volunteers attend every Friday at the Brantford site. This support is also provided through the week as needed. Support is offered from one mental health consumer to another and to help create linkages to peer supports for when a patient is discharged from hospital. Meetings are held in a private room to make the person feel comfortable.
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Address: 175 Dalhousie St. Brantford, Ontario N3T 2J6
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Email: mail@hopebrant.ca
The Hong Kong Alliance of Patients' Organisations (formerly known as the Alliance of Patients' Mutual Aid Organisations) is a consortium of dozens of self-help organisations for patients with chronic illnesses with different diseases.
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Email: admin@hkapo.org.hk
HOPE Members have amazing back stories that weave life’s ups and downs into a beautiful tapestry. This living tapestry includes colors, emotions, textures, relationships, and a multitude of experiences. We encourage you to read some of our Member’s compelling life moments.
HOPE Cottonwood (Spectrum Healthcare Group) - 8 East Cottonwood St Cottonwood, AZ 86326 - info@hopearizona.org
HOPE Prescott (Spectrum Healthcare Group) - 3633 Crossings Drive Prescott, AZ 86301 - info@hopearizona.org
HOPE Douglas Center - 661 North G. Avenue Douglas, AZ 85607 - 520.364.6767 - info@hopearizona.org
HOPE Nogales Center - 1891 N. Mastick Way Nogales, AZ 85621 - 520.287.9612 - info@hopearizona.org
HOPE Sierra Vista Center - 1201 E. Fry Blvd Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 - 520.459.2624 - info@hopearizona.org
HOPE Tucson Admin Office - 877 S. Alvernon Way Tucson, AZ 85711 - 520.770.1197 - info@hopearizona.org
HOPE Tucson Center - 1200 N. Country Club Road Tucson, AZ 85716 - 520.903.6610 - info@hopearizona.org
HOPE Yuma Center - 791 S. 4th Avenue Suites A & B Yuma, AZ 85364 - 928.783.3616 - info@hopearizona.org
HOPE works in collaboration with law enforcement, managed care providers, community organizations, and family members to support individuals as they transition from the criminal justice system into the community. The goal of peer support services is to help overcome reentry barriers that may result in parole or probation violations, relapse, homelessness, loss of employment, and healthcare.
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HOPE is a proud recipient of the Arizona State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant. Designed to reduce opioid-related deaths, and opioid and stimulant use, this grant affords HOPE the opportunity to conduct outreach to populations in need. In keeping with HOPE’s mission to deliver recovery-based community services, the Outreach Team will support the goals of the SOR Grant through collaboration with community stakeholders to provide Peer Support Services that will enhance Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Services Navigation, MAT Services Retention, and overall Recovery Support.
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HOPE’s Therapy Services are designed to meet the needs of each Member and are offered in a peer-driven, recovery-centered, holistic environment. Individual therapy is provided by licensed therapists, with sessions that focus on a variety of strategies. As an important part of treatment for trauma, mental health concerns, and substance use disorders, therapy can help to identify unhealthy thought patterns and how they contribute to self-destructive behaviors and beliefs. Therapy services are intended to improve functioning, alleviate behavioral health symptoms, reduce or eliminate crisis situations and may include treatment options for concerns such as:
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As a second-responder peer support team, HOPE’s Peer After-Care Team (PACT) engages with individuals within 24 hours of a crisis event. The team provides peer support to facilitate effective transitions from inpatient hospitals and works with all involved community agencies on the Member’s behalf. PACT’s goal is to successfully link the Member to natural and community supports and ensure that the Member has acquired fundamental coping skills to support their recovery.
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HOPE serves communities throughout Arizona via our licensed outpatient centers. We offer peer-driven center-based services to those who are living with mental illness and/or a substance use disorder, providing recovery support options for individuals needing more structure and a safe place to work on treatment goals. Our centers provide help with creating natural support systems alongside the following member-driven services:
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The Warm Line is a confidential, non-emergency phone line for any resident of Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Yuma Counties who needs to talk. This free service offers access to Peer Support operators with first-hand experience living with mental illness and/or substance use–either through their own experience or through a close family member. Callers can talk about life challenges, find out about local community resources and support, and discuss their own mental health concerns (or loved ones) with operators who have experienced similar concerns.
The HOPE Warm Line began in 1998, and currently receives over 2,500 calls a month. Accessible to residents of Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Yuma Counties, the Warm Line will connect you with a trained peer advocate who will listen if you need to talk and/or assist you with finding community support services.
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8 AM-10 PM, 7 DAYS a WEEK, 365 DAYS a YEAR.
HOLIDAYS open 8 AM-6 PM (ENG)
HOLIDAYS open 8 AM-1 PM (SP)
Call the Warm Line at 520.770.9909 (Pima County), 844.733.9912 (all other Southern Arizona Counties)
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Address: 877 S. Alvernon Way Suite 200 Tucson, AZ 85711
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Email: info@hopearizona.org
The Warm Line is a confidential, non-emergency phone line for any resident of Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Yuma Counties who needs to talk. This free service offers access to Peer Support operators with first-hand experience living with mental illness and/or substance use–either through their own experience or through a close family member. Callers can talk about life challenges, find out about local community resources and support, and discuss their own mental health concerns (or loved ones) with operators who have experienced similar concerns.
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IAPRSS is dedicated to advancing the peer recovery support profession through support, advocacy and education. By providing support to the peer community through connecting peer recovery supports to each other, to up-to-date resources, best practices, professional development and more, as we strive to grow the peer recovery support profession. Area monthly meetings include:
Connect to a Peer is a database of career workers by the Indiana Association of Peer Recovery Support Services.
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Peer Recovery Support is an evidence-based practice that is a vital component to the continuum of care. IAPRSS provides organizations and communities the opportunity to identify how peer recovery support can be integrated into the recovery efforts. This assistance also includes supporting organizations, and communities in strengthening their current peer recovery support programs. The following services are provided free of charge in a partnership with The Division of Mental health and Addiction.
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Peer Professional Development is support available for those seeking to become peer recovery support professionals:
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There are a number of peer-recovery credentials including:
Certified Addiction Peer Recovery Coach I & II (CAPRC) are credentials for individuals who lived through a recovery experience and desire to help peers in addiction recovery. To learn more about this credential and available training dates
Community Health Worker/Certified Recovery Specialist (CHW/CRS) is a credential for individuals who have lived experience with substance use or mental health concerns. To learn more about this credential and available training dates
National Certified Peer Specialist (NCPS) is a credential for those whom are currently certified as a peer recovery support professional and wish to further their professional development and competencies.
National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) is a credential for individuals who are in recovery from substance use or co-occurring mental health disorders.
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Peer Recovery Support professionals are people who have been successful in the recovery process who help others experiencing similar situations. Through shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment, peer support workers help people become and stay engaged in the recovery process and reduce the likelihood of relapse. Peer support services can effectively extend the reach of treatment beyond the clinical setting into the everyday environment of those seeking a successful, sustained recovery process.
Peer Recovery Support professionals recognize that there a multitude of pathways to recovery. It is essential for the peer-based model to be educated on many pathways of recovery and provide the ability for the person whom they are assisting with connecting with the pathway of that person’s choosing. Peer Recovery Support professionals are educated and understanding towards pathways such as moderation, any positive change (harm reduction), 12-step, faith-based, evidence-based science recovery, familial and community support, or any other pathway the person identifies that may assist with the person’s recovery process.
Peer recovery support provides a strength-based approach to a person’s recovery journey. By assisting with identifying the person’s strengths, peers guide the person to self-directed choices about their personal recovery. Peer Recovery Support professionals empower the person to remove barriers and obstacles associated with that person’s recovery process. Peer Recovery Support professionals can also assist with reoccurrence (relapse) plans and how to navigate those situations, should they arise. Peer Recovery Support professionals work alongside a person to ensure that their recovery is integrated with their physical health, mental health, community and family. Peer Recovery Support professionals assist with providing resources and guidance to allow the person to remove any barriers or obstacles to having this integrated recovery in their lives.
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Peer recovery are resources to help individuals and organizations understand the expected professional standards for Peer Recovery Coaches (PRC) and their supervision.
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The training institute provides training and events to support peer education.
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Address: 1431 North Delaware St. Indianapolis, IN 46202
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Email: info@IAPRSS.org
The Indiana Clubhouse Coalition was founded in 2002, and incorporated in 2013 as Clubhouse Indiana, with the intention of strengthening and supporting Clubhouses in Indiana. We are a blend of certified, non-certified, and start-up Clubhouses representing approximately 1,000 Hoosiers.
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A Statewide Young Adult Warmline is a phone-based peer support line. Similar to hotlines, staff can connect callers to community resources, hold space, and inspire their peers to live a life of self-defined purpose through sharing their own lived experience. Their operators are available from 12pm – 9pm everyday of the week.
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Justice in Mental Health Organization stands for JUSTICE within our lives. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity and supports needed to rebuild a life with meaning and purpose. Their team consists of people who have lived with a mental illness and know what it is like to navigate life's challenges. We understand where you are coming from and can help you find resources necessary to create your own path to recovery. The mission of JIMHO is to provide advocacy and assistance to those suffering from a mental illness through the peer-support that JIMHO provides. This is through working with people to improve their lives after suffering serious mental health issues. These improvements are in the areas of accessing necessary income/ assistance, improving job skills, locating permanent housing, providing critical peer support, and building relationships with others.
Address: 520 Cherry Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933, United States
Country: United States of America
Email: brwellwood@yahoo.com
The Kansas Consumer Advisory Council (CAC) for Adult Mental Health is a consumer organization serving the geographical area of Kansas and dedicated to improving the lives of people with psychiatric disabilities. The organization is entirely made up of people in recovery. Their mission is to aid consumers through education, advocacy, collaboration with community partners, feedback and equal representation. They represent our fellow consumers from districts throughout Kansas and special constituent groups, to strengthen our voice in mental health causes.
Address: 1919 N Amidon, Ste 212 Wichita, KS 67203
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Postal Address: Kansas CAC PO Box 56 Wichita, KS 67201
KEY Consumer Organization advocate individually and collectively in order to improve services, promote understanding, and end discrimination against persons with mental health
Address: 4755 Kingsway Drive, Suite 425 Indianapolis, IN 46205
Country: United States of America
Email: info@keyconsumer.org
Kiva Centers are peer-led and trauma-informed communities that offer training, technical assistance, and networking opportunities statewide across Massachusetts. Kiva Centers’ focus is the development, promotion, and delivery of healing communities for people experiencing different social class impacts like trauma, mental health, and substance use. Kiva Centers is proud to support over 100 cities and towns throughout Massachusetts and operates four main support centers:
Kiva Centers partners with the State of Massachusetts and community agencies to offer training, peer support, advocacy, and policy change to support individuals with their self-healing process related to trauma, mental health diagnosis, and substance use experiences. Kiva Centers are committed to advancing the self-healing and wellness of individuals impacted by trauma, mental health diagnosis, and substance use experiences. Their approach includes training, peer-Led, person-centered support, trauma-Informed, recovery-oriented, lived experiences, advocacy & change initiatives.
Kiva Centers is pleased to promote this educational content for our community. Mad in America provides psychiatric research, articles, events, classes, and a forum for people with lived experiences. MIA is seeking to interview people with lived experience as an inpatient, on AOT, or otherwise engaged with the U.S. mental health system who have been discouraged or prevented from voting because of a psychiatric diagnosis. MIA Reports is doing an in-depth article on this subject.
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mspencer@madinamerica.com
The Massachusetts Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) training is the mutually valuable exchange of hope, encouragement, connection, and understanding. That, coupled with information and support, is the essence of the peer support community. In the mutual and survivor movements, peer support relationships are among two or more people who have experienced trauma and/or been given a mental health diagnosis. This is a rigorous training for people preparing for a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) role in the community or service system. CPS is not an entry-level position and the training is designed for people who have some knowledge and experience with peer support.
A CPS has been trained to share their experiences of healing with trauma, a mental health diagnosis, services, and support and to carry the message that “Healing is a Self-Determined Process.” In sharing our wisdom, strength, and hope with others (including people using services, mental health professionals and policy makers) CPSs can significantly impact peoples’ beliefs about their own capacity to heal and the capacity of others to heal with the experiences they’ve lived through. The CPS program includes classes that covers 24+ modules, small group activities and homework. The course supports students to inspire hope in people they support and work with. After completing the class, students are eligible to take a written examination in order to become certified.
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MUCH is a network for the peer support workforce and community to strengthen skills, increase information-sharing and build healing connections across Massachusetts. MUCH is building a coalition across the state to facilitate and develop infrastructure for Certified Peer Specialists (CPS), in-person networking events, webinars and opportunities to learn and connect as a workforce. MUCH was born from a workgroup at the Peer Support and Recovery Education Forum held June 19, 2018, in Framingham, MA. The following March, The Transformation Center received a three-year grant from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) to support the vision and infrastructure of the Massachusetts United for Connection and Healing (MUCH) Learning Collaborative.
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
KPower@kivacenters.org.
Peer Bridging services for individuals entering into or transitioning out of psychiatric facilities. Support provided by Peer Bridgers (aka Community Bridgers) will vary from person to person and are intended to provide valuable assistance to individuals entering a psychiatric hospital or those transitioning out of a facility and back into the community. Some examples of support include but aren’t limited to:
Peer Bridging provides and cultivates hope for people in psychiatric facilities. Using their own lived experience, the Bridger supports others with transitioning back into the community and connecting with the essential resources desired. The Peer Bridger provides advocacy when requested and provides individual support to any person within the hospital who requests the service. They not only support you while your in the hospital, but will continue the support after discharge from the hospital. This service is available upon request in different hospitals and at the Kiva Center.
