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| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | NAMI - Clinton County |
| Agency Name: | NAMI |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2005 |
| Public Contact Person: | Jason Peterson |
| Address: | 419 S 2nd St. #208 Clinton, IA 52732 |
| Telephone #: | (563) 242-0087 |
| Email Address: | jason@clintoniowa.net |
| Website URL: | www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?MicrositeID=145 |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Some |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Some |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Program brochure, Guides/Manuals |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | to help consumers manage symptoms of their illnesses and cope with dealing with the mental health system |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Additional Information: | NAMI is a great organization, but was originally developed for family members, not the consumers ourselves. I am a consumer and I started this affiliate of NAMI in my town. I try to run the organization so that every person with a mental illness who comes to us feels welcome and valued and is given a supportive encouraging environment in which to develop skills to live a fully functioning life. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | NAMI Clark County |
| Agency Name: | NAMI National |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1979 |
| Address: | 2801 Fort Vancouver PO Box 5353 Vancouver, WA 98661 |
| Telephone #: | 360-695-2823 |
| Fax #: | 360-823-1088 |
| Email Address: | info@nami-clark.org |
| Website URL: | www.nami-clark.org |
| Program Category: | Community Education, Recovery Education, Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
Families of Children, Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $100,000-$200,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To educate about recovery and wellness To reduce hospitalization by providing timely support To encourage peer socialization and supportive interaction To reduce community stigma and promote public awareness and understanding To educate and provide tools for families |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | The NAMI National developed programs have been researched and are considered "Best Practices" |
| Program Mission Statement: | “Our mission is to improve the quality of life for all those struggling with and affected by brain disorders; people with a psychiatric condition, family members, mental health professionals, and concerned citizens.” |
| Additional Information: | NAMI works within our community to address issues affecting the mental health community and to provide hope and information to individuals and their families about mental disorders, treatment and recovery. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | NAMI Connections |
| Agency Name: | NAMI |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1997 |
| Public Contact Person: | Laura Blockel |
| Address: | 5 Mark Lane Hyannis, MA 02601 |
| Telephone #: | (508) 344-9971 |
| Email Address: | namicapecod@verizon.net |
| Website URL: | wwww.nami.org/connection |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Recovery Education, Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan, Men, Women, LGBT, Co-occurring MR/DD, Trauma Survivors, Persons who are Homeless, Veterans, Adults, Older Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | None |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 1-2 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Guides/Manuals, Website, Other |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Group support for adults with MI to cope with everyday living and to have better coping skills. And ttto realize they are not alone. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | NAMI Connections Recovery Support Group |
| Agency Name: | NAMI |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2008 |
| Public Contact Person: | Miche"le |
| Address: | Advent United Methodist Church 3945 Lexington Ave South Eagan, MN 55123 |
| Telephone #: | 651-238-7983 |
| Email Address: | michelecortinas@comcast.net |
| Website URL: | www.namihelps.org/ |
| Program Category: | Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | None |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 1-2 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Guides/Manuals |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Dealing With Catastrophic Events Learning To Cope Moving to Advocacy/ Wellness/Recovery |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Additional Information: | NAMI CONNECTIONS IS A RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS REGARDLESS OF THEIR DIAGNOISIS. Every group is offered free of charge and meets the 1st, 2nd and 4th Monday @ 7pm of each month for 90 minutes. All led by trained Individuals who are also in recovery- people who understand the challenges we face. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | NAMI Connections, Littleton |
| Agency Name: | NAMI, Arapahoe/Douglas Counties |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2007 |
| Public Contact Person: | June McWilliams |
| Address: | 61 West Davies Ave. North Littleton, CO 80120 |
| Telephone #: | 303-788-0776 |
| Email Address: | junemcw@gmail.com |
| Website URL: | www.namiadco.org/ |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Recovery Education, Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
Co-occurring substance abuse, Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | None |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Some |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Program brochure, Website, Other |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To provide Support and recovery group for adult persons with a mental illness, run by persons with a mental illness who know what it's like and have been there. Provide information on mental illnesses. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | NAMI and AstraZeneca |
| Program Mission Statement: | To provide support/recovery groups for persons with a mental illness run by persons with a mental illness who know what its like and have been there. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | NAMI Peer to Peer Education Course |
| Agency Name: | National Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2001 |
| Public Contact Person: | Jana Hockerman |
| Address: | 217 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 411 Waukesha, WI 53188 |
| Telephone #: | (262) 524-8886 |
| Fax #: | (262) 547-1321 |
| Email Address: | jananamiwauk@aol.com |
| Website URL: | www.namiwaukesha.com |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: 3-5 Volunteers: None |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Some |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Program brochure |
| Cost for materials? | Yes |
| Program Goals: | General mental Health information and relapse prevention |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | To work cooperatively on relapse prevention, mindfulness exercises, medications, diagnoses, and do an advance directive for mental health care. |
| Additional Information: | Peer to Peer is a program sponsered by NAMI. It is run by consumers for consumers. It is a nine week course that meets once a wekk for 2 and 1/2 hours. To qualify to participate, you must have mental illness and take a pre-group interview. There is no charge for the course. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | NAMI Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Course |
| Agency Name: | NAMI |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2003 |
| Address: | NAMI Santa Clara County 2010 N First St Suite 530 San Jose, CA 95131 |
| Telephone #: | 408-453-0400 |
| Fax #: | 408 583 0004 |
| Email Address: | Info@namisantaclara.org |
| Website URL: | www.namisantaclara.org/ |
| Program Category: | Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $10,000-$40,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 10-20 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Some |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Peer-to-Peer is a unique, experiential learning program for people with any serious mental illness who are interested in establishing and maintaining their wellness and recovery. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | Pre and post questionaire study in progress. |
| Additional Information: | * Peer-to-Peer consists of nine two-hour units and is taught by a team of three trained "mentors" who are personally experienced at living well with mental illness. * Mentors are trained in weekend-long training sessions, supplied with teaching manuals, and are paid a stipend for each course they teach. * Participants come away from the course with a binder of hand-out materials, as well as many other tangible resources: an advance directive; a "relapse prevention plan" to help identify tell-tale feelings, thoughts, behavior or events that may warn of impending relapse and to organize for intervention; mindfulness exercises to help focus and calm thinking; and survival skills for working with providers and the general public. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | NAMI Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Program |
| Agency Name: | NAMI |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2004 |
| Public Contact Person: | Barbara French |
| Address: | 1101 Hauck Drive Rolla, MO 65401 |
| Telephone #: | 573-426-6264/(573)674-255 |
| Fax #: | 573-368-3911 |
| Email Address: | brench@fidnet.com |
| Program Category: | Community Education, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
Co-occurring substance abuse, Trauma Survivors, Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | The objective of the Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Course is to provide adults with serious mental illness with a knowledge of their illness, skills to cope and empower individuals on the path to recovery. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | NAMI San Gabriel Valley Peer-to-Peer Educational Program |
| Agency Name: | National Alliance on Mental Illness |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1996 |
| Address: | NAMI San Gabriel Valley Peer-to-Peer Program 2550 E. Foothill Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 |
| Telephone #: | 626.577.6697 |
| Fax #: | 626.577.0381 |
| Email Address: | sgvnami@pacificclinics.org |
| Website URL: | www.sgv.nami.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: 3-5 Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | The goal of the course is to work on and toward recovery and a recovery plan for any person with serious mental illness who is interested in establishing and maintaining wellness. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Additional Information: | THe NAMI-San Gabriel Valley Peer-to-Peer Educational Course is a FREE nine week experiential course taught by a team of peer mentors (trained persons living themselves with mental illness). The course is designed to offer an opportunity for growth to any individual who experiences mental illness. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | National Association of Peer Specialists |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2003 |
| Public Contact Person: | Steve Harrington |
| Address: | 755 Alta Dale Ada, MI 49301 |
| Telephone #: | 616-676-9230 |
| Email Address: | steveh@naops.org |
| Website URL: | www.naops.org |
| Program Category: | Peer Support |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $10,000-$40,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 10-20 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Yes |
| Program Goals: | To promote the use of peer specialists and peer support in mental health systems. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | To promote the use of peer specialists and peer support in mental health systems. |
| Additional Information: | Membership is $10 per year. Member benefits are quarterly newsletter and discounts on recovery products and conference fees. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | NAZCARE, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2000 |
| Public Contact Person: | Roberta Howard |
| Address: | 599 White Spar Rd Prescott, AZ 86303 |
| Telephone #: | 928-442-9205 |
| Fax #: | 928-442-3144 |
| Email Address: | info@nazcare.org |
| Website URL: | www.nazcare.org |
| Program Category: | Housing, Peer Support, Technical Assistance |
| Target Participants: |
African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan, Men, Women, LGBT, Co-occurring substance abuse, Trauma Survivors, Persons on Inpatient Units, Persons w/ Criminal Justice Issues, Persons who are Homeless, Veterans, Adults, Older Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Other |
| Annual Program Budget: | Over $400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 20+ Paid Part-Time: 10-20 Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Yes |
| Program Goals: | Reduce social isolation and move consumers on the continuum of recovery through self determination and psycho-education and employments skills training. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | There is a Quality management tool that is used internally on a quarterly basis with external evaluations through the regional behavioral health and university departments we partner with. |
| Program Mission Statement: | NAZCARE’S MISSION IS: We support each other in our quest for recovery and wellness of mind, body, and spirit. The heart of our services is empowerment in an atmosphere of peace, love, and joy. NAZCARE’S VISION IS: To assist all people in discovering and embracing recovery. |
