Membership

CAMHPRO Core or Associate Membership

Any organization dedicated to the purposes of the Corporation and satisfying all of the following criteria below shall be eligible for membership as a Core Member Organization on approval of the membership application by the Board and on timely payment of such dues and fees as the Board may fix from time to time:

1. The member must be a consumer/survivor-operated organization that is planned, delivered, and evaluated by consumer/survivors themselves;
2. All of the member’s executive management,  51% of staff and 51% of the Board of Directors need to be consumers, as evidenced by bylaws and/or organizational policies;
3. The member must be an independent non-profit organization;
4. The member must have been in existence as an independent non profit for at least two (2) years prior to application as a Core Member Organization;
5. The member should operate on a minimum annual budget of $100,000, although the Board may approve exceptions on a case by case basis; and

The member’s mission must align with the Corporation’s mission, vision, and values as herein and henceforward clarified.

Any organization dedicated to the purposes of the Corporation and satisfying the following criteria below shall be eligible for membership as an Associate Member Organization on approval of the membership application by the Board and on timely payment of such dues and fees as the Board may fix from time to time:

1. Meet two of the three of the following CAMHPRO criteria: the member must be consumer-operated at the staff, management, and governance levels.
2. The member must have been operational for at least two (2) years prior to application as an Associate Member Organization
3. The member must have a unique mission statement and organizational identity
4. The member must have a governing body that has decision-making ability, including the ability to hire and review the Executive Director
5. The member should operate on a minimum annual budget of $50,000, although the Board may approve exceptions on a case by case basis.

Download Core Associate Membership Application

CAMHPRO Individual Membership

Individual Membership are mental health consumers, defined by CAMHPRO as a person who has (or had) a mental health issue that has disrupted his or her education, employment, physical health, housing, social connections and/or quality of life and has used behavioral health (mental health) services and/or used or sought out alternative culturally relevant supports. He or she has experienced stigma, been discriminated against or socially excluded because of this condition. Also, someone who is not staff or in the leadership (Board of Directors, Advisory Committee) of an organization/program that is a member of CAMHPRO. Staff and persons in leadership roles (Board/Steering Committee/Advisory Committee) of an organizational member cannot be an individual member.

CAMHPRO is having the first of many monthly meetings to discuss the myriad issues facing and being faced by consumers, around the state. Some of the advocacy, social justice, community building, stakeholder involvement and strength based causes/policies consumers work on and/or show interest in:

• Peer Support State Certification
• Extending Workforce Education Training (WET)
• Networking among local and state wide advocates
• Forced Treatment/ Hospitalization
• Care-Giving and Self-Care
• Universal Trauma Informed Care
• Stigma and Discrimination
• Social Justice and Transformation
• Housing and Employment

Download Individual Membership Application

Join our Monthly Meetings

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (669) 224-3212
Access Code: 633-525-725

The monthly meetings are held every 4th Tuesday of the month (4:00 PM - 5:30PM)
The meetings are open to the public and free to attend.

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