Mental Health Self-Help Consumer and Family Initiatives

Building on earlier patient-empowerment movements, consumer- and advocate-driven mental health self-help (MHSH) initiatives currently outnumber traditional mental health organizations. At the same time, this apparent success raises significant questions about their short-term efficacy and their valu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brown, Louis D. (Editor), Wituk, Scott (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • to Mental Health Self-Help
  • to Mental Health Self-Help
  • Frameworks for Research and Practice
  • Theoretical Foundations of Mental Health Self-Help
  • Participatory Action Research and Evaluation with Mental Health Self-Help Initiatives: A Theoretical Framework
  • MHSH groups
  • The Contributions of Mutual Help Groups for Mental Health Problems to Psychological Well-Being: A Systematic Review
  • Online Self-Help/Mutual Aid Groups in Mental Health Practice
  • An Overview of Mutual Support Groups for Family Caregivers of People with Mental Health Problems: Evidence on Process and Outcomes
  • Consumer-Delivered Services
  • Consumer-Run Drop-In Centers: Current State and Future Directions
  • Certified Peer Specialists in the United States Behavioral Health System: An Emerging Workforce
  • The Development and Implementation of a Statewide Certified Peer Specialist Program
  • MHSH Policy
  • Finding and Using Our Voice: How Consumer/Survivor Advocacy is Transforming Mental Health Care
  • How Governments and Other Funding Sources Can Facilitate Self-Help Research and Services
  • Technical Assistance
  • Consumer and Consumer-Supporter National Technical Assistance Centers: Helping the Consumer Movement Grow and Transform Systems
  • A Statewide Collaboration to Build the Leadership and Organizational Capacity of Consumer-Run Organizations (CROs)
  • Self-Help/Professional Collaboration
  • Helping Mutual Help: Managing the Risks of Professional Partnerships
  • The Contribution of Self-Help Groups to the Mental Health/Substance Use Services System