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Peer Support Groups in the Canton, MA Area for peer support meetings in the Canton, Massachusetts area
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Peer Support Meetings in South County Mass includes peer support groups and meetings from Southbridge to Milford
Join us for Peer Support Meetings in Northern Central MA includes meetings in Fitchburg, Leominster, Gardner, and Hudson
Peer Support Meetings in the MetroWest Area
Peer Support Meetings in Worcester includes meetings at Kiva Center and Other Locations in Worcester
The Kiva Centers are pleased to offer a variety of peer support meetings in Worcester where groups can gather in a safe, non-judgmental space to share their experiences and stories relating to their trauma, mental health, or substance use experiences.
The Kiva Center of the Central Mass Recovery Learning Community (RLC) is pleased to offer a variety of phone and online peer support meetings where groups can join to share their experiences and stories relating to their mental health, emotional, or substance abuse challenges in a safe, non-judgmental environment.
The Central Mass Peer Network is a network of peers in professional peer support roles who join together to give and receive support within their respective roles. A Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) has been trained to share their experiences of healing with trauma, a mental health diagnosis, services, and support and to carry the message that “Healing is a Self-Determined Process.” In sharing their wisdom, strength, and hope with others (including people using services, mental health professionals and policy makers) CPSs can significantly impact peoples’ beliefs about their own capacity to heal and the capacity of others to heal with the experiences they’ve lived through.
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The Kiva Centers are pleased to offer a wide array of trauma-informed training offerings for residents of Massachusetts and beyond. Peer-led training is a core part of our on-going mission to provide trauma-informed, public health resources and support to our community. The trainings listed are offered and endorsed by Kiva and facilitated by experienced members of our peer-run community.
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Mental Health Recovery, including Wellness Recovery Action Planning, is the result of Mary Ellen Copeland’s search for ways she could live a life filled with hope and meaning and not be known only by her mental health diagnosis. She reached out to others who had or still lived with mental health challenges. WRAP came out of her efforts to document the ideas and techniques they used to move into lives filled with hopes, joys, and purpose.
The Wellness Recovery Action Plan® or WRAP®, is a self-designed prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well and make their life the way they want it to be. It was developed in 1997 by a group of people who were searching for ways to overcome their own mental health issues and move on to fulfilling their life dreams and goals. It is now used extensively by people in all kinds of circumstances, and by health care and mental health systems all over the world to address all kinds of physical, mental health and life issues. WRAP has been studied extensively in rigorous research projects and is listed in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices.
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The Zia Young Adult Access Center provides peer support for young adults ages 16-22. Zia prioritizes youth autonomy, liberation and support. Our concentrations are to support young adults who express and self-identify with different human experiences (societal and/or social class impacts like trauma, mental health and substance use). We offer support and advocacy for young adults and require no registration, referral or health insurance. All of our peer support is free of cost and is intended to be accessible. We offer youth-held and peer-run, community spaces, groups and events. As a peer-led group, our aim is to offer self-determined resource connections (education, employment, family support, and more).
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United States Minor Outlying Islands
Address: 209 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester, MA 01604
Country: United States of America
Email: info@kivacenters.org
Lambton Mental Wellness Centre (LMWC) provides recovery-oriented mental health peer support in Sarnia-Lambton. LMWC provides a safe & accepting environment where peers can offer mutual support, guidance, encouragement & hope that recovery is possible. They aim to meet and sustain the mental health needs for all of Sarnia/Lambton through education, social recreation, peer support and partnering with other local agencies and health care professionals ensuring mentally healthy people in a healthy
Lambton Family Initiative (LFI) is a program of Lambton Mental Wellness Centre that provides FREE support services for family/caregivers of individuals who have mental health challenges. We ourselves are families who support a loved one with mental illness.
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LMWC promotes mental health by offering on-site social recreational programming as well as daily support groups.
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Canada
Address: 109 Durand St, Sarnia, Ontario N7T5A1
Country: Canada
Email: cheryl@lmwc.ca
Mental Health Victoria recognises the value of embedding lived and living experience across all aspects of its operations. In recognition of this, the Lived and Living Experience Advisory Group (LLEAG) was established to provide MHV with strategic advice and guidance on how to realise the vision and objectives in its Strategic Plan by incorporating lived and living experience into the planning and execution of its work and projects. The LLEAG is an integral and valued contributor to Mental Health Victoria's operations. It brings together a group of lived and living experience advocates to collaborate with our staff and Board in order to achieve our goals.
Country: Australia
The Mental Health Lived Experience Peak Queensland (MHLEPQ) is committed to meaningful engagement with people with a lived experience of mental health services, and as appropriate, other members of the community as equal partners in its work. The values that underpin our work are safety, respect, intentional, integrity and outcomes. We commit to:
Country: Australia
The Mental Health Commission is seeking to appoint 12 members with Lived Experience expertise, as a consumer or family member/significant other with a lived experience of mental health and/or alcohol and other drug issues, harms or service use across the systems to join the newly created Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG). The Lived Experience Advisory Group is an advisory body which will provide independent, evidence-informed, practical and achievable advice to the new Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Alcohol and Other Drugs Joint Leadership Group, in relation to strategic reform priorities and objectives of the Commission. The group will bring together a collective group of diverse individuals that have the opportunity to voice matters on behalf of all consumers, families, and significant others.
Country: Australia
The LEAG is a statewide committee providing advice and recommendations on the key statutory functions of the OCP and the departmental responsibilities of the Mental Health Strategy and Planning Branch (MHS&P). The LEAG members work collaboratively with the OCP and MHS&P to ensure the expertise of the group provides advice on improving the safety and quality of mental health services in SA. The LEAG ensures consumers' and carers' perspectives are embedded in the design, implementation, and evaluation of mental health policies, programs, and services.
Country: Australia
The Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG) is for First Nations Persons to advise the MHELPQ on cultural safety, generally and specifically in the following ways:
Country: Australia
LERN is a networking body linking, supporting, educating and advocating for all consumer/survivor and family organizations in NE Ontario. LERN acts as a knowledge exchange network, providing information and opportunities for members to learn and share for personal and professional development. Our learning and sharing events allow our members to gain valuable skills and knowledge to provide peer support using best and promising practices with the purpose of improving the quality of life for people with lived experience of mental health and addiction and their families in northeastern Ontario.
LERN helps to build the capacity of local and regional organizations that are led by people living with mental health problems and illnesses, ensuring their voices are heard. Some of the many ways LERN provides support to member organizations include regional meetings featuring representatives from across the Northeast region of Ontario. This is a valuable opportunity for peer led organizations to network with other groups. LERN provides information to member organizations promoting learning and training opportunities across the region.
NISA’s Regional Warm Line is a program offers peer assistance through pre-crisis telephone support to callers with mental health concerns. The phone lines are available 7 days a week, from 6:00 pm – 12:00am Ć¢ā¬ā¹on 1.866.856.9276
The Lived Experience and Recovery Network is compiling a list of resources available within the north east region of Ontario, this list is being updated on an on going basis.
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Canada
Contact Person / Email
ĆĀ info@livedexperience.org
The Defeat Depression Campaign provides hope and reduces stigma for people who are affected by depression and other mood disorders. Across Canada, mental health organizations, community groups, caring companies and concerned volunteers are planning walks, runs, rides and other physical and social activities to raise awareness and funds for mental health initiatives. The objectives of the Defeat Depression national campaign are to:
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Canada
Contact Person / Email
event@defeatdepression.ca
Peer Support Slogan Contest is a contest to find a slogan that captures the spirit of peer support. The slogan will be printed on bumper stickers and distributed in the north east region of Ontario as part of an awareness campaign aimed at reducing stigma towards mental health and addictions. The contest has two categories, one for the slogan and one for the bumper sticker design. Each category will be narrowed down to three finalists then members will have the opportunity to vote for the winning slogan and design with honorable mentions to the semi finalists.
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Canada
Contact Person / Email
contest@livedexperience.org
Virtual Programs & Registration Information are Meetings are hosted using the Zoom platform.
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Canada
Contact Person / Email
slagassie@nmhhss.ca
Address: 351 Ferguson St., North Bay ON P1B 1X1
Country: Canada
Email: rd@livedexperience.org
Meaningful Minds United helps people with mental health and substance use challenges using peer support.
Address: 222 Mayo St, Lafayette, LA 70501, United States
Country: United States of America
Email: meaningfulmindunited@gmail.com
MHA-NE is a nonprofit, peer operated, and participant-driven organization dedicated to serving and providing alternative programs to those who live with mental health and/or substance use and addiction issues.
Address: 1500 S 70th St Suite 201 Lincoln, NE 68506
Country: United States of America
The Mental Health Client Action Network is a peer-run organisation. Every peer support worker at MHCAN has been trained in Intentional Peer Support, an Evidence Based method of communication that maximizes self-agency for people with serious diagnoses like schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, PTSD, anxiety disorder & others. MHCAN Peer Support Workers are all trained in Trauma Informed Care, educated on The ACE Study and are all in recovery on their own life paths which have included major mental health diagnoses.
Address: 1051 Cayuga Street Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Country: United States of America
Email: mail@mhcan.org
Mental Health Empowerment Project are a recipient run, not-for-profit corporation organized in 1988 to develop and strengthen self-help and mutual support/recovery activities.
The Empowerment Exchange - 2136 Burdett Avenue Troy, NY 12180 - 518-235-2173
The R.I.S.E. Center - 6 Gramatan, Suite 206 Mt. Vernon, NY 10550 - 914-664-3444
Address: 204 Second Street Albany, NY 12210
Country: United States of America
The Mental Health Lived Experience Peak Queensland (MHLEPQ) is the Peak Body for mental health consumers in Queensland. They provide policy advice and systems advocacy for consumers of mental health services of all ages in Queensland.
Country: Australia
The Register is the engagement mechanism used by the OCP to connect with people living with lived experience and give them the opportunity to participate in the ongoing improvement of Mental Health Services in South Australia. Visit The Register page
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Mental Health Lived Experience Tasmania Inc. (‘MHLET’) is Tasmania’s peak body for people with a personal lived experience of mental ill-health. MHLET is a member-based, independent, not-for-profit organisation that works with mental health consumers, the state mental health system, mental health service providers, and the community to ensure that the voice of lived experience is heard in the planning and delivery of Tasmanian mental health services. MHLET and its Members also work to counter marginalisation, discrimination, stigma and the sense of profound isolation that is often experienced by people living with mental ill-health.
MHLET’s Consumer Representative Service (CRS) was established with Tasmanian government support to formalise the participation of mental health consumers in the Tasmanian Government’s mental health system, especially in decision-making fora such as working groups and committees. This ensures that the voice of lived experience is heard and understood at all levels of the Tasmanian Mental Health Service. The CRS also provides mental health consumer representation for the Australian Government (through Primary Health Tasmania) and for community-run and private mental health service providers, on a fee-for-service basis.
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MHLET Local Action Groups work with their local communities, with government and on behalf of MHLET, to ensure that networks are developed within local communities, government agencies and peer organisations that will foster greater understanding of the impact of mental illness on consumers, and to advise the management of MHLET and state-wide constituency on specific regional issues. MHLET has Local Action Groups in the South, the North, and the North West of the state to ensure that people with a lived experience of mental ill-health can have a say on the full range of mental health issues that help and block recovery.
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Address: Unit One 33 Melville Street Hobart Tasmania 7000
Country: Australia
Postal Address: PO Box 109 Sandy Bay Post Office Sandy Bay Tasmania 7006
Email: office@mhlet.org.au
Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (NT), MIFA(NT) is a non-government organisation providing services for people living with a mental illness and their carer’s and families. They can help you find the right support services whether you are an individual with mental illness or a carer or family member. They run a wide range of programs and services.
The Carers Forum is for people who care about someone with complex mental health issues.
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Australia
The Cool Program assists people living with a mental illness to engage in social and recreational activities within the community. The program is designed to motivate, build confidence, encourage the development of new friendships and prepares participants to continue their recreational and social activities independently.Involvement in the program can provide a sense of fulfilment and belonging, it can improve your self-esteem and social skills and assist you to stay connected with your community. The Cool Program is currently offered each Tuesday afternoon and on a weekend day (see calendar) Membership is free but participants may be asked to meet their own costs, such as entry fees and bus tickets. Staff are sometimes able to secure discounts on entry fees, however most activities are low cost or free. All activities are chosen by participants and have included trips to Coolalinga Markets, explore Adelaide River, Museum and Art Gallery and Op Shopping.
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Australia
MIFA(NT) has strong links to local networks and other services allowing us to provide relevant information and access to services and programs to support your needs. We can provide assisted referrals if required or share information about where to get the help you require. MIFA(NT) staff are able to assist in advocating for you when collaborating with health professionals and other services to ensure that you and the person you are caring for gets the best possible outcome. We can also help you to navigate your way around the NT mental health system and understand your rights as a carer.
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Australia
The Lived Experience Forum has hundreds of discussions on the experience of complex mental health issues. They're organised under a number of topics.
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Australia
Mi Place is a drop in centre for people living with a mental illness, located on Bagot Road, Coconut Grove and everyone is welcome to drop in for a cuppa and a chat. Mi Place is a fun and safe place to socialise and participate in recreational activities. Mi Place has regular guest speakers to provide information on various topics and lunch is available daily. Activity times vary and it is advisable to check our calendar for times. Members are also able to complete a personal development plan with a member of staff to identify and work towards their goals.
Participants are registered members rather than clients whereby each member is a valued and needed contributor. Active membership can provide a sense of fulfilment and belonging, it can also improve your self esteem and social skills and increase your employment skills and connection to the community. Mi Place does not provide clinical services – members are encouraged and supported to seek treatment from the mental health and medical services in the community.
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2/273 Bagot Rd, Coconut Grove, NT 0810
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Australia
MIFA(NT) provide up to date information about mental illnesses through our libraries in Darwin and Alice Springs. We have a collection of books and DVDs for borrowing and free Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia fact sheets and articles.
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Australia
MIFA(NT) provides a range of training and education throughout the year as identified by participants needs and sector trends. Our educational programs raise awareness about issues affecting people with a mental illness and our training programs offer an opportunity for participants to expand their knowledge and increase their skills.
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Australia
MIFANT support program provides individual, group and peer support for families and carers of people with a mental illness.
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Australia
MiTrack is a free program aims to work in partnership with families and carers to provide flexible support for children and youth living in and around Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Elliott and Ali Curung. They encourage young people and their families from our service areas who are experiencing difficulties, to approach our team directly for assistance. Alternatively referrals are accepted from any source.
mi Track program is a free service for children and youth up to the age of 18 who are at risk of or experiencing early signs of mental illness. We work with the young person and their parent or carer to help them to build their strengths to achieve their goals and get more enjoyment out of life. The young person might be experiencing sadness, excessive worry, fear, anger, fatigue or boredom; they might be having difficulties with their peers, or be struggling to cope with a significant life event. A formal diagnosis of mental illness is not required to access the service.
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MIFA(NT) we recognise that carers need to have a break in order to recharge the batteries and be able to effectively look after someone with a mental illness. Their Carer Support Coordinators will talk with you about the best options for a break to suit your needs.
Karama Cottage offers respite accommodation for carers of people with mental illness and the people they care for. This elevated style house is located in Karama on a quiet street, offering a warm and welcoming guesthouse-like atmosphere designed to help guests relax. The house is close to shops, bus routes, bike tracks, Holmes Jungle Park and Crocodylus Park. Accommodation options vary according to the needs of the people requesting to stay at the house. Options include weekend breaks, overnight stays or longer breaks, and can also be regular planned stays or one offs. The options are as best tailored to the needs of the family as possible (however, options do not include crisis accommodation).
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Address: 2/273 Bagot Rd, Coconut Grove, NT 0810
Country: Australia
Postal Address: PO Box 40556, Casuarina NT 0811
Email: admin@mifant.org.au
Mental Illness Fellowship of WA (MIFWA) is an independent community based mental health organisation with 30 years’ experience supporting people with a lived experience of mental illness, their families, and carers across Western Australia. MIFWA has grown to assist 2,500 people annually with a workforce of 140 people across the Perth Metro and Regional areas of WA with a focus on:
We are a community mental health provider and a small team of experienced and dedicated people who understand, offers information and practical support. We were established by families and individuals with lived experience, driven by hope to find a way for people diagnosed with mental illness to reconnect with their life and community. Our approach is not clinical or medical (at times we compliment this aspect of people’s care/treatment). Rather we focus on supporting people to get on with their life, goals and aspirations. We know that people do much better when they are active, contributing and have opportunities to participate, learn and develop.
Country: Australia
A warmline open 9am–9pm Monday to Friday and 5pm–9pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Country: United States of America
The Warm Line provides accessible mental health support by using the wisdom of lived experience to connect, inspire hope, and empower our community toward unlimited recovery. We have provided assistance via phone and web chat to anyone in need since 2014. Some concerns callers share are challenges with interpersonal relationships, anxiety, pain, depression, finances, alcohol/drug use, etc.
Country: United States of America
A warmline open 8am–5pm Monday to Friday
Country: United States of America
MHA-NE is a nonprofit, peer operated, and participant-driven organization dedicated to serving and providing alternative programs to those who live with mental health and/or substance use and addiction issues.
Address: 1500 S 70th St Suite 201 Lincoln, NE 68506
Country: United States of America
Montana’s Peer Network is a statewide peer run 501c3 non-profit recovery organization with a mission to lead the expansion and development of wellness and recovery oriented behavioral health services in Montana.
Address: 2 Hot Springs Loop Ennis, MT 59729
Country: United States of America
Postal Address: PO Box 39 Ennis, MT 59729
Email: andi@mtpeernetwork.org
My Place - Center for Wellness provides Peer-delivered mental health recovery workshops along with numerous receational and social activities
Address: 12718 W. Nine Mile Road Oak Park, Michigan 48237
Country: United States of America
Email: info@MyPlaceCenter.org
NH Mental Health Peer Alliance supports peers to advocate for equal rights and a recovery-based mental health system.
Country: United States of America
Email: info@nhmhpa.org
The NCCPSS Program helps pprepare peer specialists for work in the North Carolina mental health and substance use disorder (mh/sud) service system.
The NC Peer Support Specialist Certification Program is pleased to announce the rollout of a new special designation option for NCCPSS who are active or veteran Military Service Members, effective immediately.
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North Carolina Approved 40 Hour PSS Courses are courses that become approved. Courses include:
Empowered Life: Recovery Support Peer Training (FashendaLittle-Gerald)
Extending your Portfolio: Certified Peer Support Training (TabithaEvans)
Jordan Peer Recovery (JPR) Training (Jordan Peer Recovery JPR)
OnTrack Wellness and Recovery 40 Hours Peer Support Specialist Certification Course (Annie R.Hasan)
Peer Academy 40 Hours Course by Promise Resource Network (Promise Resource Network)
Recovery Can Happen Peer Support Specialist Certification Training Program (TerriSpears)
Recovery Milestones: A Peer Support Training Journey 40 HoursCardinal (InnovationsHealthcare)
Recovery-Focused PSS Training (Recovery Communities of North Carolina)
RHA Peer Support Specialist Training for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (RHAHealth Services)
RI International's 40 Hour Peer Employment Training (RIInternational)
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Individuals meeting the eligibility, training and application criteria must complete and submit the following documentation for certification:
A valid certificate showing successful completion of a Division approved 40 hour Peer Support Specialist training (all approved 40-hour course training certificates submitted for certification must be within two years of completing the training i.e., two years starting from the date of training completion as recorded on the approved 40-hour course training certificate).
Training Log Form and certificate(s) of successful completion of 20 hours of training that will help the peer specialist understand the job and be successful with peers (Training such as, but not limited to, Wellness Recovery Action Planning, Person-Centered Thinking, Personal Assistance in Community Existence (PACE), Crisis Prevention). If lapsed in the past, training must occur after the last certification or recertification date. A maximum of eight (8)hours of training related to children and families will be accepted. Applicants can also use course work if related to the work of NCCPSS and will enhance the ability to provide services to people with mental health and/or substance use disorder. The applicant must submit an official transcript for review with the application.
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 325 Pittsboro Street Campus Box #3550 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3550
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United States of America
20 Hours Additional Training Resources is a resource list is by no means meant to be a comprehensive list of all possible trainings that could count towards your required 20 hours of additional training for certification or recertification. Along with these organizations, you can contact a PSS Trainer to see if they offer any additional courses, such as Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP), Person Centered Thinking, etc. A maximum of eight (8)hours of training related to children and families will be accepted. Applicants can also use college credits(if related mental health or substance use disorder or human services) and must submit an official transcript for the credits to be counted for 20 hours. Resources for North Carolina - Based Trainings:
Resources for Online Training include 11 hours of training for free online through the Behavioral Health Springboard website. The four courses are the following:
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Address: Specialist Registry School of Social Work University of North Carolina 325 Pittsboro Street CB# 3550 Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Country: United States of America
Address: 2790 Birchwood Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Country: United States of America
The Northern Psychiatric Outreach Program at CAMH (NPOP-C)’s primary mandate is to provide patients and families direct psychiatric consultation and care from psychiatric consultants who travel on a regular basis to rural and remote communities in Northeastern and Northwestern Ontario. These consultants also provide extensive indirect and informal consultation, support and education to community agencies, mental health professionals, and members of the public in the communities they visit.
Address: Ursula Franklin site - 33 Ursula Franklin Street
Country: Canada
Email: cameron.sharp@camh.ca
The NSW Mental Health Consumer Peer Workforce Committee (formerly known as the NSW Mental Health Consumer Workers' Committee) was established by consumer workers in 1998 and is supported by the NSW Ministry of Health. The CPWC provides support, leadership and advocacy for the NSW public mental health peer (consumer) workforce. The Committee aims to empower and professionalise the NSW peer workforce to deliver high quality, person centred care to consumers accessing public mental health services. The committee operates in a peer-led collaborative model and shares resources that support peer work best practice. The key roles of the committee are to:
Country: Australia
The NAMI OC WarmLine is a free and confidential telephone service providing emotional support and resources to Orange County residents, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Country: United States of America
On Our Own of Maryland, Inc. (OOOMD) is a statewide peer-operated behavioral health advocacy and education organization which promotes equality, justice, autonomy, and choice about life decisions for individuals with mental health and substance use needs.
HOPE Station (OCA, Inc.) - 632 N Centre St Cumberland, MD 21502 - 240-362-7168 - ocamd.org
On Our Own of Anne Arundel County, Inc. - 132 Holiday Ct, #210 Annapolis, MD 21401 - 410-224-0116
Hearts & Ears, Inc. - 611 Park Ave, Suite A Baltimore, MD 21201 - 410-523-1694 - heartsandears.org
Helping Other People Through Empowerment, Inc. - 2828 Loch Raven Rd Baltimore, MD 21218 - 410-327-5830 - hopebaltimore.com
On Our Own, Inc. Charles Village Center - 2225 N Charles St, 3rd Floor Baltimore, MD 21218 - 443-610-5956 - onourownbaltimore.org
On Our Own, Inc. Northern Parkway Center - 1900 E Northern Parkway, Suite 309 Baltimore, MD 21239 - 410-444-4500 - onourownbaltimore.org
On Our Own, Inc. Catonsville Center - 7 Bloomsbury Ave Catonsville, MD 21228 - 410-747-4492, x1203 - onourownbaltimore.org
On Our Own, Inc. Dundalk Center & One Voice Dundalk - 1107 North Point Blvd, Suite 223 Dundalk, MD 21224 - 410-282-1706 - onourownbaltimore.org
On Our Own Towson Center - Sheppard Pratt Gibson Building 6501 N Charles St Towson, MD 21285 - 410-494-4163 - towsonooo@outlook.com
onourownbaltimore.org
Marty Log Wellness & Recovery Center (Prologue, Inc.) - 3 Milford Mill Road Pikesville, MD 21208 - 410-653-6190 - prologueinc.org/martylog
On Our Own of Calvert, Inc. - 5445 Cherry Hill Rd Huntingtown, MD 20639 - 410-535-7576 - onourownofcalvert@comcast.net
On Our Own of Carroll County, Inc. - 265 E Main St, Suite C P.O. Box 1174 Westminster, MD 21158 - 410-751-6600 - onourownofcarrollcounty.org
ooocarrollmd@gmail.com
On Our Own of Cecil County - New Location Coming Soon Cecil County - 410-392-4228 - on-our-own-of-cecil-county.business.site
Wellness and Recovery Community Center (Charles County Freedom Landing) - 400 Potomac St P.O. Box 939 La Plata, MD 20646 - 301-932-2737
Chesapeake Voyagers, Inc. - 607 Dutchmans Ln Easton, MD 21601 - 410-822-1601 - chesapeakevoyagers.org
Lower Shore Friends, Inc. - 207 Maryland Ave, Ste 4 & 5 P.O. Box 3508 Salisbury, MD 21802 - 410-334-2173 - wlmrstrl@aol.com
On Our Own of Frederick County, Inc. - 121 S Market St Frederick, MD 21701 - 240-629-8015 - onourownfrederick.org
Mountain Haven (OCA, Inc.) - 206 E Alder St Oakland, MD 21550 - 301-334-1314 - ocamd.org
New Day Wellness & Recovery Center - 126 N Philadelphia Blvd Aberdeen, MD 21001 - 410-273-0400 - newdaywellness.org
On Our Own of Howard County, Inc. - 6440 Dobbin Rd, Suite B Columbia, MD 21045 - 410-772-7905 - ooohci.org
Peer Wellness and Recovery Services, Inc. - 240-292-9727 - yarmeaux@gmail.com
Silver Spring Wellness & Recovery Center (Affiliated Santé Group) - 1400 Spring St, Suite 100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 - 301-589-2303, x108
On Our Own of Prince George’s County, Inc. - 5109 Baltimore Ave Hyattsville, MD 20781 - 240-553-7308
On Our Own of St. Mary’s County, Inc. - 41665 Fenwick St #13 P.O. Box 1245 Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 301-997-1066 - oooinsmc@verizon.net
Office of Consumer Advocates, Inc. (OCA, Inc.) - 121 E Antietam St Hagerstown, MD 21740 - 301-790-5054 - ocamd.org
Soul Haven (OCA, Inc.) - 119 E Antietam St Hagerstown, MD 21740 - 301-733-6676 - ocamd.org
Address: 7310 Esquire Court Mailbox 15, 3rd Floor Elkridge, MD 21075
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Email: info@onourownmd.org
Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 430.073 established the Oregon Consumer Advisory Council (OCAC). The council advises the Director of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on the provision of behavioral health services in Oregon. The council may review, evaluate and provide feedback on all site reviews related to mental health services provided by OHA. The OHA Director appoints 15 to 25 consumers to the council, striving to balance representation according to geographic areas of the state and age. OHA provides administrative support to the OCAC.
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Oregon Consumer/Survivor Coalition is a united voice for positive change in Oregon's mental health care.