| Additional Information: | NAZCARE, INc. has 6 recovery centers through Northern AZ is is moving towards expansion. We are moving into housing and have a well established and recognized training program. We are a consumer run orgainzation and our focus is on Peer Support Services. We are a community-based, best practice organization. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | New Directions Delaware |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1991 |
| Public Contact Person: | Robert Marceluk |
| Address: | Box 768 Claymont, DE 19703 |
| Telephone #: | 302-286-1161 |
| Email Address: | support@newdirectionsdelaware.org |
| Website URL: | www.newdirectionsdelaware.org |
| Program Category: | Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
Families of Children, Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $10,000-$40,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | Support and education for persons with depression or bipolar disorder and their friends and families |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | New Directions Recovery Center |
| Agency Name: | NAZCARE, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2005 |
| Public Contact Person: | Margaret Daw |
| Address: | 4550 N. Bank Street Suite A Kingman, AZ 86409 |
| Telephone #: | (928) 753-1213 |
| Fax #: | (928) 681-3361 |
| Email Address: | mdaw@nazcare.org |
| Website URL: | www.nazcare.org |
| Program Category: | Other |
| Target Participants: |
Co-occurring substance abuse |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $40,000-$70,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 5-10 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website, Other |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | 1. Promote and support recovery. 2. Psycho-education, general to specific. 3. Peer support training and career development. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | Research has begun in all program service areas in all six recovery centers: Day services, support groups, employment support training program. |
| Program Mission Statement: | To support each other in our quest for recovery and wellness of mind, body, and spirit. The heart of our service is empowerment in an atmosphere of peace, love, and joy. Our vision: to assist all consumers in discovering and embracing recovery. |
| Additional Information: | AZPIRE is one of six recovery centers run by NAZCARE, Inc. of Northern Arizona. We provide a great range of services from Day Services to reduce social isolation and increase socio-metric skills, support groups, peer support services, classes, workshops, training in indepedent living skills & life skills, employment support training, family groups & activities, community outings, meals with diet & nutrition education. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | New Directions Support Group |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1985 |
| Public Contact Person: | Ruth Deming |
| Address: | 404 Davisville Road Suite 4 Willow Grove, PA 19090 |
| Telephone #: | (215) 659-2366 |
| Email Address: | RuthDeming@comcast.net |
| Website URL: | www.NewDirectionsSupport.org |
| Program Category: | Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan, LGBT, Persons on Inpatient Units, Persons w/ Criminal Justice Issues, Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $10,000-$40,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | 1. To connect every member with numerous group peers for emotional support. 2. Education with our topnotch guest speakers & informative Web site. 3. Seminars to help people find jobs. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | We've researched that support groups help keep people from relapsing and going into the hospital. Because we "normalize" the fact that mood swings are okay, people are more willing to take their medications and catch their manic symptoms, because it's crucial to their success as individuals within the larger society. We encourage people to remain in the workforce and not to go on disability, unless absolutely necessary. And they do remain in the workforce, though the going may get tough. |
| Program Mission Statement: | To help individuals reach their highest potential; to move beyond their diagnosis to lead meaningful, productive, and joyous lives, even if that means changing our goals and our lifestyles to accommodate our illness. Our highest priority is for our members to participate in society: through work, volunteerism, involvement in the community. We are also committed to community education programs to instill education and dispel prejudice. |
| Additional Information: | We offer a Top Doc/Top Therapist life. We give educational seminars several times a year. We host a Coffee Shop Performance with talented members several times a year. We host a Movie Night, Mornings at the Mall, and Social Outing for folks home during the day. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | NEW HOPE Recovery Center |
| Agency Name: | NAZCARE, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2000 |
| Public Contact Person: | Linda Buell |
| Address: | 599 White Spar Road Prescott, AZ 86303 |
| Telephone #: | (928) 442-9205 |
| Fax #: | (928) 442-3144 |
| Email Address: | lbuell@nazcare.org |
| Website URL: | www.nazcare.org |
| Program Category: | Other |
| Target Participants: |
Co-occurring substance abuse |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $40,000-$70,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: 3-5 Volunteers: 10-20 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website, Other |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | 1. Promote and support recovery. 2. Psycho-education general to specific. 3. Peer support training and career development. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | Research has begun in all program service areas in all six recovery centers: Day services, support groups, employment support training program. |
| Program Mission Statement: | To support each other in our quest for recovery and wellness of mind, body, and spirit. The heart of our service is empowerment in an atmosphere of peace, love, and joy. Our vision: to assist all consumers in discovering and embracing recovery. |
| Additional Information: | AZPIRE is one of six recovery centers run by NAZCARE, Inc. of Northern Arizona. We provide a great range of services from Day Services to reduce social isolation and increase socio-metric skills, support groups, peer support services, classes, workshops, training in indepedent living skills & life skills, employment support training, family groups & activities, community outings, meals with diet & nutrition education. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | New York City Voices |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1995 |
| Public Contact Person: | Marvin Spieler |
| Address: | 777 Seaview Avenue Bldg. 9 Room 401A Statan Island, NY 10305 |
| Telephone #: | (718) 667-2893 |
| Fax #: | (646)349-3695 |
| Email Address: | CTYVCS@aol.com |
| Website URL: | www.newyorkcityvoices.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Community Education, Peer Support |
| Target Participants: |
African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan, Men, Women, LGBT, Co-occurring substance abuse, Co-occurring HIV/AIDS, Co-occurring MR/DD, Trauma Survivors, Persons on Inpatient Units, Persons w/ Criminal Justice Issues, Persons who are Homeless, Veterans, Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults, Other |
| Program Setting: |
Other |
| Annual Program Budget: | $70,000-$100,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Website, Other |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | mentoring, skills development, advocacy, public education. we wish to restore humanity to mental health consumers in the public eye |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | in development as we incorporate |
| Additional Information: | we may develop into the first-ever non-profit corporation governed and staffed by a mental health consumer majority in New York City. to donate, volunteer, join our board, receive our newspaper, or to come to our events, we encourage you to contact us. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | No. Phoenix Visions of Hope Center |
| Agency Name: | Behavioral Health/Consumers In Action, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2003 |
| Public Contact Person: | Valarie Vogel |
| Address: | 15044 N. Cave Creek Rd. #2 Phoenix, AZ 85032 |
| Telephone #: | 602.404.1555 |
| Fax #: | 602.867.2435 |
| Email Address: | None |
| Website URL: | www.npvohc.org |
| Program Category: | Drop-in Center, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $200,000-$400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 5-10 Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Our overall goal is to mentor other mentally challenged people through peer support interactions to make better life choices; to more confidently live and work in their community between episodes of illness; to have the assurance that there is an empowering environment to return to during symptomatic episodes or desires to further their recovery. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | Our Mission is to provide the diverse adult mental health community with a safe environment of peer support and empowerment that can renew lives through socialization, recovery skills, re-education, vocational information, recreation, and a variety of other resourceful daily activities. |
| Additional Information: | Our greatest accomplishments are people related. Members have referred to the Center as a safe harbor in the storm, a haven of hope, and glue for crushed dreams. The Center has a personality that is welcoming and upbeat. At the Center one can be who she/he wants to become. We have developed over 100 groups and programs which are available when members call for changes. We have 4,900 sq. ft of building space. We offer a 12 seat Computer Lab with Internet access including an email address program. A lending library with 2700 books is available. Our Arts/Crafts room enhances creative talents. Our Music Room has instruments available for Jam Sessions. Our Game room has a pool table, air hockey, fuzzball and darts. In the dining room we serve a continental breakfast, hot lunch and lite dinner. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Norristown State Hospital Consumer Center |
| Agency Name: | Mental Health Association of SE Penna. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1991 |
| Public Contact Person: | James Scott |
| Address: | 401 W. Walnut Lane Apartment 203 Philadelphia, PA 19144 |
| Telephone #: | 484-894-5670 |
| Email Address: | jscott@mhasp.org |
| Website URL: | www.mhasp.org/friends |
| Program Category: | Drop-in Center |
| Target Participants: |
African American, Native American/Alaskan, Young Adults, Adults, Adults |
| Program Setting: |
General hospital or healthcare facility |
| Annual Program Budget: | None |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 1-2 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | None |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | The mission of the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania's Consumer Centers is to provide a safe haven for adults which promotes ongoing recovery through peer support, advocacy, empowerment and social skills development in a culturally competent manner. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Nueva Luz Resource & Advocacy Center |
| Agency Name: | HOPE, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1992 |
| Public Contact Person: | Tom Conkrighe |
| Address: | 236 South Tucson Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85716 |
| Telephone #: | 520-798-1738 |
| Fax #: | 520-622-3784 |
| Email Address: | info@hopetucson.org |
| Website URL: | www.hopetucson.org |
| Program Category: | Drop-in Center, Peer Support, Recreation/Arts |
| Target Participants: |
Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Over $400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: 5-10 Volunteers: None |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | None |
| Cost for materials? | N/A |
| Program Goals: | To provide social, recreational and educational opportunities to consumers of behavioral health services through peer support, programming and employment. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | Opening the door of opportunity for personal growth to overcome behavioral health challenges. |
| Additional Information: | Nueva Luz is a recovery center wherein individuals who have behavioral health challenges can be comfortable to explore themselves in a supportive environment. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Oasis Advocacy and Social Center |
| Agency Name: | Mental Health Consumer Advocates of RI |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1985 |
| Public Contact Person: | Tony Pierre |
| Address: | 1280 North Main Street Providence, RI 02904 |
| Telephone #: | 401-831-6937 |
| Fax #: | 401-453-1876 |
| Email Address: | tonypierre@mhca-ri.org |
| Website URL: | mhca-ri.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Drop-in Center, Peer Support |
| Target Participants: |
Co-occurring substance abuse, Trauma Survivors, Persons who are Homeless, Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $200,000-$400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: 10-20 Volunteers: 5-10 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Program brochure, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | to offer social support for mental health consumers |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Oasis Peer Support & Resource Center A.K.A. The Harmony Center |
