Advocacy Section:

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SAMHSA'S Strategic Initiatives

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Statewide Consumer Network Grants

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History of the Mental Health Consumer Movement

In the 1960s and 1970s, social change movements were part of our culture. Inspired by the African-American civil rights movement and civil unrest and resistance, women, gays, and people with physical disabilities organized for social change.Read More...

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History of the National Coalition for Metal Health Recovery:

The National Coalition for Mental Health Reform (NCMHR) was built on the foundation laid by the courageous work of those who started the mental health consumer/survivor movement in the early 1970’s. Those early leaders were people with diagnoses of mental illness, who were inspired by people who were finding strength, courage and power by joining together to work for human and civil rights... Read More...

 

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The Clearinghouse and the Mental Health Consumer Movement

The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse, the nation's first national consumer technical assistance center, has played a major role in the development of the mental health consumer movement. The consumer movement strives for dignity, respect, and opportunity for those with mental illnesses. Consumers--those who receive or have received mental health services--contin... Read More...