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

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Contents Tables and Figures vii Acknowledgments ix Preface: Nothing About Us Without Us xi I. Introduction and Background 1 About Us: What We Have in Common 3 Sally Clay 2 The Historical and Philosophical Development of Peer-Run Support Programs 17 Jean Campbell II. Drop-In Centers 3 Mental Health Client Action Network (MHCAN), Santa Cruz, California 67 Bonnie Schell 4 Portland Coalition for the Psychiatrically Labeled, Portland, Maine 92 Janine M. Elkanich 5 The St. Louis Empowerment Center, St. Louis, Missouri 108 Helen Minth OnOurOwnFinalPages.indd฀฀฀5 4/16/05฀฀฀6:09:43฀PM vi On Our Own Together 6 PEER Center, Inc., Oakland Park, Florida 123 Compiled by Bonnie Schell and Nancy Erwin from material supplied by PEER Center directors and staff III. Peer Support and Mentoring Services 7 GROW In Illinois 141 Lorraine Keck and Carol Mussey 8 The Friends Connection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 159 Jeanie Whitecraft, James Scott, Joseph Rogers, Bill Burns-Lynch, Terrance Means, and Mark S. Salzer IV. Educational Programs 9 Advocacy Unlimited, Inc., Connecticut 179 Yvette Sangster 10 BRIDGES in Tennessee: Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support 197 Louetta Hix V. Conclusion 11 Common Ingredients as a Fidelity Measure for Peer-Run Programs 213 Matthew Johnsen, Gregory Teague, and Elizabeth McDonel Herr 12 With Us: Where Are We Going? 239 Sally Clay, with contributions from Bonnie Schell, Patrick Corrigan, and Jean Campbell Epilogue: Ourselves and Others 259 Appendixes A. Guides to the Text 261 B. Common Ingredients of COSPs, CAP Definitions 273 C. National Directories 282 Contributors 285 Index 289 OnOurOwnFinalPages.indd฀฀฀6 4/16/05฀฀฀6:09:44฀PM ...