| Agency Name: | Oasis Rehabilitation Center and Stars Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2007 |
| Public Contact Person: | Patricia Ramirez |
| Address: | 81840 Avenue 46 Suite 107 Indio, CA 92201 |
| Telephone #: | 760-238-5981 |
| Fax #: | 760-238-5985 |
| Email Address: | pramirez@starsinc.com |
| Program Category: | Employment, Housing, Peer Support |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $70,000-$100,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Other |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Wellness and Recovery for all; peer support; employment; housing; benefits; to open Peer Support Centers in Banning, CA and Blythe, CA. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | CQI questionaires though our parent company. |
| Program Mission Statement: | Our purpose is to express wellness and recovery by empowering people to change their own lives, by providing them with a safe, loving non-judgemental place where they can find information, support, and a sense of community. Our goal is to outreach spreading the message that Recovery is Real. |
| Additional Information: | Recovery is Real! The Harmony Center is peer driven and operated. The community is made up of members, an advisory council, staff, family members, and community volunteers. This approach underscores the expertiese of these individuals in the areas of mental health and substance abuse; we are experts by virture of "having been there." We envision that the Harmony Center will be run by its members in a non-judgemental community FREE FROM STIGMA! |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Ohio Center for Advocacy, Training & Support, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2008 |
| Public Contact Person: | Karen Curlis |
| Address: | P.O.Box 36 Tallmadge, OH 44278 |
| Telephone #: | 3307982787 |
| Email Address: | namaste4all@sbcglobal.net |
| Website URL: | www.ocats.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Other |
| Annual Program Budget: | None |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 5-10 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Program brochure, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | To have 4-5 regional focus groups to develop recovery tools for community engagement a.s.a.p. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | OCATS Mission is to promote the mental health of Ohioans by encouraging growth, independence, and recovery through advocacy, training, support and coordination of state and local consumer recovery efforts. All of OCATS' endeavors will be guided by its core values: hope, empowerment, integrity, independence, and recovery with respect for all people. |
| Additional Information: | We are looking for new members! We need the participation and input of peers all across Ohio. We are offering a free membership to those who check out our website at www.ocats.org For those who need a paper application,just call and we'll send one to you. Our goal is to be as all-inclusive as possible. We're open to your suggestions,after all this is your organization. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Ohio Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Course Program |
| Agency Name: | National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio (NAMI Ohio) |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2005 |
| Public Contact Person: | Janet Studer |
| Address: | 1956 Jervis Road Columbus, OH 43221 |
| Telephone #: | (614) 488-7232 |
| Fax #: | (614) 488-7232 |
| Email Address: | jgent1220@columbus.rr.com |
| Website URL: | www.namiohio.org |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Other |
| Annual Program Budget: | $10,000-$40,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 10-20 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Program brochure, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Recovered consumers (Mentors) teach seriously mentally ill persons through a nine-week education course the path to recovery and prevention of relapse. The goals of the course include: to educate peers about mental illness; to educate peers how to manage their illness and daily needs; to improve consumer's relationships; to prevent relapse; and to achieve recovery. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | The Peer-to-Peer Program in Ohio is part of NAMI National's Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Course Program which created the program. |
| Program Mission Statement: | To mobilize people who have mental illness in engaging others with mental illness in a dialogue about establishing and maintaining wellness; To obtain recovery from mental illness for consumers as a feasible, supportable goal. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Oklahoma Mental Health Consumer Council |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1991 |
| Public Contact Person: | Shae Leggett |
| Address: | 3200 NW 48th Street, Suite 102 Oklahoma City, OK 73112 |
| Telephone #: | 405-604-6975 |
| Fax #: | 405-605-8175 |
| Email Address: | shaeleggett.omhcc@coxinet.net |
| Website URL: | www.omhcc.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan, Men, Women, LGBT, Co-occurring substance abuse, Co-occurring HIV/AIDS, Co-occurring MR/DD, Trauma Survivors, Persons on Inpatient Units, Veterans, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $200,000-$400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 5-10 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | To end stigma and live a better life through recovery. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | The Oklahoma Mental Health Consumer Council is a non-profit corporation comprised primarily of mental health consumers. Working together as advocates, we seek to foster the empowerment of all mental health consumers, thereby enabling them to create and enhance lives of meaning, purpose and value. We seek to end the stigma associated with mental illness by manifesting and propagating the strength of character it took us to survive and thrive both as individuals and as an advocacy organization. We are unwavering believers in guiding and supporting the personal growth of all mental health consumers. In addition to our advocacy efforts, we are pledged to achieving our goals through the prudent application of compassion, empathy, and education. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | On Our Own Incorporated--Wellness Recovery Network |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1982 |
| Public Contact Person: | Tony Alphonso Wright |
| Address: | 6301 Harford Road Baltimore, MD 21214 |
| Telephone #: | (410) 444-4500 |
| Fax #: | (410) 444-0239 |
| Email Address: | tony21214@aol.com |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Community Education, Crisis Prevention/Respite, Drop-in Center, Employment, Peer Companion, Recovery Education, Recreation/Arts, Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Other |
| Annual Program Budget: | $200,000-$400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 20+ Volunteers: 5-10 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Program brochure |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | 1. Promote recovery for consumers. 2. Advocate for and empower members. 3. Offer education, information and referral to community agencies and services. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | Outcomes measurements for members over a length of twelve months from initital membership to organization. Monthly reports of all centers are completed by program coordinator of all five centers. In reference to specific and overall goals and objectives of the members. |
| Program Mission Statement: | The purpose of On Our Own, Inc. is to promote wellness and recovery by empowering individuals with psychiatric disabilities to reach their maximum potential through advocacy and peer support. We encourage self-help by providing education, information, and referral to community agencies and services. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | On Our Own of Fairfax County, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2006 |
| Public Contact Person: | Angela Kaufman |
| Address: | 8794 Sacramento Dr. Suite S Alexandria , VA 22309 |
| Telephone #: | 703-799-0020 |
| Fax #: | same |
| Email Address: | angelamarch@yahoo.com |
| Website URL: | n/a |
| Program Category: | Drop-in Center, Homeless Outreach, Peer Support |
| Target Participants: |
Co-occurring substance abuse, Persons who are Homeless, Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $100,000-$200,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Provide a safe and welcoming environment for mental health consumers including people who are homeless. Offer meals, laundry and showers. Supportive counseling and referral. Offer activities and games, and WRAP and other training. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | Our Mission is for members to participate in creating a safe, healthy, welcoming community where individuals whose lives have been significantly impacted by psychiatric disorders may who mutual care by promoting self-help, peer support, socialization, advocacy, education, spirituality, economic development, personal growth and creativity. |
| Additional Information: | The Center began out of research and advocacy in 2000 that led to a regional conference on consumer run programs and drop in centers. The Center plans to develop as a resource center for the region. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | On Our Own of Frederick County, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1998 |
| Public Contact Person: | Sarah Knuston |
| Address: | 217 N. Market Street P.O. Box 3744 Frederick, MD 21701 |
| Telephone #: | (301) 620-0555 |
| Fax #: | (301) 620-0555 |
| Email Address: | onourownfrederick@xecu.net |
| Program Category: | Drop-in Center |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $100,000-$200,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 5-10 Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | 1. To assist members in their mental health recovery journey. 2. Provide mutual support, advocacy, and education. 3. To reduce stigma and discrimination towards persons with mental illness. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | The mission of On Our Own of Frederick County is to create, facilitate, and maintain a place of safety, support and learning for individuals whose mental illness has significantly impacted their lives. |
| Additional Information: | Peer Support Center, WRAP classes, Recreation/Arts, Recovery Education, DBSA Support Group |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | On Our Own of Howard County, Inc. |
| Agency Name: | On Our Own of maryland, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1985 |
| Public Contact Person: | Wesley Tolbert |
| Address: | 6440 Dobbin Road, Suite B Columbia, MD 21045 |
| Telephone #: | 410-772-7905 |
| Fax #: | 410-772-7906 |
| Email Address: | wesley@ooohci.org |
| Website URL: | www.ooohci.org |
| Program Category: | Drop-in Center, Peer Support, Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
Other |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $100,000-$200,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 3-5 Volunteers: 5-10 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To help mental health consumers become functioning members of society |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | Our mission is to promote recovery, provide peer-support, an enviroment of understanding, advocacy and education on important issues of concern to consumers of mental health services. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Open Arms Drop-In Center |
| Agency Name: | Gallatin Mental Health Center |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2008 |
| Public Contact Person: | John Watson |
| Address: | 300 N Willson Suite802H Bozeman, MT 59715 |
| Telephone #: | 406-522-7357 |
| Email Address: | openarmsdrop-in@live.com |
| Website URL: | www.openarmsdrop-in.com |
| Program Category: | Drop-in Center, Peer Support, Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
Young Adults, Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Other |
| Annual Program Budget: | $10,000-$40,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 5-10 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Program brochure, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To offer support in all aspects of life as we work toward recovery together. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Our House |
| Agency Name: | Collaborative Support Programs of NJ |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1985 |
| Address: | 11 spring street freehold, NJ 07728 |
| Telephone #: | 732-780-1175 |
| Fax #: | 732-780-8977 |
| Email Address: | None |
| Website URL: | www.cspnj.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Drop-in Center |
| Target Participants: |