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Postal Address: PO Box 11284 Eugene, OR 97440-3484
We know that talking about what’s bothering you can be difficult and scary. Talking to someone at YouthLine may be the first time you say out loud what you’re going through. When you call us, we listen, support, and keep what you share to ourselves*.
What happens when you call? We’ll probably ask your name, zip code, and what you want to talk about, and we’ll listen. We won’t give you advice or tell you what to do. Instead, we’ll work with you to figure out next steps or just listen while you talk things out. If it’s helpful, we may tell you about places to get more information or where you can find long-term help. We’ll work really hard to make this a safe and comfortable conversation. YouthLine is for youth ages 10-24. If that doesn’t match you, we’ll get you over to our organization’s adult crisis line. Translation services are available upon request.
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Our Consumer Place is a Victorian initiative which has produced some outstanding publications about consumer perspective, experiences, history and issues. Our Consumer Place was a resource centre run entirely by people diagnosed with mental illness. This site supports the consumer perspective, recognising that the lived experience of "mental illness" provides a crucial source of insight that is of value and must be respected. We believe that we are part of an important cultural shift, towards valuing and respecting the lived experience of mental illness.
Language Matters at Our Consumer Place provides a number of resources to clarify language utilised in the mental health system. This includes links including what a number of concepts meaning including:
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merindae@ourcommunity.com.au
Our Consumer Place produced many resources, including booklets, presentations, cartoons, reports and submissions. These resources are all brought together in this section of our website. They also produced resources specifically for Consumer Developed Initiatives (consumer groups, projects, etc), including tips for getting money - there's a separate section of this website for these resources For Consumer Groups.
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The starting a consumer group page is a collection of resources to develop a Consumer Developed Initiative (CDI) to help people get an Initiative off the ground. This toolkit includes information on the following topics:
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Email: service@ourcommunity.com.au
The Oxford Self Help Network offers information, support and programs to people and their families ass they deal with mental health issues. Oxford Self Help Network (OSHN) is a non-profit, member-driven mental health agency. They are a service that provides help and support from the vantage point of having or had, a mental illness or significant mental health challenge. They believe that by having a 'lived experience' of being a mental health consumer we can offer others support, hope and encouragement. Oxford Self Help Provides:
Oxford Self Help Network provides, free of charge, space, support and training to new and existing self help groups. Most groups have a mental health issue as their focus. Oxford Self Help Network staff are available to provide peer support to individuals on a one to one basis. There are social opportunities at Oxford Self Help Network such as bingo, craft class, card games and seasonal events such as Chili Day in March Information is available on various mental health issues from the lending library. Books, videos, DVD's books on tape and a computer with internet access are available. Support groups include:
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Address: 554 Princess St. Woodstock, Ontario N4S 4H1
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Email: oshn@on.aibn.com
Pathways Vermont transforms the lives of people experiencing mental health and other life challenges by supporting self directed roads to recovery and wellness in an atmosphere of dignity, respect, choice and hope. They advocate for the rights of people to live without stigma and discrimination and promote civil rights, community integration, health care, affordable housing and employment for all. Pathways Vermont's mission is to end homelessness and provide innovative mental health alternatives.
Crossing Paths tour allows people to meet Pathways Vermount staff provides stories about how Pathways is providing access to choice, connection and home to thousands of Vermonters in this one hour tour.
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Contact Person / Email
pat@pathwaysvermont.org
Pathways Vermont’s Housing First Program believes that housing is a basic human right. We also believe that the best way to ensure this right for all members of our communities is to prioritize access to permanent housing. The Housing First program provides independent housing and community based supports to individuals who are experiencing homelessness and have a history of mental health and other life challenges, many of whom do not or can not utilize more traditional services offered by the system of care.
Housing First is an evidence-based, permanent supportive housing program that supports individuals to maintain independent housing and lead meaningful lives in their community.The program immediately ends homelessness by supporting individuals and families to locate independent apartments in the community. Housing First clients are provided long-term, multidisciplinary community supports, including service coordination, drug & alcohol counseling, employment support, psychiatry, nursing care and representative payee services. The program targets the most vulnerable individuals , especially those who have “fallen through the cracks” of the system of care.
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Pathways Vermont Community Center supports adults who are at risk of contact with crisis services due to mental health distress, addiction or trauma – but are not accessing traditional support services. Pathways Vermont Community Center aims to cultivate a vibrant community that supports resilience through collective learning, creative exploration and mutual support. PVCC offers a range of services including support groups, individual peer support services, supportive employment services, art and music activities, wellness workshops and a welcoming space for people to spend unstructured time with access to free Wi-Fi, public computers, snacks, tea and coffee.
Pathways Vermont Community Center is staffed by individuals who identify as having lived experience with issues such as mental health crisis, trauma, substance use and homelessness. Staff are trained to provide what is commonly referred to as “peer support.” Peer Support is a service delivery distinct from traditional mental health services. The peer approach to services encourages individuals to draw from their own lived experience when supporting others. This unique approach to relationships with service recipients has been proven effective in engaging individuals who might otherwise avoid mental health services and at promoting hope, resiliency and well-being.
The Pathways Vermont Community Center offers regular meals to the public, free of charge. We offer meals at 5:00 pm on Wednesday evenings and 1:00 pm Thursday afternoons.
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The Pathways Vermont Support Line provides confidential, non-judgmental support and connection for all Vermonters over the age of 18 by phone. It’s staffed by local peers who’ve been through tough situations themselves. They listen, talk with you, provide insight, and help you face life’s challenges. Different from a crisis helpline or emergency hotline, the Vermont Support Line is a “warm line” — your go-to support resource that can help prevent a situation from escalating to an emergency. We focus on mental health help and counseling for a wide range of issues: from the anger you feel after a bad day, to times when you feel alone, to when you need support for substance abuse, medical concerns, relationship challenges, or thoughts of suicide.
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Pathways Vermont Training Institute are innovative programs that end homelessness and provide alternative mental health solutions to Vermonters in need. Their staff are considered leaders in their field and have a diverse background of skills and training as well as lived experience. They work everyday to reach populations that can be left behind in traditional models of care to support them to lead successful and meaningful lives within the community. Their goals include:
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The Peer Workforce Development Initiative grant was developed by DMH to help the state build and maintain an infrastructure for a statewide mental health peer workforce. Goals of the initiative include, creating a steering committee, evaluating statewide peer workforce needs, facilitating awareness and participation by providing resources and information to peer support workers, and ensuring the availability of peer support worker training.
The mission of the PWDI includes the facilitation of various statewide peer support work trainings. Pathways Vermont is working to continuously provide peer workers with innovative and evolving opportunities to learn, grow and share experiences. Our regular trainings and discussions include, but are not limited to:
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vtsilcdir@gmail.com
Soteria House offers an alternative living environment for Vermonters experiencing an early crisis. At Soteria, we believe that psychosis can be a temporary experience that one works through rather than a chronic mental illness that needs to be managed. They support clients to develop skills to navigate their experiences using a broad range of methods, encouraging them to find what makes sense for them. These may include:
Pathways Vermont is honored by this opportunity to be part of such an important moment in the history of community mental health in Vermont.
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The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program is a national initiative funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs to address homelessness among veterans in the United States. The SSVF program is housed in Vermont Veteran Services at the University of Vermont, with case management and housing services provided by Pathways Vermont. The program helps very-low income veteran households who are homeless or imminently at risk of homelessness gain and retain stable housing. Services provided include:
The Supportive Services for Veteran Families program provides short-term supportive services to participants to help them obtain and/or retain stable housing in 90 days. The program uses a Rapid Rehousing approach, meaning the program’s priority is to support participants in developing a permanent housing option. Intensive case management is the primary service provided. In certain cases, case management may be augmented by temporary financial assistance. This assistance is used to help with expenses related to securing housing, for example rental assistance, security deposits, utility deposits and other related expenses. It should be noted that financial assistance is limited in amount and cannot be guaranteed.
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The Pathways Vermont Community Center’s employment team combines the principles of peer support with the evidence-based practice of Individualized Placement & Support- Supported Employment (IPS-SE) to help community members achieve employment goals. In addition to one-on-one employment support, the employment team facilitates an Employment Seekers Support Groups each week to allow for mutual support and low-barrier engagement in supported employment.
In 2015, Pathways Vermont Community Center was invited to join the Dartmouth Individual Placement and Support Collaborative due to its high performance in implementing the model. This relationship will not only support the strength of our Vermont-based program but will also allow the program to be involved in the ongoing development of the IPS-SE model.
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Address: 50 Main Street #127 Winooski, VT 05404
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Email: info@pathwaysvermont.org
PeerGalaxy is Oregon's Peer Support Directory. It provides ways to connect with peers online 24/7. PeerGalaxy Calendar is full of peer support, support groups, recovery and wellness activities around the clock.
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Email: webmail@peergalaxy.com
Peer Network Indiana is a place for peers to connect with one another, connect with employers, and develop their skills as peer support specialists. Peer Network Indiana provides a variety of resources geared towards peers and the great work that they do in their communities across Indiana.
A certified recovery specialist (CRS) is an individual who can use their own lived life experiences to help others (peers) through treatment and toward the path of sustained recovery from mental illness and/or substance abuse. A CRS must have firsthand experience with a mental illness and/or substance abuse challenge as well as have lived in recovery for at least one year. CRSs work very closely with case management staff in order to assist clients in maintaining long-term recovery. The primary focus of a CRS is maintained support in the recovery process.
Address: 3106 Lake Avenue Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46805
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CoMHWA’s Peer Pathways project is here to assist you to find support for your mental and physical wellbeing. CoMHWA’s Peer Pathways project is a free, WA-wide navigation service that assists people with mental health challenges find the supports needed to promote mental and physical wellbeing. Theiir Peer Navigators will assist you, your family and your carers to find services that suit you.
CoMHWA’s Peer Navigators will assist you to find services that are right for your needs. Perhaps you are struggling to find a psychologist in a rural area? Maybe you need some additional support to find a dentist who understands your anxiety around having treatment? The Peer Pathways project aims to bridge these gaps and provide information, assistance and service navigation support. The program will deliver tailored, holistic, person-centred support to all callers. The Peer Pathways Program is community based and builds on the pre-existing expertise in peer navigation, peer support, and resources of CoMHWA.
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Email: https://peerpathways.org.au/#contact
CMHA’s Peer Support Program includes crisis intervention, our ‘Hospital to Home’ program which prepares patients to integrate back into society after a hospital stay, one-on-one sessions, and hosting groups every day of the week, in every county. We meet clients and work together on developing individualized plans. Peer Support helps bridge the gap in the mental health system. We now have 10 Peer Support Workers providing programming throughout Island communities in Queens, Kings and Prince Counties.
Peer Support One-On-One: CMHA PEI’s Peer Support Workers meet with anyone in the community living with a mental illness. We receive referrals from clinicians, family and individuals themselves looking for peer support. The Peer Supporter meets one-to-one with the peer to talk about whatever comes to mind, share experiences and work towards their goals of recovery.
Still Here Group: The Peer Still Here support group is intended to be a safe, open environment to support each other in coping with mental health challenges. Still Here is a general mental health check-in style group. No referral or ongoing commitment is needed. Just attend when you need to. All are welcome.
Specialized Peer Support Training: Peer Support is the process of disclosing personal experience with mental illness/ addictions and a personal recovery journey to inspire hope and recovery for others. CMHA PEI recognizes the need for formal training and support for peer workers to effectively do this meaningful work. The Specialized Peer Support Worker Training is a 119-hour program that includes 2 weeks of in-person training, a practicum, and a written and oral exam. The training will equip individuals to use their personal experience to support others by providing specific education, tools, skills, and exposure. For more information and application click here.
Location and Contact Information for Peer Support
Charlottetown:
203 Fitzroy Street, Charlottetown, PE – Call: (902) 628-3666
Montague:
572 Main Street, Montague, PE – Call: (902) 838-2489
Summerside:
61 Duke Street, Summerside, PE – Call: (902) 436-7399
Alberton:
1 College Street, Alberton, PE – Call: (902) 214-2344
Address: 178 Fitzroy Street, P.O. Box 785 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L9
Country: Canada
Email: division@cmha.pe.ca
PSCFL is a peer-run nonprofit organization led by peers in recovery dedicated to advancing peer support alongside other peers, peer specialists, family members and friends of peers, state and local leaders, employers, and community partners who also believe in peer support and recovery. Peer Support Coalition of Florida, Inc. (PSCFL) is the statewide peer network dedicated to advancing peer support in Florida. We promote leadership and advocacy through education, support, and networking. Peer Experience National Technical Assistance Center (PENTAC) is a program of the Peer Support Coalition of Florida, Inc. (PSCFL). PENTAC is one of the 5 National Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Pillars of recovery supports are formal and informal organizations and groups within communities that provide services designed to develop, promote and support recovery for all. Peer Support Coalition of Florida (PSCFL) is committed to increasing the recovery capital of communities. We are committed to increasing the quantity, quality, and variety of community pillars of recovery support. Our work providing technical assistance to organizations include:
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Peer Experience National Technical Assistance Center (PENTAC) is a program of the Peer Support Coalition of Florida, Inc. (PSCFL). PENTAC is one of the 5 National Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). While we provide technical assistance nationally, our areas of focus are Region 2 which includes New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and Region 6 which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
PENTAC works with the other TA Centers to promote evidence-based care for adults with serious mental illnesses. We recognize the value of those with lived experience as an integral component of the treatment system. Our work is infused with peer values and supported by consultants who are subject matter experts. Peer Experience National Technical Assistance Center (PENTAC) is one of the 5 federally funded Consumer and Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Centers. We respond to requests for technical assistance nationally, however we focus on the following regions:
PENTAC translate our dedication to developing peers and increasing leadership capacity within the peer workforce through the implementation of projects within the focus areas highlighted below.
