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Wellness Recovery Centers: “Where everybody knows your name”
A few months ago I wrote about Sacramento County’s new Adult Outpatient Services Transformation: Community Outreach Recovery Empowerment (CORE) Program. According to the website, there are now 7 open, there will be 11 in total. The organizations that got contracts for these new Outpatient Mental Health Programs and co-located Wellness Centers are: El Hogar(2), Turning Point(3), Hope Cooperative(3) and Bay Area Community Services(3).However, there has been some confusion regarding the status of our community's Wellness Recovery Centers (WRC).
Published on: 03/28/2023 | Category: Mental Health
Another Perspective: Intentional Peer Support
I recently attended the Soteria introductory webinar on Intentional Peer Support (IPS). Intentional Peer Support is a way of thinking about and inviting transformative relationships. Practitioners learn to use relationships to see things from new angles, develop greater awareness of personal and relational patterns, and support and challenge each other in trying new things.
Published on: 03/03/2023 | Category: Articles
CAMHPRO Announces Two New Programs
CalHOPE Support Program for Butte County
CAMHPRO was awarded funding to expand the CalHOPE support program into our local county to create peer support groups for people struggling through the aftermath of the pandemic and other traumatic events and natural disasters.
Published on: 03/03/2023 | Category: Announcements
As Much Time Out as In
Many in the Peer Community know me for two things: being involved with music and being dedicated to destigmatizing the experiences of hearing voices, seeing things others don’t, special messages etc. that are usually labeled as “psychosis.” I am very open with sharing my story and can get candid about many of the difficulties I’ve faced in my life. However, there is a big part of my story I tend to skip over in public spaces. I was in an abusive relationship for seven years, from the year 2008 until 2015.
Published on: 03/03/2023 | Category: Articles Mental Health