African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan, Men, Women, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults, Other |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $100,000-$200,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: 3-5 Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Program brochure, Website, Other |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To assist person's with mental illness strive to be more knowledgable about the importance of wellness and recovery and to identify a new reformed life outside of the illness. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey, Inc. (CSP-NJ) is a private not-for-profit organization. The agency is directed, managed and staffed through the collaborative efforts of mental health consumers, survivors and non-consumers. CSP-NJ strives to provide individualized, flexible community based services that promote responsibility, recovery and wellness. This is done through the creation and administration of self-help centers, supportive housing, advocacy, and entrepreneurial programs for adults with mental health issues and other special needs |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | P.A.C.E.: PPD Acceptance through Compassion & Education |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2006 |
| Public Contact Person: | Lauren Hale |
| Address: | P.O. Box 48836 Athens, GA 30604 |
| Telephone #: | 678-661-0016 |
| Email Address: | compassion@ppdacceptance.org |
| Website URL: | www.ppdacceptance.org |
| Program Category: | Peer Support |
| Target Participants: |
Women |
| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | None |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 1-2 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Program brochure, Website, Other |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Goals of P.A.C.E. To support women and families affected by PPD through peer support. To create and maintain a mentor network of survivors available to new moms. To educate and encourage medical professionals with a focus on Pediatricians and OBGYN’s of the importance of screening for and treating PPD in both postnatal and the at-risk prenatal population. To increase the understanding of and remove the stigma of Postnatal Psychiatric Disorders within the local community through education of the general population through a series of articles, conferences, with the cooperation of the local and national medical community. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | To empower women and loved ones affected by Postnatal Psychiatric Disorders through education and the provision of a safe, compassionate forum for frank discussion between survivors and those currently affected. To educate and encourage local medical community members to strengthen screening for PPD as well as develop and maintain a strong network for women and families to receive successful treatment and support during PPD experiences. |
| Additional Information: | Meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Nuci's Space at 369 Oconee St, Athens, GA from 7:00pm - 9:00p.m. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Paradise Center, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1998 |
| Public Contact Person: | Teresa Davis |
| Address: | 505 S.Jennings Fort Worth, TX 76104 |
| Telephone #: | 817-332-5868 |
| Email Address: | paradisefwtx@yahoo.com |
| Website URL: | www.ParadiseCenterInc.org |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Recovery Education, Recreation/Arts |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $100,000-$200,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 10-20 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Program brochure, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To support one another in recovery and to apply recovery principles to their lives. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | To empower mental health consumers to lead active lives in the community by providing a safe, supportive environment with opportunities for personal growth and recovery through meaningful activities and interactions with others |
| Additional Information: | Texas is a great state, but a really scary place to be mentally ill. Ranked 49th in spending per capita on mental health, we are providing a unique service in our community, embracing recovery and setting the standard for peer support and recovery in North Texas among the most severely ill. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Passages Family Support |
| Agency Name: | Volunteers of America |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2001 |
| Public Contact Person: | Rebecca Bates |
| Address: | 525 W. 2nd Ave. Spokane, WA 99201 |
| Telephone #: | 509-892-9241 |
| Fax #: | 509-892-9251 |
| Email Address: | passages@voaspokane.org |
| Website URL: | www.passages-spokane.org/ |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
Families of Children |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $100,000-$200,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Provide culturally competent,individualized peer support, education and advocacy to families who have a minor child receiving services in the Spokane County Public Mental Health System. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | Passages serves to sustain and provide support through mentoring and gathering, mental health education and advocacy to assist parents in navigating systems of care such that we may raise our special needs children and adolescents with dignity and joy. |
| Additional Information: | Certified Peer Counselors provide a monthly support group, educational classes, and in-home wraparound support services. Passages Family Support is a chaper of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health and a member of Statewide Action for Family Empowerment (SAFE-WA) our statewide family network. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | PATHFINDERS |
| Agency Name: | Mental Health America of Virginia |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2008 |
| Public Contact Person: | Chris Owens |
| Address: | 3212 Cutshaw Ave. Suite 315 Richmond, VA 23230 |
| Telephone #: | (804) 257-5591 |
| Fax #: | (804) 257-5593 |
| Email Address: | chris.owens@mhav.org |
| Website URL: | www.mhav.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Community Education, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
Veterans |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $70,000-$100,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: 3-5 Volunteers: 1-2 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Some |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | Pathfinder’s is a program of Mental Health America of Virginia (MHAV) that is specifically designed for today’s veteran. This four- day leadership training program provides veterans with the tools necessary to educate policy makers, participate in system reform, serve as change agents in their community and effectively advocate for self and others. Participants also learn about self-care and recovery, health and mental health care delivery systems, learn about legislative advocacy and develop leadership and action planning skills. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | Pathfinder’s was evaluated using Perceived Competence of Functioning Index (PCFI) assessments prior to initiating training and at the end of each subsequent training date. Assessments were independently scored and analyzed by Prairie Process Solutions of Newton, Kansas. Preliminary data of the pilot Pathfinders program suggest overall group gains in motivational, cognitive, affective and relational competencies and the general level of functioning (GLF). While our initial data is promising, additional observations and evaluations of Pathfinders programs are required to substantiate our positive findings. Post program feedback from our pilot program participants has also been positive. These participants have stated that they have experienced a renewed sense of community and the importance of peer support. Many have commented that they learned from each other’s life experiences and a wealth of knowledge and resources was shared. Participants were eager to return to their communities and start peer support and other services for fellow veterans as well as becoming active citizens at the local, state and federal level. Our Pathfinders discovered that they can effectively advocate not only for themselves but also for their peers. They came believe in their own human potential and personal ability to effect change for themselves and their community. |
| Additional Information: | The Pathfinder program models and creates a rich learning atmosphere that highly values each participant. We create a safe environment for dialogue, interactive team building activities and relationship building. Our program values include responsibility, accountability, equality, self determination, human potential, human value, human rights, autonomy, community, the value of democracy, individual differences and cultural diversity. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Pathways to Recovery |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2001 |
| Public Contact Person: | Tim Jackson |
| Address: | 850 East Foothill Boulevard Rialto, CA 92376 |
| Telephone #: | (909) 421-9248 |
| Email Address: | jackson_t@dbh.sbcounty.org |
| Program Category: | Other |
| Target Participants: |
Men, Women, Trauma Survivors |
| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | None |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 10-20 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | 1) Better coping Skills 2) Build self-esteem 3) Transition to independence |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | "Helping people to help themselves with empathy and compassion to reach their own recovery goals." |
| Additional Information: | We also have men and women meetings, depression meetings, and Pathways to Recovery members meet once a week to plan activities. We also have classes in cooking, crafts and computer and, on occasion, we have outings, such as camping trips, going to the circus, and picnics. We are involved in many county-sponsered commities and networks and visit other clubhouses. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer Advocacy |
| Agency Name: | Voices of the Heart Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1998 |
| Public Contact Person: | John D. Sullivan |
| Address: | 3043 State Route 4, Suite 2 Hudson Falls, NY 12804 |
| Telephone #: | (518) 747-8404 |
| Fax #: | (518)747-9580 |
| Email Address: | vohwebmaster@albany.twcbc.com |
| Website URL: | www.voicesoftheheart.net |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Crisis Prevention/Respite, Peer Support |
| Target Participants: |
Co-occurring substance abuse, Persons on Inpatient Units, Persons w/ Criminal Justice Issues, Veterans, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $200,000-$400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: 10-20 Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website, Other |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Voices of the Heart, Inc. works to: Defend and promote the rights and interest of people who have been labeled “mentally ill.” Support the recipient’s right to be treated with dignity and respect. Support the recipient’s right to freedom to control his or her life. Provide peer advocacy and assist recipients in speaking out so that the individual’s choices and wishes are made clear and are respected. Deal with positive and negative issues within the mental health community. Operate services and programs, as needed, for self-identified mental health service recipients. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | Outcome evaluation is internal and currently based on consumer surveys. We are working to update Outcome Evaluation both internally and externally with the hope of outsider provider/community surveys as well as consumer surveys. |
| Program Mission Statement: | Mission: Mental Health peer advocacy agency charged by the NYS Office of Mental Health to serve individuals and the communities of Warren and Washington Counties. VOH defends and promotes the rights and interests of persons recovering from psychiatric disabilities. Voices also helps peers define their boundaries as well as achieve self respect, autonomy and respect in the community. Services: Peer Advocacy (case management), information and referral, objective education and support/assistance in recovery and self-empowerment. |
| Additional Information: | Services: Peer Advocacy (case management), information and referral, objective individual and community education and support/assistance in recovery and self-empowerment. Education is also provided to Criminal Justice Agencies and Individuals to enhance ability to work with individuals with Mental Illness issues. Programs: Peer Advocacy, Hospital Diversion/Respite Services (including a Respite Apartment Program to reduce dependency on hospital inpatient services), Support Groups for various diagnises and also different ages and veterns, development of a Wellness Recovery Action Plan, Hospital Outreach Program (VOH runs inpatient support groups at the Glens Falls Hospital Behavioral Health Unit-twice a week). Individual and Community Education Services, Peer Volunteer Program, Resource Library, Food Pantry Program for the community at large-Families and Individuals who meet USDA Income Guidelines. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer Advocacy |
| Agency Name: | Catholic Charities of Oswego County |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2002 |
| Public Contact Person: | Phil laux |
| Address: | 160 S. Third street Fulton, NY 13069 |
| Telephone #: | 315 598-2252 |
| Fax #: | 315 592-2867 |
| Email Address: | svanslyke@ccoswego.com |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Peer Support, Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
Young Adults, Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Other |