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The peer movement, born in the late 70’s and early 80’s birthed the idea of the value of lived experience and the idea that peers could provide supports and services. The movement recognized advocacy for the rights of individuals with lived experience of mental health and substance use issues as a civil rights and social justice movement. We have this movement to thank for the developing Peer Specialist profession, emerging in ever increasing settings within our communities. Without the development of peers as leaders we would not have the growing numbers of peer run community supports such as peer respite facilities, peer run crisis centers, drop-in centers, first responder teams, emergency room teams and many others. PSCFL is dedicated to providing opportunities for this valued movement to continue by engaging peers in leadership development.
Since 2016, we have trained thousands of peers, provided CEU’s to Certified Recovery Peer Specialists (CRPS) to obtain and maintain certification, shared statewide employment opportunities for peers, and promoted peer support and recovery to over numerous local, regional, and statewide events. Our events calendar is updated with trainings needed for peer and peer related professional development. Our members have access to the PLAFL course catalog with an extensive list of educational offerings in various learning formats. Additional catalog material is researched and updated regularly.
We provide information on the requirements for peers to become Florida certified Peer Specialists as well as National Certified Peer Specialists. Through our Partner National Technical Assistance Center, Doors to Wellbeing, we also provide links to certification information nationally, where available and provided https://copelandcenter.com/peer-specialists. PSCFL members have access to the Career Center, with postings of jobs and volunteer opportunities. Members are also able to make populate their profile with their resume and make it searchable to employers.
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Peer Support Coalition of Florida, Inc. (PSCFL) is the statewide peer network dedicated to advancing peer support in Florida. If you think of Florida as a bicycle wheel, PSCFL is the hub at the center of the wheel. When you think of Florida however, given the size and variations in the areas that span out from the hub, we need a way to reach the rim areas with the same level of service and support that is available close to the hub. The vehicles we chose to travel from the hub to the rim of our bicycle wheel, are networks both regional and local. Regional and Local Peer Networks are currently being developed through our SAMHSA grant project, Building Bridges and Connecting Communities.
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PLAFL is an individualized education model for leadership development of peers in Florida’s SCN peer networks. PSCFL conducts ongoing research into educational materials available for peer development live and remote, local and national. PSCFL has compiled a course catalog of available learning materials that will be updated on an ongoing basis. PLAFL is designed to provide mentoring, support, growth and development opportunities for peers being introduced to leadership within local peer networks and their local communities. PLAFL provide:
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The Peer Experience Line is a virtual listening forum designed to collect the peer community’s opinions about various topics. The Peer Experience Line will allow PSCFL to gain an understanding of the collective experience of peers across the state of Florida. When you call the Peer Experience Line you will hear the current topic. All responses are confidential, even if you leave contact information. Leaving a message on the Peer Experience Line is your permission for us to use your comments. We will never use your name without written permission. The experience line provides:
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The Peer Support Connection Warmline of Minnesota is a safe and free way for individuals to receive confidential and anonymous one on one peer support from trained Peers, Certified Peer Support Specialists, and Recovery Coaches.
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Peer Support Nova Scotia is a program conducted by MHI (Nova Scotia) on behalf of NSH.
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Peer Support is funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care through the South East Local Health Integration Network. Our agency provides support and services within South East Ontario to people who are experiencing addiction and/or Mental Health issues and seeking Peer Support as a ways and means of managing and working toward being well. Their centres include:
Peer Support – Coordinating Centre - C-2, 350 Front Street, Belleville, ON K8N 5M5 (613) 969-0122
Peers of the Round Table - 60 Queen Street Kingston ON K7K 1A4 - (613) 549-4964 - ksc@psseo.ca
Belleville Freedom Support Centre - 391 Front Street Belleville, ON K8N 5M5 - (613) 969-1772 - bfsc@pssseo.ca
Madoc Support Centre - 56 Russell Street, Unit B Madoc, ON K0K 2K0 - (613) 473-4111 - msc@psseo.ca
Peer 17 - 58 Dundas Street E Napanee ON K7R 1H8 - (613) 354-1690 - peer17@pssseo.ca
3 Doors Down - 333 Main Street Picton, ON K0K 2T0 - (613) 471-1347 - 3dd@psseo.ca
Lifehouse - 23 Bridge Street West Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0 - (613) 332-4056 - bsc@psseo.ca
New Beginnings - 76 Dundas Street W, P.O. Box 22025 Trenton, ON K8V 6S3 - (613) 394-3449 - nbsc@psseo.ca
Leeds and Grenville - 277 King Street West, 2nd Floor Prescott, ON K0E 1T0
All staff are Certified in the practices and delivery of Peer Support as per the OPDI Peer Support CORE ESSENTIAL PROGRAM and Certified Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Facilitators through the Copeland Centre for Wellness and Recovery. Recovery opportunities available on site through:
Transitional Discharge Planning supports participants during the transition from hospital to community. It
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752, rue King Ouest Kingston (Ontario) K7L 4X3
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PSSEO’s Virtual Peer Support service! Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) all of our in person Peer Support services are suspended. In the meantime, we are offering appointments via virtual web meetings.
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Canada
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) are the registered trademarks for a recovery model authored and designed by Mary Ellen Copeland and The Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery. It is an evidence-based practice, consisting of a personalized wellness and crisis plan development program, and is included on the SAMHSA National Registry for Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. The WRAP model was developed with the help of a team of people with lived experience. WRAP undertakes a strengths-based approach to recovery. Participants are encouraged to manage their own wellness and recovery in a manner that is comfortable to them and within their means. The key recovery concepts of WRAP are hope, education, personal responsibility, support and self-advocacy. The first part of WRAP is developing a personal “Wellness Toolbox”. This is a list of resources for developing a recovery plan. A Wellness Recovery Action Plan has six sections:
A WRAP facilitator is an individual who has been trained and certified to teach and instruct the principles, values and ethics of wellness recovery. The Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery was created to provide training in the Wellness Recovery Action Plan and certifies WRAP facilitators.
Address: C-2, 350 Front Street, Belleville, ON K8N 5M5
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Email: ksc@psseo.ca
The Peer Work Hub is a website created in response to the recommendations outlined in Living Well as an online resource for organisations wanting to develop and grow their peer workforce.
Growing a peer workforce is about making sure peer workers have the opportunities and training they need to perform well in their role. Employee development includes the acquisition of knowledge, skills and behaviours that improve a peer worker’s capability to meet changes in job requirements and in client and customer demands. Employee development also includes career planning and performance management and review.
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Australia
Starting a peer workforce is information of how to create effective human resource management to develop and implemente a peer workforce.
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Australia
The case for peer work is information about how your organisation can benefit by developing a mental health peer workforce.
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The NSW peer workforce provides direct care to people across public mental health services, including acute in-patient care and the community. Peer workers draw upon their own personal lived experience of mental illness, suicidal crisis and recovery to provide authentic engagement and support for people accessing mental health care. Peer workers are in a unique position to build connections and rapport with people by inspiring hope and role modelling recovery. Support includes individual and group peer support, recovery planning and goal setting, help with navigating the mental health service system, and individual and systemic advocacy.
Country: Australia
Peerlink National Technical Assistance Center is a project of Mental Health Association of Oregon. It is the national consumer/survivor technical assistance center through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Peerlink works to strengthen the capacity and infrastructure of peer-run programs and traditional mental health organizations. We also work with generic community agencies to increase their capacity to provide services to people diagnosed with mental illness that facilitate and promote social inclusion. Peerlink has three main focus areas:
Peerlink offers training in organizational capacity building, employment and financial self-sufficiency to people who use/have used mental health services and facilitates peer-run programs and organizations to move beyond focusing on general support and advocacy to promoting social inclusion strategies. We believe that people with mental health challenges are empowered by working, having financial resources, and participating in their communities as informed citizens. While they provide technical assistance and training nationally to a diverse range of stakeholders, we have a special focus on the following assigned states and territories:
Address: 10373 NE Hancock Street Suite 132 Portland, Oregon 97220
Country: United States of America
PEERS confronts mental health stigma by delivering support groups, workshops, and community outreach. They are the premier peer-led mental health alternative for Alameda County residents. PEERS is a diverse community of people with mental health experiences. We envision a world where people can freely choose among many mental health options that address the needs of the whole person.
Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services (PEERS) is a nonprofit organization that provides peer-based wellness programs and support services for people with mental health needs. We strive to eliminate stigma and discrimination in the communities in which we work and the greater community at large. We are proudly based in Oakland, California. We envision a world where people can freely choose among many recovery options that address the needs of the whole person. We provide programs that specifically support people of color, immigrant, LGBTQ, women, and transition age youth (TAY) communities. We are a unique and transformative organization that is led by staff and board members who are primarily either consumers of mental health services or family members of consumers.
The I’m Good Campaign is a campaign to bring awareness of mental health services, resources, and tools available to the African American community. I’m Good is a project of the Everyone Counts Campaign and PEERS, an Oakland-based mental health advocacy nonprofit organization. The goal of the Everyone Counts Campaign is to inform the public about mental health, empower those living with mental health issues, and put an end once and for all to stigma and discrimination. The Campaign is funded by Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services and the Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63).
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
good@peersnet.org
Buried in Treasures (BiT) is a peer-led, evidence-based group that blends support and skill-building to give participants the tools they need to manage moderate to severe levels of clutter. Over 15 weeks, we work together to develop an understanding of our personal relationships with stuff and how those relationships affect our impulse to acquire and our difficulty with discarding. We also create a non-judgmental community of support based on a shared understanding of what it’s like to live with too much stuff.
PEERS is keenly aware of the power of language, and we recognize that there is a great deal of stigma around clutter issues. While the word “hoarding” accurately describes the behaviors this group was created to address, we also know it is a word not everyone identifies with. If you do, that’s great – and if you don’t, that’s great too! We will use a variety of language in the group to talk about these issues; in our outreach, we consciously use descriptive alternatives in order to connect with those who may not identify with the word “hoarding”.
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
zjohnson@peersnet.org
Healing Arts offers a safe space for participants to explore mental health and wellness through art. Art facilitates healing and recovery by allowing group members to express difficult emotions through various mediums. This program encourages participants to utilize art therapy as a tool in their own wellness journeys.This popular series is part of PEERS’ community building efforts, due to the participative nature of art therapy. This program seeks to reach as many people as possible. This popular program has been embraced by the community at large; evaluations testify to the positive impact that art therapy has on consumers. Reflections & Expressions is open to the entire community. Group members of various backgrounds, individuals and families, English speakers and non English speakers, attend on a regular basis.
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
zjohnson@peersnet.org
the Everyone Counts Campaign will be focusing on the Latino/a/x community. We will be making efforts to reduce stigma and discrimination within our communities and creating cultural inclusiveness. Stigma is often a barrier for people to seek treatment and share their experiences. For this reason, the Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services Everyone Counts Campaign through PEERS focuses on the strengths and wellness of people.
In the Latino community there are many barriers to care for example the stigma associated with mental health problems. The fear of admitting to having a mental health issue because it can be seen as sign of weakness. Also the lack of knowledge and awareness about the mental health system because of things like language barriers. According to research from SAMHSA Latino adults with a mental health challenge are 34% less likely to receive treatment.
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Lift Every Voice and Speak (LEVS) is PEERS Speaker’s Bureau. They offer members opportunities to live, love, grow, educate and heal through telling their personal stories in a warm, engaging, and supportive environment. The Speakers’ Bureau is a group of individuals with diverse backgrounds, interests, talents, and aspirations, who have lived experience of mental health as well as perspectives on how to build and maintain wellness in their lives. They work together to support each other’s efforts to develop their confidence, and to share personal stories that educate, enlighten, and inspire themselves and their communities about mental health.
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
zjohnson@peersnet.org
PEERS, in collaboration with Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services, has produced a series of three videos for East Bay youth. The videos feature interviews with health care professionals, young people, public servants, and many others with expertise and experience in this area. This series is intended to help young people make informed decisions when they’re prescribed psychiatric medication from health care providers.
Young people, especially Transition Age Youth, are often prescribed psychiatric medication following a formal diagnosis by a health care provider. Yet, many young people are under-informed about the benefits, risks, and side-effects of the medications they’re provided. In short, young people often don’t understand their rights with regards to psychiatric medications. These three videos assist youth in making careful, informed decisions about their own health.
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Mental Health and Wellness Radio was an award-winning podcast that explored issues surrounding mental health and fun ways to maintain wellness. It ran between August 2011 and December 2014. Host Jenee Darden features diverse guests to empower and inform listeners, as well as stimulate conversation to de-stigmatize mental health.
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Mental Health Matters was an award-winning talk show with a fresh perspective on mental health. It ran between May 2012 and December 2014.
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United States of America
Mental Health Minute is short profiles on individuals with lived experience with a mental health struggle and a wellness tool that they use.
PEP Talks (Peers Encouraging Peers) is a series of videos created in response to the challenging times we’re living through with COVID-19.
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The Spirituality group is designed to unite people of all faith-based communities to discuss the role of spirituality in wellness. The group meets at PEERS every 2nd Thursday of the month from 12:30-1:30pm, newcomers are always welcome. This group helps people open up about the intersection of faith and mental health experiences in their lives. This group’s abiding purpose is to sustain and broaden the conversation about spirituality’s role in nurturing mental health recovery. Group members of different faiths find common ground through their conversations about wellness. The Spirituality group has reunited several participants. In one case, two participants recognized each other from their hospital stay a while back. On another occasion, a woman shared with a mental health worker how their support had helped her out of dark place years ago. These were both emotionally rewarding, even liberating reunions for those involved.
