Practicing trauma-informed care by promoting understanding of trauma and its impact, promoting safety, ensuring cultural competence, supporting consumer control, choice and autonomy, sharing power and governance, integrating care, realizing that healing happens in relationships, and believing that recovery is possible.
Organizing those with mental health needs in the community to advocate for improved mental health care.
Connecting folks with information concerning benefits, housing, and transportation.
Promoting recovery and mutual support in a setting among peers.
Providing regular meetings where people can network and learn about what is happening in the mental health field.
Providing educational and empowerment workshops.
Encouraging participation and integration in the community.
Offering for enjoyment social activities, creative outlets, and use of internet.
Working to fight the stigma associated with mental illness by integration, outreach, and education.