| Annual Program Budget: | $100,000-$200,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | None |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | The PA program will facilitate peer support groups weekly. The PA program will assist it's peer with Wellness plans, and advanced directives. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | The mission of the Catholic Charities Peer Advocacy program is to advocate choice and empowerment in the lives of people living with mental health issues and co0occurring disorders. |
| Additional Information: | Services: Individual support and advocacy. Advocates will work individually with people to meet their self defined recovery goals by providing....information on available services and choices. *providing resources and assistance in obtaining service benefits and entitlements. *Providing an understanding of mental illness from a peer perspective. * providing support to individuals with all levels of the SPOA process to obtain case management and hosing services. *Brining hope to those who have lost hope wit their mental illness.. *Providing assistance to those who feel their rights have been violated. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer Advocacy, Education, and Support |
| Agency Name: | National Alliance on Mental Illness of Champlain Valley |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2002 |
| Public Contact Person: | Marguerite Adelman |
| Address: | 14 Healey Street Suite D Plattsburgh, NY 12901 |
| Telephone #: | 518-561-2685 |
| Fax #: | 518-415-6613 |
| Email Address: | namiofcv@aol.com |
| Website URL: | nami-cv.org/ |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Recovery Education, Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $40,000-$70,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Individual training |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | We provide one-on-one and issues advocacy, recovery-oriented educational programs, and support groups for adults with mental illnesses. All advocates, recovery program leaders, and support group facilitators are consumers. All programs and groups are initiated by consumers who believe that there is a consumer need that can be met through a consumer-directed program/group. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | We use peer evaluation forms in our support groups and educational programs. |
| Program Mission Statement: | We provide one-on-one and issues advocacy, recovery-oriented educational programs, and support groups for adults with mental illnesses in Clinton, Franklin, and Essex Counties of New York State. |
| Additional Information: | We offer the following recovery-oriented educational programs: Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) Peer-to-Peer In Our Own Voice Anger Management Peer Guided Introduction to DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) We offer the following support groups: Emotional Support Group Bipolar Support Group Eating Disorder Support Group (Body Positive) Double Trouble Support Group Self-Injury Support Group |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer Bridger Program |
| Agency Name: | UNM Psychiatric Center |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1999 |
| Public Contact Person: | Patrick Loyd |
| Address: | 2600 Marble NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 |
| Telephone #: | 272-5935 |
| Fax #: | 272-3497 |
| Email Address: | None |
| Website URL: | hospitals.unm.edu/UNMPC/PeerBridgers/PB_Index.shtml |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
Adults |
| Program Setting: |
General hospital or healthcare facility |
| Annual Program Budget: | $10,000-$40,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 10-20 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | 1. To teach consumers how to help themselves thru Recovery Education 2. To teach consumers how to help others thru Peer Specialty. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | We do an annual report every year in which we survey past clients for helpfulness of our program |
| Program Mission Statement: | We are here to promote wellness and recovery concepts to all consumers and all staff. |
| Additional Information: | The Peer Bridgers conduct inreaches to the inpatient wards, WRAP classes for the general public, and 1 to 1 bridging to community services to help consumers find their own path to recovery. We believe recovery is possible for all. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer Bridger Project |
| Agency Name: | NY Assoc. of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1995 |
| Public Contact Person: | Tanya Stevens |
| Address: | 1 Columbia Place Albany, NY 12207 |
| Telephone #: | 518-436-0008 |
| Fax #: | 518-436-0044 |
| Email Address: | tanyas@nyaprs.org |
| Website URL: | www.nyaprs.org |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Other |
| Target Participants: |
Persons on Inpatient Units |
| Program Setting: |
Mobile/Transitional |
| Annual Program Budget: | Over $400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 20+ Volunteers: None |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | To increase linkages to a broad range of community-based services and natural supports. To increase involvement in an array of Peer Support meetings. To engage in uniquely personal, positive and supportive relationships with a peer . |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | Outcomes for this program have been assessed. For the past three years, a participatory of the project has been prepared by Cheryl MacNeil, Ph.D. These annual evaluations include data gathered from the NYAPRS Peer Bridger teams and from individuals who have consented to participant focus groups. We also collect data on individuals who have consented on rates of rehospitalization pre and post having a Peer Bridger. Our most substantial finding to date is that while individuals are enrolled in the project, the need for rehospitalization decreases by 41%. |
| Program Mission Statement: | Since 1995, the NYAPRS Peer Bridger Project has been working with individuals being discharged from NYS Psychiatric Centers in six counties (Albany, Ulster, Broome, Queens, Suffolk, and Westchester) to ease the transition out of the hospital and into real, natural, self-chosen communities and significantly decrease their need for readmission by increasing options. |
| Additional Information: | Check NYAPRS website for what this organization believes in. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer Choices Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2006 |
| Public Contact Person: | Pamela Estigoy |
| Address: | 255 N. Telegraph Ste 206 Waterford, MI 48328 |
| Telephone #: | 249 920-0362 |
| Email Address: | parkere@peerchoices.org |
| Website URL: | www.peerchoices.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $100,000-$200,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 3-5 Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Empowering individuals for employment, recovery training, independence, person centered planning, political advocacy. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | Consumers are competent to make decisions about their lives resulting in as good or better outcomes for themselves than the traditional treatment options. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer Mentor Program |
| Agency Name: | Hope, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1996 |
| Public Contact Person: | Mary Ferranto |
| Address: | Not Disclosed Tucson, AZ 85701 |
| Telephone #: | 520-770-9909/(877)770-991 |
| Email Address: | maryf@hope.tuccoxmail.com |
| Website URL: | www.hopetucson.org |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Other |
| Target Participants: |
Co-occurring substance abuse, Co-occurring MR/DD, Persons who are Homeless, Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $200,000-$400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 10-20 Volunteers: None |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Yes |
| Program Goals: | The Peer Mentor Program Warm Line provides peer support during the days and hours that the traditional mental health system is unavailable. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | Opening the door of opportunity for personal growth to overcome behavioral health challenges |
| Additional Information: | Our Peer Mentor Program offers a warmline for people to call in a non-crisis setting. Peer mentors go through 40 hours of training on such things as listening skills to enhance the service that we give to the caller. The Warm Line is available at (520) 770-9909 Monday through Friday from 4:30 PM to 8:30 PM and on Saturday and Sunday from 1 PM to 5 PM. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer Networking Group of CNY, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1997 |
| Public Contact Person: | Jennifer Kinzie |
| Address: | 800 South Wilbur Avenue Room #3E3-22 Syracuse, NY 13204 |
| Telephone #: | (315) 473-1544 |
| Fax #: | (315) 473-0568 |
| Email Address: | png@centralny.twcbc.com |
| Website URL: | www.peernetworkinggroup.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Clubhouse, Peer Companion |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $100,000-$200,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 5-10 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Program brochure, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | 1. To network, gather and exchange information. 2. To foster development and leadership capabilities. 3. Provide mentorship, support and to awareness to empower individuals to live independently and contribute to their communities. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | The Peer Networking Group of Central New York is an organization of persons with mental health dagnoses who come together to empower one another and work in equal opportunity with providers, policy makers, and concerned citizens. We seek to make the system of services the most responsible and respectful or our needs and gifts. |
| Additional Information: | PNG serves 20 countires in the area of Central New York. We try to bring peers from different countries together to address specific needs that they face, as well as provide education and referrals regarding available services and current events. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer Outreach Support Teams |
| Agency Name: | Mental Health Association in Atlantic County |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1984 |
| Public Contact Person: | Jaime Angelini |
| Address: | 1127 North New Road Absecon, NJ 08201 |
| Telephone #: | 609-272-1700 |
| Fax #: | 609-484-0123 |
| Email Address: | jangelini@mhanj.org |
| Website URL: | www.mhaac.info |
| Program Category: | Homeless Outreach, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Mobile/Transitional |
| Annual Program Budget: | $10,000-$40,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 3-5 Volunteers: 1-2 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Some |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | To reduce isolation and asist consumers on their road to recovery. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | Peer Outreach Support Team POST staff assist peers in their journey towards recovery through resource identification, education, advocacy and linkage. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer Support and Wellness Center |
| Agency Name: | Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2007 |
| Public Contact Person: | Jayme Lynch |
| Address: | 444 Sycamore Drive Decatur, GA 30030 |
| Telephone #: | 404-422-5926 |
| Fax #: | 404-371-1404 |
| Email Address: | jayme@gmhcn.org |
| Website URL: | gmhcn.org/wellnesscenter/ |
| Program Category: | Crisis Prevention/Respite, Peer Support, Other |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $200,000-$400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: 3-5 Volunteers: None |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Program brochure, Website, Other |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To provide a peer-run alternative to traditional mental health services through Wellness Activities, Respite, and a 24/7 Warm Line |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | EMSTAR Research evaluates and reports twice a year by collecting data from our Evaluation/Feedback form (Satisfaction Survey). Results are posted on our website. |
| Program Mission Statement: | We are a project of the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network (gmhcn.org) and we currently do not have a mission statement separate from our parent organization |
| Additional Information: | We are trauma-informed, and our values lie in the "Intentional Peer Support" training by Shery Mead Consulting |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer to Peer |
| Agency Name: | NAMI |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2004 |
| Public Contact Person: | Susie Schwabenlander |
| Address: | 468 Polk Avenue Lebanon, MO 65536 |
| Telephone #: | 417.288.4114 |
| Fax #: | 417.288.4113 |
| Email Address: | faiths_angel_2001@hotmail.com |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Community Education, Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | None |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Program brochure |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To help our community with open minds and acceptance of people dealing with a mental disorder. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | We strive to stomp the stigma of mental illness ... even if its only one step at a time. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer to Peer |
| Agency Name: | NAMIOC National Alliance on Mental Illness Orange County |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2002 |
| Public Contact Person: | Shannon Peterson |