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Contact Person / Email
zjohnson@peersnet.org
Stories of Recovery was a short video series that highlighted people’s stories of struggle, hope, and recovery. This series ran from November 2012 through November 2014. Hear from a diverse array of guests on how they have or are working to overcome mental health challenges to pursue their dreams and make a postitive difference in the community.
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The Everyone Counts Campaign is a two-fold project focused on decreasing mental health stigma, building wellness and resilience, and restoring and revitalizing our communities.
If you are interested in learning more about the Black Wellness & Resilience Campaign, or the Hope & Faith Campaign, please contact Reinaldi Gilder at or 510-830-6091.”
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rgilder@peersnet.org
The Sexuality And Gender Alliance Committee advances health and wellness within the LGBTQ Community of mental health consumers. SAGA is affiliated with the Pool of Consumer Champions as the 13th POCC Committee. Beyond general support work, SAGA advocates for the LGBTQ community in the mental health system. Specifically, it champions cultural awareness of LGBTQ specific concerns. Committee members create a welcoming environment that validates the LGBTQ wellness experience. One goal of the committee is to develop LGBTQ educational materials for mental health providers. Towards this end, SAGA has been making connections with a multitude of health professionals and community leaders. Soon SAGA will begin the process of tracking outreach outcomes. The longevity of this committee demonstrates PEERS’ commitment to empowering the LGBTQ Community.
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karrington@peersnet.org
Tobacco Freedom support groups help participants move towards a tobacco free life.
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Contact Person / Email
hriemer@peersnet.org
The TAY Program at PEERS is a wellness hub where young adults ages 16-24 can gain life skills and engage in a peer community. The TAY Leadership Club (TLC) is a virtual bi-monthly peer support group facilitated by TAY. TLC members meet new people, learn new skills and wellness tools, and receive a stipend for participation and training completion. Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 4:00pm-6:00pm. The TAY Program also provides empowering and educational workshops called Wellness Webinars at TAY serving organizations, schools, and programs. TLC and Wellness Webinar topics are centered on the 5 Pillars of Care developed by Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) Child and Young Adult System of Care, which are:
If you are a TAY interested joining TLC or
If you are interested in PEERS coming to your organization to host a Wellness Webinar, contact Bianca Brown at or through google voice at .
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United States of America
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bbrown@peersnet.org
The TAY Program at PEERS is a wellness hub where young adults ages 16-24 can gain life skills and engage in a peer community. The TAY Leadership Club (TLC) is a virtual bi-monthly peer support group facilitated by TAY. TLC members meet new people, learn new skills and wellness tools, and receive a stipend for participation and training completion. Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 4:00pm-6:00pm. The TAY Program also provides empowering and educational workshops called Wellness Webinars at TAY serving organizations, schools, and programs. TLC and Wellness Webinar topics are centered on the 5 Pillars of Care developed by Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) Child and Young Adult System of Care, which are:
If you are a TAY interested joining TLC or
If you are interested in PEERS coming to your organization to host a Wellness Webinar, contact Bianca Brown at or through google voice at .
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
bbrown@peersnet.org
Wellness Recovery Action Plan®, or WRAP® is an evidence-based practice used worldwide by people dealing with mental or general health challenges and by those who want to attain the highest possible levels of wellness. WRAP® was developed by Dr. Mary Ellen Copeland PHd and focuses on self empowerment for wellness and wholeness rather than illness and sickness.
Address: 333 Hegenberger Road, Suite 250 Oakland CA 94621
Country: United States of America
The Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers’ Association (PMHCA) has been a beacon of change and support. They are dedicated to enhancing and sustaining behavioral health services across Pennsylvania through both systems advocacy and grassroots efforts. Their mission includes educating mental health professionals, peer professionals, and the public on crucial topics such as trauma awareness, reducing stigma around mental health and substance use, and promoting tools for mental wellness.
Address: 2551 Walnut Street Harrisburg, PA 17103
Country: United States of America
Postal Address: PO Box 61620 Harrisburg, PA 17106
Email: pmhca@pmhca.org
People USA is a peer-run mental health non-profit that creates, provides, and promotes its own, innovative crisis response and wellness services.
Address: 102 Fulton Avenue, Suite A, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Country: United States of America
Email: info@people-usa.org
The Personal Empowerment Recovery Coalition is a state-wide, peer-run organization that exists to:
Five full days of PRSS Training and four days of Peer Tools and workshop information, networking and enjoyment. Keynote speaker Sharon Wise. There will be plenty of vendors and presentations that support PERC's mission of advocating for persons with lived experience. We plan for this institute to be one that promotes and educates the public that recovery is possible through a compassionate, person-centered, peer supportive environment!
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Address: ?1818 N. Taylor St. #311 Little Rock, AR 72207
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Email: percofarkansas@gmail.com
Poetry for Personal Power is a 501(c)(3) nationally recognized expert on trauma and resilience incorporated in Wyandotte County, Kansas, Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
Poetry for Personal Power has a powerful cadre of artists and advocates who deliver resilience messaging at any place imaginable! Our Sponsored Artists/Advocates range in talents and demographics but all have one thing in common - they believe in helping the community (Yes, they actually DO the work they speak about!). They have presented our special message of recovery in prisons, schools, parks, bars, churches, mental health facilities, etc. They deliver these messages with their own stories, art, and life experiences in conjunction with the evidence-based advocate training received from P3. Resilience messaging events are related to substance use treatment, mental health recovery, advocacy, community engagement, research, and social determinants building and can be presented in many different forms (workshops, open mics, poetry slams, shows, interactive arts, lecture, etc.). To view our Spotlight Artist/Advocates or the entire roster, click the buttons below or scroll down.
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A national certification that focuses on preparing peer recovery coaches to provide peer support with an addiction recovery focus. This training is a benefit to anyone actively working in the recovery field. The CCAR Recovery Coach Academy© is a 5-day intensive training academy focusing on providing individuals with the skills need to guide, mentor and support anyone who would like to enter into or sustain long-term recovery from an addiction to alcohol or other drugs. Provided in a retreat like environment, the CCAR Recovery Coach Academy© prepares participants by helping them to actively listen, ask really good questions, and discover and manage their own stuff.
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Peer Support Specialists are non-clinical behavioral health practitioners who see opportunity in every challenge. We promote and deliver education about resilience, health, wellness tools, and resources that aid in trauma reduction and recovery support resources. We are invested in an innovative approach that empowers our community and delivers the support they need.
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Poetry for Personal Power has released its first LP on all streaming platforms, "Poetry for Personal Power Collective," a compilation of spoken word and instrumentals from nationally recognized artists. Every purchase goes towards helping the mission of Poetry for Personal Power!
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This is a 16-hour training. These sessions equip the trainee to create a Wellness Recovery Action Plan for themself or one other person. The goal is to be able to create a plan of what must be done to keep someone well; staying on track mentally and physically. This is a widely used therapeutic technique with an array of applications. This training is for anyone who works with those in crisis, has family members with mental health struggles, or is otherwise an ally to those surviving through adversity. Participants receive certification upon completion
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Project ABLE's goal is to create community for those in recovery from mental health challenges, challenges with addiction, and/or co-occurring challenges.
Address: 1599 State Street Salem, OR 97301
Country: United States of America
Email: cpeterson@projectable.org
Project Return Peer Support Network is a unique mental health nonprofit where staff utilize lived experience to support and serve others with mental health challenges. Originally founded as Project Return in 1980 as part of Mental Health America Los Angeles, PRPSN holds the distinction of being the first “peer” mental health program in California. Peers bring their own personal knowledge of what it is like to live and recover from mental health conditions a unique ability to connect with others who share in this experience. They advocate to eliminate the stigma by sharing our stories of recovery and provide hope and empowerment to those we serve by holding the belief that all people living with mental health challenges can recover.
The California Association of Peer Supporters Academy (CAPS.academy) is built on the foundation of one of the oldest and best Peer Trainings in California. Their training prepares those who identify as peers for roles in the public mental health system as employees or volunteers able to support individuals on their road to recovery through intentional and skillful use of lived experience. The CAPS Academy is a statewide joint venture between two peer run agencies in California: Project Return Peer Support Network (PRPSN) and Mental Health America of California (MHAC) and is uniquely poised to be the vendor of choice.
This collaboration for the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Training is an approved vendor with CALMHSA under the umbrella of Project Return Peer Support Network (PRPSN). Our combined experience, history, expertise and capacity meet the Peer Specialist training needs of CalMHSA throughout California. This training includes 80 hours of classroom instruction in-person and via Zoom.
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Contact Person / Email
gsullivan@prpsn.org
The Community Integration Project was created 15 years ago with the goal of expanding peer support and support groups for individuals in more restrictive living environments?. CIP engages with clients in IMDs, board and cares, hospitals, and jails. Through CIP, we can implement peer support clubs inside a wide variety of restrictive living environments. Additionally, our peer mentors:
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ngallardo@prpsn.org
Hacienda of Hope is a peer-run respite house located in Long Beach, California. It has a wing of four men’s rooms and a wing of four women’s rooms and two ADA compliant genderless rooms downstairs. Every guest has their own bedroom and shares a bathroom and can receive peer support 24 hours a day. Stays are free for individuals and typically last 3-7 days. Each guest develops an individualized recovery plan with the help of one-on-one peer support. Guests may also attend 15 different support groups, get assistance accessing additional resources, participate in a variety of recreational activities and receive 3 meals a day. Laundry and computer facilities are on site.
Hacienda of Hope is a safe alternative to emergency hospitalization for individuals living with mental health challenges who are experiencing a stressful life event or crisis. This short-term peer respite home offers the space where peer-guests are able to stay short periods of time (usually a few days) to work on their personal growth and wellness in a safe space free of charge.
Hacienda of Hope is a harm reduction based, welcoming, non-clinical environment, staffed by others who are able to relate, empathize and offer hope and support through crisis. The two-story home can accommodate up to ten guests at a time. Guests can participate in cooking and household activities of on site peer support groups, self-help and wellness activities.
The orientation process is simple and each guest works with a peer supporter who helps them set goals for their stay. Guests have the opportunity to create individualized wellness and recovery plans and connect with local resources for employment, housing, financial assistance, and mental/physical health care.
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2241 W Williams St. Long Beach, CA 90810
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United States of America
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Info@prpsn.org
The Peer Education Empowerment and Re-Entry Services (PEERS) program addresses the gap in mental health services by providing individualized peer support and system navigation services to individuals who are also justice involved. Our mental health services help members meet the conditions of their parole/probation while also gaining important insights and tools for managing their mental health and/or substance use challenges. The system navigation services provide individualized support to members who need identification documentation, benefit enrollment, referrals to transitional housing, and employment preparation.
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Project Return manages a network of more than 125 peer led support groups throughout Los Angeles County and online. Groups meet weekly in a variety of locations including inpatient settings, board and care homes, shelters, motels, outpatient clinics and community spaces putting peer support within easy reach of interested individuals.
Groups are 1-2 hours and are led by credible messengers—people with lived experience. Each group is individualized and is self-directed. Focuses range from discussion/processing groups to activity-based groups like art and yoga to socialization groups in the community. Activities and curriculum are created by the group facilitators, participants and supported by our team of Regional Coordinators. For many, these peer support groups are the first steps towards recovery, self-help and wellness.
Individuals interested in attending a Project Return peer support group can find one near them by checking our service area calendars below or by contacting our Program Director or Manager below:
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
Ctopalian@prpsn.org
PRPSN offers peer-to-peer support to help individuals reach their personal goals, such as living independently, going to school, getting a job, having friends and enjoying life in the community, and advancing in their recovery. Each group is individualized and self-directed. Activities and curricula are created by the facilitators and group participants. While some groups direct conversations on specific recovery-based discussions, others focus on physical wellness and its connection to mental wellness, building socialization skills, and the exploration of varying coping methods ranging from arts and music to writing and much, much more!
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United States of America
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info@prpsn.org
PRPSN's Spanish language programs, Un Paso Más and El Centrito de Apoyo, provide culturally and linguistically tailored mental health services to underserved Latine communities in Huntington Park and surrounding areas.
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2677 1/2 Zoe Avenue Huntington Park, CA 90255
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United States of America
Ever wish you had someone to talk to? Someone who is supportive, caring and non-judgmental? Someone who is understanding and empathetic to your feelings? The Warm Line is a non-crisis toll free line and is specifically, but not limited to, people who are coping with a mental health concern.
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Address: 2677 Zoe Ave, Suite 304 Huntington Park, CA 90255
Country: United States of America
Email: info@prpsn.org
A Prosumer is a person who is proactive in their recovery and gives back to the community. Prosumers International meet together to figure out how to live life in spite of any challenges we may face. They hold monthly empowerment meetings to gain skills to live a full life.
Address: 6800 Park Ten Blvd Suite 220N San Antonio, TX 78213
Country: United States of America
Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa are a community of peers using our lived experiences with the mental health system to support one another in moving towards our full potential. They offer a safe and non-judgmental environment for consumer/survivors and their families to come together, support one another and build upon our skills. PSO is a non-profit member-driven organization founded in 1991 by a handful of consumer/survivors of the mental health system. Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa offer:
Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa provide support family and friends of people experiencing mental health and/or addiction challenges.
Online Family Peer Support Group: is a group for friends and family of people experiencing mental health and/or addiction challenges. The atmosphere is very relaxing, supportive and non-judgmental. Every week they offer various discussion topics such as communication strategies, boundaries, codependency, letting go of control etc. They occur Mondays 6:30-8:00pm.
