Peer Support
Moving Toward a Human Rights Approach to Mental Health, published in Community Mental Health Journal, by Jim Probert
Article Abstract: The University of Florida Counseling and Wellness Center (UFCWC) has implemented peer support and professional training programs to address human rights identified within advocacy groups comprised of individuals who have, themselves, been diagnosed
Moving Toward a Human Rights Approach to Mental Health, published in Community Mental Health Journal, by Jim Probert
Article Abstract: The University of Florida Counseling and Wellness Center (UFCWC) has implemented peer support and professional training programs to address human rights identified within advocacy groups comprised of individuals who have, themselves, been diagnosed
Self-Reliance and Belonging: Guest Experiences of a Peer Respite
Below is the abstract for this study on peer respites: Objective: A peer respite is a voluntary, short-term, overnight program that provides community-based mutual support to people experiencing a mental health crisis. This qualitative study
Hearing Our Voices: Peer Support and Mental Illness (TEDx Talk)
When trying to solve this problem of lack of support for college students with mental illness, many people look to outsiders with specific credentials; but Project LETS believes that a solution lies with the very
A Case Study of the Peer-Run Crisis Respite Organizing Process in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, a group of consumers, called Groundhogs, organized themselves in early 2009 to design, lobby for, and implement PRCRs in the state. Groundhogs has had relative success to date. Recent meetings with high-ranking officials
The Need for Size Equality in the Mental Health Recovery Movement: Ways that Peer/Recovery Activists Can Do Better on Issues of Sizeism, Diet Culture, and Eating Disorders
One of the values of peer support and mental health recovery is cultural sensitivity and diversity. An important form of diversity that often goes overlooked is body size diversity. In order for the recovery movement