| Address: | 1810 E 17th St Santa Ana, CA 92705 |
| Telephone #: | 714-544-8488 x112 |
| Fax #: | 714-544-0791 |
| Email Address: | speterson@namioc.org |
| Website URL: | www.namioc.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $10,000-$40,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 5-10 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Some |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To establish and maintain mental wellness. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | U. of Md. |
| Program Mission Statement: | Offer an opportunity for growth regardless of individual stage. Promote awareness, provide information, and offer opportunities to reflect on the impact of mental illness and the potential for recovery in each participant's life. |
| Additional Information: | Peer to Peer is a free, nine week - two hours a week - educational course on recovery taught by three trained mentors who are personally experienced at living well with a mental illness. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer to Peer |
| Agency Name: | NAtional Alliance on Mental Illness |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1999 |
| Public Contact Person: | Adrienne pagel |
| Address: | 2210 N. 7th St. Phoenix, AZ 85006 |
| Telephone #: | 602-244-8166 |
| Email Address: | None |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 1-2 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Yes |
| Program Goals: | To reduce stigma surrounding mental illness. to develop self-awareness among consumer inorder to lead a healthy productive life |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | Individual evaluations on state level. Program statistics on local, state and natinal lvels |
| Program Mission Statement: | Learning to Live Well with What we've got |
| Additional Information: | P2P is a nine week twohours per week experiential education course on the topic of recovery for any person with serious mental illness who is interested in establishing and maintaining wellness. Interative exercises and structured group processes and the diversity of experience among course participants affords for a lively dynamic that moves the course along |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer to Peer |
| Agency Name: | NAMI San Diego |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2003 |
| Public Contact Person: | Devin Eshelman |
| Address: | 4480 30th St. San Diego, CA 92116 |
| Telephone #: | 619-398-8557 |
| Fax #: | 619-584-5569 |
| Email Address: | devineshelman@namisd.org |
| Website URL: | www.namisandiego.org/ |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Community Education, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 5-10 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Guides/Manuals |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Peer to Peer is a consumer recovery education program that is taught by peers who have been trained to be Mentors through NAMI National's curriculum. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Additional Information: | Peer to Peer is a nine week- 2 hours per week-experiental education course on the topic of recovery for any person with serious mental illness who is interested in establishing and maintaining wellness. The course uses a combination of lecture, interactive exercises and structured group processes, and the diversity of experience among course participants allows a lively dynamic that moves the course along. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer to Peer Recovery Education Course |
| Agency Name: | National Alliance on Mental Illness |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1979 |
| Public Contact Person: | Kathryn McNulty |
| Address: | 1701 Mission Ave. Oceanside, CA 92054 |
| Telephone #: | 760-722-3754 |
| Email Address: | naminc@pacbell.net |
| Website URL: | www.nami-northcoastal.org/ |
| Program Category: | Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan, Men, Women, Co-occurring substance abuse, Trauma Survivors, Persons on Inpatient Units, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Other |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 20+ Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Sometimes |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To increase awareness and effectiveness of consumer recovery |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | You'd need to ask Kathryn McNulty of NAMI.org |
| Program Mission Statement: | Recovery Education, Empowerment, Advocacy |
| Additional Information: | Peer-to-Peer is a unique, experiential learning program for people with any serious mental illness who are interested in establishing and maintaining their wellness and recovery. The course was written by Kathryn McNulty, a person with a psychiatric disability who is also a former provider and manager in the mental health field and a longtime mutual support group member and facilitator. An advisory board comprised of consumer members of NAMI, in consultation with Joyce Burland, Ph.D., author of the successful NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program, helped guide the curriculum's development. In 2005, Peer-to-Peer became supported by AstraZeneca. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer to Peer Recovery Education Course |
| Agency Name: | NAMI-Yolo |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2005 |
| Public Contact Person: | Troy Blackburn |
| Address: | NAMI-Yolo P.O. Box 447 Davis, CA 95617 |
| Telephone #: | 530-756-8181 |
| Email Address: | friends@namiyolo.org |
| Website URL: | www.yolopeers.com |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 1-2 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | None |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Program brochure, Website, Other |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Help people learn more about their illness, develop an individual relapse prevention plan and an advance directive for psychiatric care, learn coping skills to better manage their illness and to gain more control. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | NAMI National is developing a pre and post test for the Peer to Peer Course to measure gains participants make during the course with a goal of developing an evidence base for Peer to Peer. |
| Program Mission Statement: | Peer to Peer, a free nine-week recovery education course for any person with a mental illness, contains individual relapse prevention planning, and an advance directive for psychiatric care. The course is taught by a team of trained mentors who themselves are living well with mental illness. Topics include medications, addictions coping strategies, decision making, and relationships. This is an important opportunity for people to learn more about their illness, to learn coping skills to better manage it and to gain more control. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer to Peer Recovery Education Program |
| Agency Name: | NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Metropolitan Baltimore |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2001 |
| Address: | 5210 York Road Rear 2nd Floor Baltimore, MD 21212 |
| Telephone #: | 410-435-2600 |
| Fax #: | 410-435-0355 |
| Email Address: | namimetrobaltimore@yahoo.com |
| Website URL: | www.nami.org/sites/namimetrobaltimore |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Some |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website, Other |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To assist consumers of mental health services in establishing and maintaining wellness and recovery. To empower mentors who teach the course. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | University of Maryland research took place recently |
| Additional Information: | Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Course is a unique program for persons with any serious mental illness (such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder and major depression) who are interested in establishing and maintaining wellness and recovery. The course consists of 9 weekly two-hour sessions and is taught by 3 mentors who have personal experience living well with mental illness. Combining lecture, interactive exercises and structured group processes, participants share common experiences. They discuss topics such as: taking care of yourself emotionally, physically and spiritually; coping strategies; creating a relapse prevention plan and more. Classes are offered once in the spring and once in the fall in the metropolitan Baltimore area. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer to Peer Resource Center |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2006 |
| Public Contact Person: | Paula Garner |
| Address: | 256 Helen Drive Rockford, MI 49341 |
| Telephone #: | 616-581-7478 |
| Email Address: | administration@peer2peerrc.org |
| Website URL: | www.peer2peerrc.org |
| Program Category: | Community Education, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
Trauma Survivors, Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | To educate our community, to advocate for consumers, to offer training for Peer Support Specialists, and for coping skills |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | To provide a consumer driven resource center which will work to become integrated within our community, while providing awareness, education, services and advocacy of empowerment in the lives of those suffering with physical and mental idsabilities and/or illnesses, as well as those traumatized by disasters, violent crime, sexual and domestic abuse and violence, and the devastating effects of poverty. |
| Additional Information: | We currently are providing Peer Support Specialist Training. Our program is a 25 hour training, with a 4 hour workshop covering confidentiality and privacy. Currently we are providing training for the cost of the training manual, $20.00. We are aquirering the funding to pay for these training sessions. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer to Peer Services |
| Agency Name: | Mental Health Association |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2006 |
| Public Contact Person: | Lynn Davis |
| Address: | 540 East Washington Street Chambersburg, PA 17201 |
| Telephone #: | 717-264-4301 |
| Fax #: | 717-264-3591 |
| Email Address: | ldavis@mhaff.org |
| Website URL: | www.mhaff.org |
| Program Category: | Community Education, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Other |
| Annual Program Budget: | $200,000-$400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: 10-20 Volunteers: None |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To support individuals walk their journey of recovery successfully. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | To actively help and promote mental wellness through advocacy, education, prevention, social action, and support of research and legislation. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer-to-Peer |
| Agency Name: | National Alliance on Mental Illness |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2005 |
| Public Contact Person: | Ron Rzetkowski |
| Address: | NAMI Charleston Area 303 Monarch Court Charleston, SC 29414 |
| Telephone #: | (843) 571-1832 |
| Email Address: | rrrmmr@comcast.net |
| Website URL: | www.namicharlestonarea.org |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
General hospital or healthcare facility |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Promote recovery to persons with serious mental illness that are interested in establishing and maintaining wellness. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | Currently being assessed by University of Maryland for efficacy |
| Additional Information: | Courses are taught by teams of three trained mentors or peer-teachers, who are themselves experienced at living well with mental illness. This is a nine week - two hours a week course on the topic of recovery. It combines a combination of lecture, interactive exercises and structured group experience. The diversity of experience among course participants affords for a lively dynamic that moves the course along. The Course is designed to offer an opportunity for growth to any individual who experiences mental illness. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer-to-Peer |
| Agency Name: | NAMI St. Joseph County IN |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1989 |
| Public Contact Person: | Gail Bondo |
| Address: | 107 Old Stable Ln Apt A-1 Mishawaka, IN 46544 |
| Telephone #: | (574) 259-3564 |
| Email Address: | p2p@namisjc.org |
| Website URL: | namisjc.org |
| Program Category: | Peer Companion, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | We strive to educate each consumer on their illness and assist them in learning to recognize and obtain treatment for further relapses in their illness sooner than they have in the past (i.e. get treatment before they become psychotic as opposed to being admitted against their wishes as they had in their past) To encourage them to fill out an Advance Directive for Psychiatric Decisions. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Additional Information: | This is a free educational class to anyone in the public sector over the age of 18 with a mental illness that is stable. We recommend that they are seeing a therapist, in order to be able to process some information that is discussed in the class that might be difficult to deal with. We do have people available to talk with in case of some needed advocacy or just to talk. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer-to-Peer |