Telephone and Email Family Peer Support work Mon-Fri and our hours are flexible. Beata Z. beataz@pso-ottawa.ca, 613-567-4379 ext. 123 or Sean D. seand@pso-ottawa.ca, 613-567-4379 ext. 221
Family Support eNewsletter is a monthly Family Support eNewsletter that includes community resources, workshops, events, information about what's going on at PSO and other mental health organizations, wellness tips and strategies and much more.
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Psychiatric Survivors Ontario (PSO) run a number of fun online activities include:
Craft & Chat: whether you knit, crochet, weld, scrapbook, or make tinfoil hats for your cat, please bring whatever it is and come and hang out. Thursdays 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Games & Trivia: some hilarious games in store guaranteed to bring on the smile and the laughter. Or you can partake in a battle of wits over Zoom trivia! Two devices are needed to play along (computer, smart phone, tablet, etc.). Thursdays 1:00-2:30pm.
Creative Expressions: a friendly, non-judgmental art group where people who experience mental health and/or addiction struggles can come and be creative. Use our creative prompts and the materials you have at home to express yourself. Saturdays 12:00-1:15pm.
Virtual Lounge: a great opportunity to connect with all of our peers that we have been missing. 7 days a week from 4:00-5:00pm.
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Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa provide a number of online peer support groups including:
Craft and Chat: whether you knit, crochet, weld, scrapbook, or make tinfoil hats for your cat, please bring whatever it is and come and hang out. They are run Thursdays 1:00-2:30pm.
Telephone Peer Support: a peer support call-back service allows PSO members and peers in hospital to access telephone peer support seven days a week from 9am-3pm.
Hearing Voices & Parallel Reality Group: a weekly support group offering a safe space for anyone living with voices, visions or other experiences that others may regard as unusual. Tuesdays 3:30-4:45pm.
Peer Support: this is an opportunity to gather with others who have been through the mental health system and speak openly in a safe environment about our own experiences. Wednesdays & Fridays 1:00-2:30 PM
Weekly Fun Activities: Craft and Chat, Games and Trivia, Virtual Lounge, Mindfulness and Creative Expressions on Zoom. Ć¢ā¬ā¹
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Psychiatry Survivors of Ottawa offer a number of Peer Support Groups you can join online. All peers of age 16+ with mental health and/or addiction challenges are welcome
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Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa provide a Peer Support Call-Back Service that allows PSO members and peers in hospital to access telephone peer support If you are seeking general information or a peer support call, please leave a detailed message at 613-567-4379 ext. 118 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, 7 days a week, and our dedicated phone support team will be happy to return your call as soon as possible.
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Address: 211 Bronson Avenue Suite 313/314 Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6H5
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Email: info@pso-ottawa.ca
Queensland Voice for Mental Health Inc is the peak representative body for Consumers and Carers of Mental Health services in Queensland. They were formed through an alliance of people with a lived experience of mental illness and some of what we do is:
As a voice for mental health, we seek to be a facilitator of change for the empowerment, recovery and wellbeing of all and a promoter of a mentally healthy community.
Address: Level 1, 10/7 OĆ¢ā¬ā¢Connell Terrace Bowen Hills
Country: Australia
Postal Address: PO Box 1449 Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Email: secretary@qldvoice.org.au
Reach Out CT is a free helpline for emotional support and connections to basic needs resources.
Country: United States of America
Recovery College is a dedicated space providing opportunities for people to improve their mental health, wellbeing, and personal recovery through education. The Recovery College started in Hobart in November 2022 and will grow statewide in the future. This means over time everyone in Tasmania can enrol in the college.
Address: Level 2, 2 Terry Street, Glenorchy 7010
Country: Australia
Email: recoverycollege@ths.tas.gov.au
Recovery Colleges in Alberta offer a range and variety of free recovery-focused courses designed for individuals, families, the workplace, and cultural and spiritual communities. All Recovery College courses are co-developed and co-facilitated with the community and peers (individuals with “lived experience” who are role models to their peers and embody hope and recovery) exploring community strengths, as personal expertise is embedded with professional expertise.
Country: Canada
Recovery Empowerment Network is here to provide a path to wellness through the support of someone who has been where you are, and services to help guide you through the healthcare system. At REN, we walk hand in hand with you on your wellness journey. Together, we teach individuals new skills and how to apply the tools they already have with support to help you move towards your recovery goals. We know that every journey is different, REN staff will meet you where you're at on your road to recovery. REN are a community service agency staffed by those who have lived experience. With 15 years of history serving Maricopa County and guiding our members through all varieties of recovery, we have acquired a unique and diverse approach to intentional emotional wellness through groups, activities, community outings & events.
REN's Community Treasures Program is a source of help & hope for people in our community. We provide the means to connect individuals to resources while make a difference to residents of Maricopa County!
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A HERO is someone who inspires and is a role model to many. Heroes fill hearts with hope and empower others to explore recovery within every opportunity faced. We walk together on our path of learning. We will triumph over our mental health and substance challenges. The road ahead may hold obstacles and certainly successes. Discover the path to wellness now and be a HERO to others. HERO Discovery center teaches skills and helps build a strong foundation for independent living. We provide a community for those ages 18-25 years old.
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United States of America
Hope’s Door is a peer-run program operated by the Recovery Empowerment Network. In this program, people who may be headed for a crisis can take a look at their circumstances, make a plan to stay safe and out of crisis, and learn ways to achieve whole-person wellness.
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United States of America
The Peer & Family Referral Center (PFRC) is a community collaboration that supports member voice and choice. This program partners with members to discover their specific needs, working closely with other community agencies to provide resources and services that best meet those needs. This highly collaborative program works with each member’s support team to break down service barriers and ensure that the member and their families get the services and resources they need in a timely manner. Since opening in 2015, the PFRC has placed over 300 members in peer and family services.
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United States of America
Peer Employment Specialists at REN believe all people can work if they want to. We are peers helping peers; therefore, we understand that going to work can be full of challenges. Through One-on-one engagement, we will do everything we can for you. This service provides help with DB101 and benefits advising, so you can feel confident about going back to work. After you have gained employment we will provide support while you are working. You will not be on this journey alone, we will work with you and your clinical team to support you in achieving your goals for employment!
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United States of America
Recovery Reelz provides the most in-depth experience in learning the art of filmmaking. This 7-week program provides members with access to state of the art of professional film equipment and is instructed by a local independent filmmaker. Members learn the crafts of screenwriting, cinematography, directing, lighting, sound design, and editing; all with the focus of creating your own unique story of recovery that you can take home to show family and friends.
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REN's engaging and dynamic training will provide you with knowledge, skills and tools to assist you in your recovery journey. Along with a new set of skills, RST allows you to become credentialed as a Peer Support Specialist.
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At REN, we believe in harnessing the brain's power to achieve better mental health and support a life of recovery. Our Mind Master technology combines neuroscience, brainwave entrainment, and guided meditation to create a unique experience that promotes relaxation, mental clarity, emotional balance, and overall well-being. Whether you're looking to reduce stress, improve your sleep, or stay focused on your journey to sobriety, Mind Masters offers the tools and support you need.
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Address: 212 East Osborn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Country: United States of America
Email: Info@renaz.org
The Self Help Resource Centre is a non-profit, charitable organization in Toronto, Canada that aims to support people in overcoming major life challenges and transitions on the path to improved health and happiness. They do this through:
The Self-Help Resource Centre leads peer support initiatives in communities, focusing on those facing multiple social and systemic barriers. They increase access by building the capacity of individuals and organizations in collaboration with dedicated staff, volunteers, partners and community members through outreach, networking, training, consultation, resource development, and knowledge exchange. They Self-Help Resource Centre envisions a world where people come together to connect meaningfully and share knowledge, see strengths in every person and their lived experience, and attempt to enhnace change by listening to all voices, particularly those most marginalized, in order to build empathy and create universal access to better systems. They did our very best to handover our programs and resources, where possible, to other organizations.
Email: michelle.westin@selfhelp.on.ca
SC SHARE is a mental health organization that aims to promote recovery principles delivered through the effective use of peer support for all people suffering from mental illness, substance use disorder, and/or co-occurring disorder.
Address: 2201 Commerce Drive Cayce, SC 29033
Country: United States of America
Email: info@scshare.com
The Helpline Center is the only accredited suicide crisis center in South Dakota.
Country: United States of America
The Statewide Consumer Advisory Committee (SCAC) is a diverse group of emerging leaders throughout the state who are experiencing recovery in their own lives. They are committed to having open, honest and compelling discussions with the leadership of the Division of Mental Health & Addiction Services (DMHAS) around what a recovery and wellness-oriented system is about and what it is not. SCAC has been greatly instrumental in working with the Division on many aspects of the Transformation including focus groups to identify outcomes and other elements of service delivery.
Country: United States of America
The Tennessee Mental Health Consumers' Association (TMHCA) is Tennessee’s only statewide organization that is owned and operated by people in recovery from mental health issues or addiction. TMHCA has over three decades of experience helping people find hope in their life. TMHCA has multiple roles in the state of Tennessee and serves as a national voice for people that are many times marginalized and unable to speak out on their own behalf. TMHCA advocacy efforts has and will always be the foundation of the agency but as time has passed the agency has seen growth and has taken a new direction and approach to the way we serve people. TMHCA is now able to serve thousands annually through agreements with Federal and State governmental agencies, Managed Care Companies and small private donations. Diversified funding helps us accomplish our mission and provide excellent care to Tennesseans with complex needs.
Address: 3931 Gallatin Pike Nashville, TN 37216
Country: United States of America
Email: info@tmhca-tn.org
The Coalition is composed of statewide organizations in North Carolina that are committed to assuring the availability of services and support for individuals who experience addictive diseases, mental illness, and developmental disabilities.
Country: United States of America
The OCP funds the Lived Experience Workforce Program (LEWP) which is implemented by the Mental Health Coalition of South Australia. The Lived Experience workforce contributes to embedding a recovery-orientated and person-centred approach in the delivery of mental health services and it is a key component of the SA Mental Health Service Plan 2020 - 2025. Visit the LEWP page (Link)
Country: Australia
The Web provides peer-driven, peer support in a safe environment guided by unconditional positive regard using a recovery-based philosophy. The Web is recovery-based and serves many people, including those with mental health issues and/or drug and alcohol abuse who are often homeless. The Web currently has 2,400 members and is visited over 20,000 times annually for services such as:
The Art Expression Group provides a weekly art workshop on Fridays @ 10:30 AM. Weekly a Peer mentor leads the workshop to help enrich the lives of those who have an artistic gift. Share, learn or practice a variety of art forms including:
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United States of America
A JPeer Employment Mentor is available at The Web 5 days a week to assist you reach your employment goal. Jeri assist with writing or updating your Resume, identifying employers who are hiring, help in finding clothing for your interview. Jeri has experience in how to effectively answer the interview questions, explain gaps in your employment history, which assist you reaching your goal.
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United States of America
The Web’s Peer Housing Mentor is available 5 days a week to assist you making that new apartment a reality. Becky has been with the Web over six years and has developed a strong network of property owners, managers and housing providers to assist you.
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United States of America
Peer Mentor is a valuable tool for recovery from mental health issues and substance abuse. A Peer Mentor engages participants in regaining control over their lives, over their recovery process and empowers them to live life to their fullest vision. Participants may choose to work one-on-one with a Peer Mentor on staff at the Web, but also will find many opportunities to form mentorships with other participants in the program.
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United States Minor Outlying Islands
The Mind, Body & Spirit Group meets every Wednesday at 1:30pm to come together learn and practice care and wellness for the whole body. This group meets weekly to support participants in their life journey. Participants engage in self-discovery and discover that “Understanding comes a little at a time over a lifetime.” Stress management, nutrition, meditation, exercise, and rest are key elements.
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United States of America
The Women’s Group meets on Monday @ 11am to learn & share with other Women focused on Wellness and Recovery. Weekly, a Peer Mentor facilitates a weekly group focused on women and their specific needs and support to promote personal growth and recovery in a safe and supportive environment. This group has been assisting women of the Web for the past 6 years.
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United States of America
The WRAP Group meets every Tuesday @ 2pm to learn new skills and refine your current skills. Peer Mentors facilitate weekly WRAP groups for participants to learn and hone skills for recovery and illness self-management.
The Wellness Recovery Action Plan® or WRAP®, is a self-designed prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well and make their life the way they want it to be. It was developed in 1997 by a group of people who were searching for ways to overcome their own mental health issues and move on to fulfilling their life dreams and goals. It is now used extensively by people in all kinds of circumstances, and by health care and mental health systems all over the world to address all kinds of physical, mental health and life issues.
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Address: 1248 Gambell Street Anchorage, AK 99501
Country: United States of America
The Mental Health Tribunal has a Tribunal Advisory Group (TAG) that provides opportunities for consumers, family, carers and supporters with lived and living experience to:
Country: Australia
Self-Help is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote mental health through education and mutual support. They offer support groups, fun events, a 4th Friday dinner social, and educational classes.
Address: Waikiki Community Center 310 Paoakalani Ave Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 USA
Country: United States of America
Email: director@unitedselfhelp.org
The Warm Line is staffed 8am-11pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year at no cost. Their certified peer support specialists have received specialized training and have navigated mental health issues and/or substance abuse issues of their own. They are trained in providing hope and empowerment through the recovery model. This model instills a person-centered approach to recovery and healing. Certified peer specialists engage with the community through empathetic listening. Our specialists encourage callers to resolve problems by fostering dignity and self-respect and finding their inner strength to live healthy, independent lives. The Warm Line works closely with the Utah Crisis Line and the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) to ensure the best support is provided to you and your loved ones.
