peer support and peer run crisis alternatives in mental health:
<http://www.mentalhealthpeers.com/>http://www.mentalhealthpeers.com/
"Persons labeled with psychiatric disability have become
victims of social and cultural ostracism and consequently have
developed a sense of
self that re-enforces the "patient" identity. Enabling members of
peer support to
understand the nature and impact of these cultural forces leads
individuals and peer
communities toward a capacity for personal, relational and social change."
<http://www.mentalhealthpeers.com/pdfs/peersupport.pdf>http://www.mentalhealthpeers.com/pdfs/peersupport.pdf
(I've just finished a five-day IPS training, part of Santa Cruz'
SAMHSA grant - IPS presents tools for a way of being that open a
space for personal growth and social change - if you have an
opportunity, I recommend! Sylvia)
"People Who experience mood swings, fear, voices and visions"