How communities respond to a mental health crisis is one of the key issues facing people with mental health disabilities today.  Too often, police respond to calls to 911 in ways that cause physical and

"If peer approaches to Crisis” are going to be any different than traditional approaches we must look at potentially different outcome possibilities. In the last paper, we talked about the fact that without a clear

Below is the abstract for this study: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impacts of participation in mental health Consumer/Survivor Initiatives (CSIs), organizations run by and for people with mental illness. A

Below is the abstract for this study: This study examined the evidence from controlled studies for the effectiveness of consumer-led mental health services. Following an extensive search of material published in English from 1980, predefined

Below is the abstract for this study: Objective: Examine cost differences between Consumer Operated Service Programs (COSPs) as possibly determined by a) size of program, b) use of volunteers and other donated resources, c) cost-of-living

Below is the abstract for this study: OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the relationship between the outcomes of clients of client-run self-help agencies and attendance at the agency, satisfaction with the agency, psychological disability, and organizationally mediated