Country: United States of America
Vermont Psychiatric Survivors Inc. is an independent, statewide mutual support and civil rights advocacy organization run by and for psychiatric survivors. Founded in 1983, we offer mutual support, publish a triannual newspaper that is distributed throughout Vermont, offer patient representation in Vermont psychiatric hospitals and residential facilities, sponsor peer-led support groups, advocate and educate to challenge discrimination, and offer technical assistance to allied organizations. The mission of Vermont Psychiatric Survivors is to provide peer support services that seek to address interventions in homelessness, addiction issues, and issues that impact the family structure.
Address: 128 Merchants Row Suites 601 ā 608 Rutland, VT 05701
Country: United States of America
Postal Address: 128 Merchants Row, Suite 606 Rutland, VT 05701-5912
Email: info@vermontpsychiatricsurvivors.org
VMIAC is the peak Victorian organisation for people with a lived experience of mental health problems or emotional distress. They are an advocacy organisation run by consumers, for consumers.
Consumer is a common term used to describe people who have used mental health services as a patient or client. VMIAC welcomes any person who identifies as a consumer (or similar). Traditionally, the people who use our services have:
This group of people makes up around 3-5% of the population. Most of us, but not all, have experienced profound distress, trauma, violence and abuse, socioeconomic disadvantage, discrimination and breaches of human rights.
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Australia
Consumer Voices is a safe space for consumers to have their say and their voices heard. Consumer’s share their stories through short film series, talking of traumas, recovery, advocacy, and how their mental health challenges have made them who they are today.
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Australia
Contact Person / Email
reception@vmiac.org.au
Emotional CPR (eCPR) training brings together a team of highly experienced and qualified eCPR trainers from across Australia to deliver accessible online certificate level Emotional CPR Training. This training is free to all staff (lived experience and non-lived experience) working in DHHS funded Mental Health and Alcohol and other Drug Services services operating within Victoria.
Emotional CPR (eCPR) is designed to teach people how to assist others through an emotional crisis. eCPR is based on the principles shared by a number of support approaches: trauma-informed care, personal recovery approaches, counselling after disasters, peer support, and cultural and social atunement. It was developed by a diverse cadre of leaders who themselves have learned how to recover and grow from an emotional crisis. Ultimately, eCPR is a holistic, hopeful and empowering approach to assist people through an emotional crisis. With an emphasis on building strong, resilient and cooperative communities, this training will help you in providing help for others through:
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Australia
Contact Person / Email
braverman@vmiac.org.au
The Department of Health and Human Services have also advised us that our initial COVID-19 survey was a touchstone for Victoria’s mental distress during the pandemic, specifically raising concerns around the rate of suicide. Therefore, your feedback will impact how mental health is recognised and supported not just by VMIAC, but by the DHHS.
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Australia
NDIS Advocacy Service is a free service is for people in Victoria with a psychosocial disability who are interested in the NDISĆ¢ā¬ā¹, are currently using the NDISĆ¢ā¬ā¹, have been denied access to the NDISĆ¢ā¬ā¹ or want to appeal a decision made about your NDIS Plan. VMIAC can provide:
VMIAC NDIS Information and Support Worker can help you to make the most of your NDIS plan, deal with services, unravel NDIS language and self-advocate for your needs.
The NDIS Appeals and Reviews Service can provide advice, information and support to have decisions by the NDIA reviewed or work with you to take an appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, including support to apply for free legal assistance
The Telephone Info & Advocacy Service is a free service is for people with lived experience of mental health challenges, who want information or short-term, non-legal advocacy about:
All advocates have lived experience as mental health.
Address
Building 1, 22 Aintree Street, Brunswick East, VIC, 3057
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Australia
Contact Person / Email
reception@vmiac.org.au
VMIAC is part of the international consumer/survivor rights movement that’s been growing since the late 1960s, with some activism recorded in the UK and America as far back as the 1800s. The consumer/survivor movement is similar to movements by other people who have experienced systemic oppression and marginalisation, such as LGBTIQ people, women, people with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Some of the issues we share include:
The consumer/survivor movement took off in the late 1960s alongside other civil rights movements.
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Australia
The Phoenix Program is a pilot project offering a new, safe space that’s been developed by consumers, for consumers. It includes:
The program is open to any person over 18 years who has used Victorian mental health inpatient services, and experienced sexual assault, sexual harassment, or a fear of not being sexually safe, while using that service. Appointments are available between 10am to 3pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, at VMIAC’s office.
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Australia
Contact Person / Email
reception@vmiac.org.au
The Royal Commission Into Victoria's Mental Health System was created following the establishment of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health Services in early 2019, VMIAC worked to ensure that the voice of lived experience was placed at the centre of what could be considered the biggest mental health system reform opportunity in recent history. To utilising peer support specialists and creating network of consumer advocates and systemic advocacy work, VMIAC supported otheir members and the broader consumer community to provide input into the Royal Commission through individual and group submissions; community roundtable consultations; hearings; and our organisational systemic responses.
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Australia
Address: Building 1, 22 Aintree Street, Brunswick East, VIC, 3057
Country: Australia
Email: reception@vmiac.org.au
Vocal Virginia advocates with and for the mental health community by sharing a unique, experience-driven perspective that empowers us to educate with empathy and collaborate with care. Vocal Virginia is the only state-wide mental health organization in Virginia that is 100% staffed and governed by individuals living with mental health challenges. They value and work for the full human rights and self-determination of every individual regardless of their mental state or diagnosis.
Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery (APPR) is a self-directed recovery and wellness program designed to promote personal awareness, health, and life transformation. In APPR groups, individuals learn more about APPR and how to complete their own plan from trained APPR facilitators, who share self-help concepts, skills, and strategies.
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United States of America
Address: 7400 Beaufont Springs Drive Suite 300 - #3008 Richmond, VA 23225
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Email: network@vocalvirginia.org
Voices Vic program is a space led by peers with lived and living experience in hearing voices that seeks to improve the lives of people who hear voices, see visions or have other sensory experiences. Through the Voices Vic program, our team offers recovery groups, mentoring and support across Victoria. The aim of the group is to spread positivity about the experience of hearing voices, and to develop skills to change an individual’s relationship with the voices. Based on mutual respect, empathy and belonging, the group also offers an opportunity for people to accept and live with their experiences in a way that helps them regain some power over their lives.
Country: Australia
Email: vvadmin@vt.uniting.org
The WA Recovery College Alliance (WARCA) is a unique partnership of 20 organisations working to bring Recovery College courses to the entire state of Western Australia. Their courses are all free of charge and open to everyone. Coming from all different walks of life, their students and educators come together to share wisdom gained from valuable life experience to learn and take charge of their wellbeing.
Address: 182 Lord Street, Perth, WA 6000
Country: Australia
Email: info@warecoverycollege.org.au
WA Warm Line is a peer support help line for people living with emotional and mental health challenges. Calls are answered by specially-trained volunteers who have lived experience with mental health challenges. They have a deep understanding of what you are going through and are here to provide emotional support, comfort, and information. All calls are confidential. If you are in crisis or considering suicide, call the 24-Hour Crisis Line at 1-866-427-4747
Country: United States of America
Wellness in the Woods is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides programs and activities centered on advocacy, education, and expanding statewide peer networks. As an organization we are dedicated to improving access to mental health care and substance use recovery for all residents of Minnesota with a focus on reaching underserved communities.
Address: 738 3rd Ave NW, Eagle Bend, MN 56446
Country: United States of America
The Wellness Workforce Coalition is a statewide coalition of peer run organizations which supports training and advocacy for Vermont's peer workforce.
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WV Recovers continues arranging technical assistance with the The Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery & Doors to Wellbeing to become a Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery Center of Excellence and is collaborating with other Wellbeing Mentors here in WV and has developed resources for trainings for mental health peer support and peer recovery support specialist & PRSS supervisor training. WV Recovers is in contact getting technical assistance from Peer Center of Excellence to devise a plan for WV to develop the training structure for this potential new peer role in collaboration with WV BBH, WVCBAPP, Marshall Peer Hub and Synergy Health and Doors to Wellbeing (Copeland Center) Plans include developing supplemental certificates in PRSS certification to recognize training certificates in Mental Health Peer Support and PRSS Supervision Certificates. WVR Staff and facilitators including Kara Prunty who operates an independent alliance known as Wellness in Action can support your groups in these techniques and regularly scheduled wellness and recovery trainings in the your community.
WV Recovers affiliates with a network of peer-run Wellness and Recovery Resource Centers & Recovery Community Organizations providing peer support and recovery-oriented services within their communities.
Recovery Community Organizations:?
Wellness & Recovery Centers:
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United States of America
Address: 134 W. Sioux Lane Romney, WV 26757
Country: United States of America
Postal Address: P.O. Box 55 Dunbar, WV 25064
Email: wvrecovers@gmail.com
Wings Across Alabama is the largest Mental Health Consumer-Ran Organization in Alabama. They are a “for us, by us” organization that deeply believes in healing that comes through shared experience. They offer peer support through an array of direct services.
The Alabama Institute for Recovery (A.I.R.) holds an annual conference around Alabama that has become one of the year's highlights for many consumers in Alabama. Over 800 attendees from around the state gather for three days of education and fellowship. The conference features nationally known speakers and several workshops on consumer issues and interests. Social activities include a talent show and dance. Most attendees are consumers, and the conference often includes consumers from other states and international attendees. The Alabama Institute for Recovery is planned and coordinated by individuals in recovery from mental illness. The Office of Peer Programs of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Wings Across Alabama presents it.
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United States of America
Here we showcase artist, musicians, writers and artistic expression of various media. Peers have shared their creative works with us for the pleasure of your viewing. Share this page and email us your comments on the art you see here. Processing the feelings we have during this trying time can sometimes be difficult to express in words. Here you will see work from those who are managing the stress of isolation and anxiety through creative expression.
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
grantassistant@wingsacrossal.orgĀ
Wings hosts monthly online networking events for Certified Peer Specialists to connect and share resources. All Alabama Certified Peer Specialists are welcome to join our monthly event. The monthly networking events are held on the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m.
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
peers@wingsacrossal.org
Wings Across Alabama offers free support groups, both online and in-person. All of Wings support groups are peer-led and open to anyone who has lived and/or living experience with mental illness. Witnessing others as they move through life’s challenges and successes, as well as having your own experiences witnessed by others, can be supportive and offer the inspiration needed to continue through your recovery journey. All of our groups are led by peers who have lived experience with mental illness.
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United States of America
Mental Health 101 is a collection of “how-to” videos containing practical information about how to navigate public benefits and resources. Mental Health 101 is designed to support peers in pursuit of agency and independence.
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United States of America
MINDFULNESS 101 introduces the concept of mindfulness, explaining what it is, why it matters, and how beginners can cultivate a practice. Through a blend of theoretical understanding and practical exercises, participants will explore techniques to enhance their focus, reduce stress, and increase self-awareness. The course is designed for anyone new to mindfulness, providing tools that can be integrated into daily life to promote emotional balance and mental clarity.
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United States of America
Wings Across Alabama offers free support groups, both online and in-person. All of Wings support groups are peer-led and open to anyone who has lived and/or living experience with mental illness. Witnessing others as they move through life’s challenges and successes, as well as having your own experiences witnessed by others, can be supportive and offer the inspiration needed to continue through your recovery journey. All of our groups are led by peers who have lived experience with mental illness.
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United States of America
The creation of the Peer Empowerment Video Library was funded by a federal grant received from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration in 2021 and has been an ongoing project by Wings Across Alabama to meet peers where they are, particularly in rural areas.
Peer Empowerment Videos aim to elevate the stories and lived experiences of peers. The positive impact of sharing one’s story extends beyond the storyteller and benefits others who have the opportunity to review and resonate with the experiences of others with similar lived experiences, as well as providing testimonies of consumers of mental health services to law and policy-makers in the State of Alabama. This model of “for us, by us” lifts up the voices and perspectives of peers and effectively articulates the services and policy needs of people living with mental health conditions.
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United States of America
Peers Across Alabama is a virtual resource hub for Certified Peer Specialists across the State of Alabama. This project was funded by a federal grant received from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration in 2021 and has been an ongoing project by Wings Across Alabama to meet consumers where they are, particularly in rural areas. Peers Across Alabama Virtual Resource Hub for Certified Peer Specialists is designed to support Certified Peer Specialists with guiding group sessions, particularly in rural areas that lack access to mental health services, empower consumers by telling their stories, create community and networking among Certified Peer Specialists, and serve as a wellness tool to support recovery and prevent relapse.
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United States of America
Resources Across Alabama aims to provide both non-crisis and crisis mental health resources to Alabama Residents.
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United States of America
Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery (APPR) is a comprehensive planning process for monitoring and managing one’s wellness. This free course will help you realize your full potential and help you plan to maintain recovery on your personal wellness journey. APPR is designed to help individuals maintain their potential in their personal wellness journey. It is an action-planning process to develop detailed ways to overcome troubling aspects of chronic illnesses. People who have taken this course report an increased ability to see a relapse coming and effectively prevent a crisis. APPR training:
There is no cost for the training. However, Registration is required, and space is limited. All training will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Training will be held several times a year. To register yourself or inquire about group training, please contact:
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United States of America
Contact Person / Email
wellness@wingsacrossal.org
Address: 309 N. Hull Street Montgomery, AL 36104
Country: United States of America
Email: WingsAcrossAL@gmail.com