| Agency Name: | National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Connecticut |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2005 |
| Public Contact Person: | Don Fischer |
| Address: | NAMI of Connecticut 241 Main St, 5th Floor Hartford, CT 6106 |
| Telephone #: | (800)215-3021 |
| Fax #: | 860-882-0240 |
| Email Address: | consumerprograms@namict.org |
| Website URL: | namict.org |
| Program Category: | Community Education, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: None |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Some |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Program brochure, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To educate and inspire people living with mental illness. Peer-to-Peer is a class taught by consumers for consumers. It is a nine week class covering advance directives, mindfulness exercises and more. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Additional Information: | This past Fall, we held six classes throughout Connecticut. Though classes were small, many consumers indicated on the evaluations how much they had gotten out of them, how less alone they felt. Though we aren't holding a Peer-to-Peer class this Spring, we are hoping to start up in the Fall. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peer-to-Peer Classes |
| Agency Name: | NAMI National |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1999 |
| Public Contact Person: | Joyce Johnston |
| Address: | 1750 South Brentwood Blvd. Suite 511 St. Louis, OH 63144 |
| Telephone #: | (314)962-4670 |
| Fax #: | 314.966.4672 |
| Email Address: | jackie@namistl.org |
| Website URL: | www.namistl.org |
| Program Category: | Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Under $10,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 5-10 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 20+ |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Some |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To establish and maintain wellness To provide an opportunity for growth |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | . |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services (PEERS) |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2001 |
| Public Contact Person: | Khatera Aslami |
| Address: | 1825 San Pablo Ave Oakland, CA 94612 |
| Telephone #: | 510-832-7337 |
| Email Address: | info@peersnet.org |
| Website URL: | www.peersnet.org |
| Program Category: | Community Education, Peer Support, Recovery Education |
| Target Participants: |
Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Over $400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: 3-5 Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services, PEERS, is a consumer run, non-profit organization that advocates for mental health consumers on every level of the mental health system. What do we do? * We are the Alameda County authority on Mary Ellen Copeland's wellness / recovery model * Facilitate six weekly Wellness Recovery Action Planning Groups * Offer Wellness Recover Action Planning Orientation Trainings * Administrate a client scholarship program to send 60 members of the Pool of Consumer Champions to the annual CASRA conference * Send consumers to the national Alternatives Conference * Organize consumer participation in Telling Our Stories trainings * Sponsor and help organize client conferences in the county such as the October 2007 Breaking the Ties That Bind, Challenging Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination Conference and the 2-day June 2009 Northern California Spirituality and Mental Health Conference. * Advocate for social inclusion throughout the county |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | PEERS is a consumer run, non profit organization that advocates for mental health consumers on every level of the mental health system. Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Recovery Services (PEERS) was incorporated in December 2001, by a group of mental health peers who realized the importance of partnership building when dealing with issues of mental health care and wellness. OUR VALUES: * Hope: We believe there is hope and that Recovery is real and possible for everyone who experiences mental health challenges. * Social Inclusion: A barrier-free community is one free from discrimination and stigma, where all individuals are included in our community and treated as equals with dignity, compassion, mutual respect and unconditional high regard. Through community involvement and on-going personal contact, we can make a positive impact on people’s hearts and minds about mental health challenges. * Self Determination: Self-determination is essential for recovery to occur. We need to be in control of our own lives and have voluntary choices and options in our community. We define our own life goals and design a unique path toward those goals. * Cultural and linguistic inclusiveness: We embrace the richness of our County’s cultural and linguistic diversity and strive to effectively outreach to and engage historically unserved/underserved/inappropriately served populations. * Empowerment: We believe in increasing the spiritual, political, social and economic strengths of individuals in recovery. This involves developing confidence in our own capacities. * Personal responsibility: We take personal responsibility for our own self-development, self-care and journey of recovery. Through actively engaging in our well-being, we increase our personal strengths. * Strengths-Based: We focus on valuing and building on the multiple capacities, resiliencies, talents, abilities, and uniqueness of individuals. By building on these strengths, we leave the “I can’t” mentality behind and engage in new life roles (e.g., partner, caregiver, friend, student, employee). * Peer Support: We provide mutual support—including the sharing of experiential knowledge and skills and social learning. We encourage and engage other consumers and family members in recovery and provide each other with a sense of belonging, supportive relationships, valued roles, and community. * Collaboration: We collaborate with consumers, their families, mental health providers and the community as a whole to transform the mental health system to a wellness, recovery and resiliency model. * Lived experience: We know each person is an expert on him or herself and we know from our full range of lived experiences what works because WE ARE THE EVIDENCE! |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers' Association |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1987 |
| Address: | 4105 Derry Street Harrisburg, PA 17111 |
| Telephone #: | (800) 887-6422 |
| Fax #: | (717) 564-4708 |
| Email Address: | pmhca@pmhca.org |
| Website URL: | www.pmhca.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Community Education, Technical Assistance |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Over $400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 5-10 Paid Part-Time: 3-5 Volunteers: None |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Majority |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Individual training |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | 1. To promote and support recovery through advocacy and education. 2. To eliminate stigma and discrimination. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | The Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers' Association (PMHCA) is a statewide membership organization representative of the individual and collective expression of people who have recovered or are recovering from mentall illness. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | PEOPLe, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1990 |
| Public Contact Person: | Larry Cohen |
| Address: | 378 Violet Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 |
| Telephone #: | 845-452-2728 |
| Fax #: | 845-452-2793 |
| Email Address: | judyf@projectstoempower.org |
| Website URL: | projectstoempower.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Drop-in Center, Peer Support |
| Target Participants: |
Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $100,000-$200,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 10-20 Paid Part-Time: 10-20 Volunteers: 5-1 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Majority |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | To educate, advocate, and provide support for psychiatrically labeled persons. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | Projects Empower and Organize the Psychiatrically Labeled (PEOPLe, Inc.) is a charitable organization designed to advocate for, and with psychiatrically labeled persons. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Peoples Oakland |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1971 |
| Public Contact Person: | Ann Harris |
| Address: | 3433 Bates St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 |
| Telephone #: | 412 683-7140 x249 |
| Email Address: | annh@peoplesoakland.org |
| Website URL: | www.peoplesoakland.org |
| Program Category: | Drop-in Center, Recovery Education, Recreation/Arts |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Over $400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 10-20 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: 1-2 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Some |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | Some |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Individual training, Program brochure, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Using the services and opportunities available at Peoples Oakland, members will begin and continue the process of recovery moving toward their goals in the areas of employment, education and housing. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | We are currently in the base line year of gathering information to evaluate outcomes in the three domains. We are using the IAPSRS toolkit to assit in this process. |
| Program Mission Statement: | To develop an Oakland-based organization that facilitates consumer and community participation in identifying and responding to the changing social, economic, vocational, intellectual, political, physical and spiritual needs of mental health consumers |
| Additional Information: | Peoples Oakland has a unique story and mission in the Pittsburgh area. We serve both the recipients of our services and the community in which we all live. Our programs are based on wellness and recovery principles that are proven to help adults with psychiatric disabilities as they live within our surrounding community. We offer a program of individual and group counseling along with opportunities and learning activities that promote skills training, self-management of resources, and social competency. Peoples Oakland has pioneered high quality programs that engage mental health consumers in powerful voluntary partnerships that lead to ongoing recovery from mental illnesses. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Person to Person |
| Agency Name: | Behavioral Healthcare Inc |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1993 |
| Public Contact Person: | Nate Rockitter |
| Address: | Community Connections 10004 E Colfax Aurora, CO 80010 |
| Telephone #: | 303-577-9823 |
| Fax #: | 303-739-0389 |
| Email Address: | info@peertraining.com |
| Website URL: | www.peertraining.com |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Technical Assistance |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $70,000-$100,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 1-2 Paid Part-Time: 10-20 Volunteers: 1-2 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | Effectively train mental health consumers to become Peer Specialists through Behavioral Healthcare Inc. Provides consumers an opportunity for an employment in the Human Services field through college internship experience. Provides supervisory opportunities for peer specialists. Provides an opportunity to obtain a 24 credit Human Services certificate through the Community College of Denver |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | Consumer Satisfaction Surveys are submitted at 3 month intervals to Behavioral Healthcare. They correlate the effectiveness of meeting with a Peer Specialist (relative to other mental health services and systems of support) in regards to specific issues identiied by the consumer |
| Program Mission Statement: | Provide support, advocacy, guidance, and resources for the mental health community |
| Additional Information: | Person to Person has been working with Behavioral Healthcare since 1997, to train an employee Peer Specialists. Peer Specialists must complete 2 semesters of training (7 credits through the Community College of Denver) before they can be employed at Behavioral Healthcare Inc. Once employed, they become part of a team. Skilled Peer Specialists are given opportunities to become supervisors. Supervisors srtive to help Peer Specialists grow. Peer Specialists strive to allow consumers to help themselves |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Pink & Blues |
| Agency Name: | Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2002 |
| Public Contact Person: | Mark A. Davis |
| Address: | 709 S. American Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 |
| Telephone #: | 215-627-0424 |
| Fax #: | n/a |
| Email Address: | madpride@ymail.com |
| Website URL: | n/a |
