Mental Health Consumers

Self Help Clearinghouse

Schizophrenics Anonymous

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.
Voice: 248-477-1983
Website: http://www.sardaa.org/sa_main.html
Verified: 5/4/2010

National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse

(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 MH Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse
1211 Chestnut St., Suite 1207
Philadelphia, PA 19107-4103
Voice: 1-800-553-4539 (Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm EST)
Fax: 215-636-6312
TDD: 215-751-9655
Website: http://www.mhselfhelp.org
E-mail: info@mhselfhelp.org
Verified: 10/13/2010

CONTAC (Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center)

Resource. Center for mental health consumers and consumer-run organizations nationwide that promotes self-help, recovery and empowerment. Provides technical assistance for organizing and maintaining self-help groups. Conducts leadership training. listserv, electronic library and online peer support.
Write:
CONTACT
713 Bigley Ave.
Charleston, WV 25302
Voice: 1-888-825-8324 or 304-342-4881 (Mon.-Fri., 8:30am-4:30pm EST)
Fax: 304-345-7303
Verified: 12/15/2009

BPDWORLD (Borderline Personality Disorder)

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.
Write:
BPDWORLD
P.O. Box 1364 Huddersfield
HD1 9ZG UK,
Website: http://www.bpdworld.org
Verified: 9/29/2010

NAMI Connection Support Groups

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: 10/13/2010

PsychCentral Dissociative Disorders Forum

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: 5/3/2010

Voice-hearers

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: 4/29/2010

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