"Recovery
is a process, a way of life, an attitude, and a way
of approaching the day's challenges.
It is NOT a process
for attempting to return to who the person was before." —Patricia Deegan, Ph.D. and psychiatric survivor
Traditionally, mental health care had a goal of "stabilizing"
individuals. Stability in this sense often meant managing
an individual's symptoms through continued medication and
involvement in the mental health system. The goal of person-centered
practices, tools, and planning is to help people with a
diagnosis of mental illness truly recover.
The video Finding Pathways
to Recovery explains the use of a person-centered
approach. (Click one of the two links on the home page to
download this video and click the link above to download
the companion manual to the video.)
"Recovery
is the process of attaining a life worth living as
defined by the individual's interests, goals, hopes,
and dreams, fulfilling a valued and respected role
in society, with all the attendant rights, freedoms,
and responsibilities."
Family Involvement
Family involvement is important to the success of the Western
New York Care Coordination Program. If you have a family
member who is enrolled in the program and would like to
know more, please contact one of the WNYCCP Peer and Family Coordinators listed on the Staff page.
Three national organizations can be very helpful in finding information and more about peer and family support in your area.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Website: www.nami.org
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
Website: www.nmha.org
If you would like to be involved in meetings for peers
and family members in your local community, contact the chapters in the
six-county region of the Care Coordination Program for each of these organizations.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Onondaga County
NAMI Promise Inc.
917 Avery Ave
Syracuse, NY 13204
Phone (315) 487-2085
Fax: 315-487-2154
Email: nami-promise@nami-promise.org
Chautauqua County
NAMI Jamestown
16 East Terrace Ave
Lakewood, NY 14750
Phone (716) 487-9644
or (716) 985-4184
Fax: (716) 985-4691
Email: studd@netsync.net
Monroe County
NAMI Rochester
111 North Chestnut St.
Rochester, NY 14604
Phone (585) 423-1593
Fax: (585) 423-0572
Email: nami@eznet.net
Website: www.namirochester.org
Mental Health Association (MHA)
Genesee County 25 Liberty Street
Batavia,
New York 14020 Phone: 585.344.2611 Fax: 585.345.1418 Email:gencomha@2ki.net Web site: http://www.gcmha.org/
Chautauqua County
218 East 2nd Street
Jamestown,
New York 14701 Phone: 716.487.0616 Fax: 716.483.3524 Email:chautmha@hotmail.com
Onondaga County
6493 Ridings Road, Ste. 112-114
Syracuse,
New York 13206 Phone: 315.445.5606
Fax: 315.445.1828 Email:fuscoaa@clrc.org Web site: http://www.mha-oc.org
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Meetings for peers
and family members for the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) in the
six-county region of the Care Coordination Program include:
