Peer support occurs when people provide knowledge, experience, emotional, social or practical help to each other. It commonly refers to an initiative consisting of trained supporters, and can take a number of forms such as Peer mentoring, listening, or counseling. Peer support is also used to refer to initiatives where colleagues, members of self help
The Recovery Model as it applies to mental health is an approach to mental disorder or substance dependence (and/or from being labeled in those terms) that emphasizes and supports each individual’s potential for recovery. Recovery is seen within the model as a personal journey, that may involve developing hope, a secure base and sense of
The United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA), formerly known as the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services (IAPSRS) is the professional association for practitioners of the field of psychiatric rehabilitation and persons and families living with psychiatric disabilities Founded in 1974 by the directors of the original 13 psychosocial rehabilitation centers in the United States
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MHA: The Village Integrated Services Agency is an internationally known, award winning recovery-oriented program of Mental Health America, Los Angeles located in Long Beach, California. The Village is a non-profit organization that considered a leader in the field of recovery-based mental health care. It provides recovery-based mental health care to people with a variety of
Social psychiatry is a branch of psychiatry that focuses on the “interpersonal” and cultural context of mental disorder and mental wellbeing. It involves a sometimes disparate set of theories and approaches, with work stretching from epidemiological survey research on the one hand, to an indistinct boundary with individual or group psychotherapy on the other. Social
Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) or physiatry (pronounced /fɨˈzaɪ.ətri/), or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. A physician having completed training in this field is referred to as a physiatrist or rehab medicine specialist. In
Schizophrenics Anonymous is a self-help group to help people who are affected by schizophrenia to cope with the disease. History The program was established in the Detroit area in 1985. The founder was Joanne Verbanic, who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1970. Shortly before forming SA, Verbanic had publicly disclosed her diagnosis and
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) (formerly the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association or NDMDA) is a non-profit organization providing support groups for people with depression or bipolar disorder as well as their friends and family. DBSA’s scope, also includes outreach, education and advocacy regarding depression and bipolar disorder. DBSA employs a small
The Consumer/Survivor/Ex-Patient Movement, also known as the User/Survivor Movement, is a diverse association of individuals (and organizations representing them) who are either currently “consumers” (clients) of mental health services, or who consider themselves survivors of psychiatry or mental health services, or who simply identify as “ex-patients” of mental health services. The movement typically campaigns for
The Jonathan O. Cole Mental Health Consumer Resource Center is a consumer to consumer mental health organization. It was named for Jonathan O. Cole, M.D., a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and a senior consultant in psychopharmacology at McLean Hospital, and the founder of the Manic-Depressive & Depressive Association (MDDA)-Boston. It is located
