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On Our Own, Together Peer Programs for People with Mental Illness

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ISBN-10: 0826514650

ISBN-13: 9780826514653

Edition: 2005

Authors: Sally Clay

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On Our Own, Together describes the inner workings of eight successful peer-run services for mental health consumers, including drop-in centers, educational programs, and peer support/mentoring programs. Written by people who developed such programs, it reveals these services as a valuable resource within the mental health system and a precious necessity for many consumers.
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Book details

List price: $99.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Publication date: 6/10/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 286
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Sally Clay has been a leader in the mental health consumer/survivor movement for over twenty years. Instrumental in founding three consumer-run organizations--the Portland Coalition in Maine, PEOPLE in upstate New York, and the PEER Center in Florida--she worked as a therapist for Windhorse Associates, an alternative treatment program, and was a founder of Altered States of the Arts.

Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Preface: Nothing About Us Without Us
Introduction and Background
About Us: What We Have in Common
The Historical and Philosophical Development of Peer-Run Support Programs
Drop-In Centers
Mental Health Client Action Network (MHCAN), Santa Cruz, California
Portland Coalition for the Psychiatrically Labeled, Portland, Maine
The St. Louis Empowerment Center, St. Louis, Missouri
PEER Center, Inc., Oakland Park, Florida
Peer Support and Mentoring Services
GROW In Illinois
The Friends Connection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Educational Programs
Advocacy Unlimited, Inc., Connecticut
BRIDGES in Tennessee: Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support
Conclusion
Common Ingredients as a Fidelity Measure for Peer-Run Programs
With Us: Where Are We Going?
Epilogue: Ourselves and Others
Appendixes
Guides to the Text
Common Ingredients of COSPs, CAP Definitions
National Directories
Contributors
Index