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"