| Program Category: | Peer Support, Recovery Education, Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan, Men, Women, LGBT, Co-occurring substance abuse, Co-occurring HIV/AIDS, Co-occurring MR/DD, Trauma Survivors, Persons on Inpatient Units, Persons w/ Criminal Justice Issues, Persons who are Homeless, Veterans, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | None |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Our group discussion is a supplement to – not a substitute for – professional treatment. The group does not offer “quick fixes” or cures and is inclusive of people living with any mental illness diagnosis - both professionally or self-proclaimed. We focus on personal recovery and are not a therapy group. The goal is for members to explore our style of recovery and to avoid unhealthy dependency of others. We promote independence, self-determination and choice. We value safety and respect in our personal/professional lives and in LGBTQ communities. Congratulations Pink & Blues!!! Awarded Best Individual Performance in the 2004 Philly Gay Pride Parade. We have groups in Center City Philadelphia and Bucks County and will help groups form where the leadership and insterest reside. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | Free
We are a mutual self-help, support and resource exchange group for persons living with mental illness who are bisexual, gay, intersex, lesbian, transgender or questioning adults. We are an affiliate of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) based in Chicago, IL |
| Additional Information: | Guiding Values · Confidentiality is our priority. Members may not discuss anything outside the group about what is discussed here or who is here. To do so discourages the willingness to share that is necessary for a support group. Members can, however, contact and support each other outside the group. · We share personal feelings, experiences, joys, triumphs and problems during difficult times. · We are the experts in our own recovery. Sharing behavior patterns and actions that we have found to be effective - or not effective - in coping with our illnesses can be of great help for others. · Listening helps us learn from other peer experts. · In order for caring and sharing to work, we must recognize that every member is as vital as we are. Each of us has an important view to share and we can be encouraged, but never forced to speak. · Cell phones and pagers are turned to vibrate or off during the group. · Kindness and support is our aim. Members treat each other, as they would want to be treated, respectfully and without judgment. · Courtesy is contagious. It may take extraordinary courage for some members to reveal personal feelings. Be sensitive to this and refrain from interrupting another person speaking or by cross talking. · Advice is just that, advice. Recommending a particular course of action, physician, treatment or medication is NOT our purpose. Members do express their personal experience in these matters. · You are not glued to your chair, so feel free to take a break outside the meeting room to attend to your personal needs. · If you are sharing suicidal plans or experiencing problematic symptoms, the group facilitator may ask that you seek the help from your support system. You are not alone during this dark period. · “Reality checks” are encouraged. If you do not understand a topic of discussion or have a question about what was shared, do a reality check right then and there for better understanding of the conversation. It is not helpful to take misinformation home. · Using “I” statements enables us to own our own issues. Try to keep focused on yourself, your wellness or your illness rather than talking about other people. Using the names of others is a violation of confidentiality. · We share common themes, struggles and victories. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Project Able, Inc. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2008 |
| Public Contact Person: | Ian Boyd |
| Address: | 1927 West 24th Ave Ste 6A Emporia, KS 66801 |
| Telephone #: | 6203400697 |
| Email Address: | ianboyd@cableone.net |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Peer Support, Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan, Men, Women, Co-occurring substance abuse, Trauma Survivors, Persons on Inpatient Units, Persons w/ Criminal Justice Issues, Persons who are Homeless, Veterans, Young Adults, Adults, Older Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $10,000-$40,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 10-20 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Program brochure, Guides/Manuals, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | Leadership, Education, Training, Research |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | The Mission is to provide dynamic, culturally sensitive peer interaction through strength and a unique peer-to-peer support setting. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Project Release |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1980 |
| Public Contact Person: | Marcia Slutsky |
| Address: | 125 East 24th Street New York, NY 10010 |
| Telephone #: | (212) 505-9292 |
| Email Address: | None |
| Program Category: | Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | None |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | |
| Program Goals: | 1. Prevent people from entering the hospital again 2. Participate in solving participants problems |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | No |
| Program Mission Statement: | To increase self-esteem and foster independent living of ex-patients and consumers. |
| Additional Information: | Our program usually consists of from about 10 to 20 people. I myself was a philosphy major in college and have a BA and an MA. I was very inpressed by Alice Earl's book, "Psychiatric Survivor" and I think it has some guidelines that are very good on how we can help ourselves. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Project Return Peer Support Network |
| Agency Name: | Mental Health America of Los Angeles |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1992 |
| Public Contact Person: | Stella Lin |
| Address: | 6055 E. Washington Boulevard Suite 900 Commerce, CA 90040 |
| Telephone #: | (323) 346-0960 x210 |
| Fax #: | (323) 346-0966 |
| Email Address: | slin@mhala.org |
| Website URL: | www.mhala.org/project-return.htm |
| Program Category: | Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
Adults |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Over $400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 10-20 Paid Part-Time: 20+ Volunteers: None |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Usually |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Training curricula, Individual training, Guides/Manuals |
| Cost for materials? | Sometimes |
| Program Goals: | 1. To help mental health consumers thrive in the community more successfully and with greater comfort and satisfaction. 2. To support individuals in developing their personal life goals, such as living independently, having jobs, pursuing education, and benefiting from a strong social support network. 3. To increase consumer-run opportunities, demonstrating cost-effective, high quality programs that significantly improve the quality of life for members. 4. To increase community acceptance of and reduce stigma associated with persons with mental illness. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | A study of Project Return Peer Support Network efficacy was conducted FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 by an external researcher. |
| Program Mission Statement: | Project Return Support Network promotes wellness, personal growth and self-determination for people who have experienced mental illness by rpoviding social opportunities, education and community involvement. We believe in diverstiy, acceptance, advocacy and empowerment while encouraging people to transform their lives. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Project Return: The Next Step |
| Agency Name: | National Mental Health Association of Greater Los Angeles |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1992 |
| Public Contact Person: | Catherine Bond |
| Address: | 6055 Washington Boulevard Suite 900 Commerce, CA 90040 |
| Telephone #: | (323) 346-0960 x222 |
| Fax #: | 213-250-1501 |
| Email Address: | cbond@mhala.org |
| Website URL: | mhala.org/project-return-training.htm |
| Program Category: | Support Group |
| Target Participants: |
African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American/Alaskan |
| Program Setting: |
Program Owned or Leased Facility (leased store front, community residence) |
| Annual Program Budget: | Over $400,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 10-20 Paid Part-Time: 20+ Volunteers: 1-2 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Individual training, Website |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To help consumers receive full recovery. . |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | Outcomes have been assessed for this program (outcome surveys). |
| Program Mission Statement: | Project Return: The Next Step provides social opportunities and promotes wellness, personal growth, self-esteem and community involvement through self-help, advocacy, and peer support while encouraging and impowering leadership. |
| Additional Information: | Program operates: over 100 clubs, a discovery center, two wellness centers and a warmline. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Project Share Consumer Center |
| Agency Name: | Mental Health Association of SE Penna. |
| Year the Program was Started: | 1987 |
| Public Contact Person: | Carla Forrest |
| Address: | 401 Chester Pike Darby, PA 19023 |
| Telephone #: | 610-536-6330 |
| Fax #: | 610-532-6336 |
| Email Address: | pscc@mhasp.org |
| Website URL: | www.mhasp.org/friends |
| Program Category: | Drop-in Center |
| Target Participants: |
Adults |
| Program Setting: |
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| Annual Program Budget: | $100,000-$200,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: 3-5 Paid Part-Time: 1-2 Volunteers: None |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | Some |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | To provide peer support in a safe environment. Help to develop employment skills and employment focused groups . Provide education/guest speaker to members about issues that affect their lives. |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | Outcomes have been assessed for this program. (1. Consumer Satisfaction Survey was conducted (internal), 2. Take daily attendance and count the increase or decrease in participation, 3 Track consumer issues and concerns that are discussed at the weekly house meeting) |
| Program Mission Statement: | The mission of the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania's Consumer Centers is to provide a safe haven for adults which promotes ongoing recovery through peer support, advocacy, empowerment and social skills development in a culturally competent manner. |
| Program Information | |
| Program Name: | Prosumers |
| Year the Program was Started: | 2003 |
| Public Contact Person: | Janet Paleo |
| Address: | P.O. Box 120394 San Antonio, TX 78212 |
| Telephone #: | 210-653-5267 |
| Fax #: | 210-653-7372 |
| Email Address: | JPaleo@satx.rr.com |
| Website URL: | www.ProsumersInternational.org |
| Program Category: | Advocacy, Recovery Education, Other |
| Target Participants: |
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| Program Setting: |
Borrowed Space (church, school, community center) |
| Annual Program Budget: | $10,000-$40,000 |
| Number of staff: | Paid Full-Time: None Paid Part-Time: None Volunteers: 3-5 |
| Consumer involvement in the program | |
| Number of staff members and volunteers who are consumers: | All |
| How often do consumer staff and volunteers participate in program decisions? | Always |
| Number of administrators or board members who are consumers: | All |
| Program Training/ Technical Assistance Materials Available: | Other |
| Cost for materials? | No |
| Program Goals: | We are an empowerment group. We meet once a month with a focus on wellness. We utilize a model of Salutogensis, which means we help people to recognize that they can change what it is that they focus on in life. A majority of our members either continue on with their education or go to work. All who attend increase their wellness and their participation in the community. We believe that Recovery is possible for everyone! |
| Have any outcomes for this program been assessed through internal or external research? | Yes |
| If Yes, details: | We are currently involved with a participatory research program with the School of Nursing. We are beginning to finish with data collection and soon will begin with analysis. |
| Program Mission Statement: | Prosumers are a group of people who are proactive in their recovery by giving back to the community. Recovery is Possible. |
| Additional Information: | Prosumers is about changing your focus and your language. By giving back to the community, you change your focus to outside of yourself, thus increasing your wellness. We are an empowerment group, not a support group. We start with a simple meal before every meeting. This is people develop natural supports in the community. Support happens, but it occurs naturally. We work on the principal that Recovery is Possible for everyone. At the meetings you are given tools, like the Positively Me! CD which is a CD made of songs with positive “I” statements to empower you when you are feeling disempowered. Our members become the role models for others as they go back to school or work. We put out a monthly newsletter, the Prosumer News, which reinforces empowerment and helps consumers to know what is happening in our community. |
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