International. 175 groups. Founded 1985. Organized and run by people with a schizophrenia-related disorder. Offers support, fellowship and information. Focuses on recovery, using a 6-step program, along with medication and professional help. Weekly meetings and newsletters. Provides assistance in starting and maintaining groups. Write: Schizophrenics Anonymous Voice: 248-477-1983 Website: http://www.sardaa.org/sa_main.html Verified: 2/16/2009
(BILINGUAL) Resource. Founded 1986. Provides information and recovery-oriented services for mental health consumers. Assistance in self and system advocacy, on-site consultations, training and educational events. Assistance in starting groups. Also provides technical assistance to consumer-run groups. Maintains a database of consumer support and advocacy groups. Write: National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 1207 Philadelphia, PA 19107-4103 Voice: 1-800-553-4539 Fax: 215-636-6312 TDD: 215-751-9655 Website: http://www.mhselfhelp.org E-mail: info@mhselfhelp.org Verified: 10/14/2008
Online. Mutual support for individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) provided through message boards. Started by a person with BPD in England, who has developed the online organization as a non-profit. Click on 'Community Forums' on top menu bar to see message boards. Website: http://www.bpdworld.org Verified: 9/29/2009
National. 160 groups. Founded 2007. Provides weekly recovery support groups for consumers living with mental illness where members learn from each others' experiences, share coping strategies and offer each other encouragement and understanding. Helps anyone interested in starting a group. Voice: 1-800-950-6264 Website: http://www.nami.org Verified: 10/14/2008
Online. Provides mutual support for persons with dissociative identity disorder (DID, formerly known as multiple personality disorder) and other dissociative disorders. Members share ideas and pool information on resources through the Forum's message boards. Website: http://forums.psychcentral.com Verified: 4/28/2009
Online. 468 members. Founded 2002. Support for people who hear, or who have heard voices. Opportunity to share concerns, ideas and coping strategies for living with voices with others in similar situations. Message board and e-mail discussion group. Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/voice-hearers Verified: 8/20/2008
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