Mental Health Self-Help

Abstract

Introduction to Mental Health Self-Help.- Frameworks for Research and Practice.- Theoretical Foundations of Mental Health Self-Help.- Participatory Action Research and Evaluation with Mental Health Self-Help Groups and Organizations: A Theoretical Framework.- MHSH groups.- The Contributions of Mutual Help Groups for Mental Health Problems to Psychological Well-Being: A Systematic Review.- Online Self-Help/Mutual Aid Groups in Mental Health Practice.- An Overview of Mutual Support Groups for Family Caregivers of People with Mental Health Problems: Evidence on Process and Outcomes.- Consumer-Delivered Services.- Consumer-Run Drop-In Centers: Current State and Future Directions.- Certified Peer Specialists in the United States Behavioral Health System: An Emerging Workforce.- The Development and Implementation of a Statewide Certified Peer Specialist Program.- MHSH Policy.- Finding and Using Our Voice: How Consumer/Survivor Advocacy is Transforming Mental Health Care.- How Governments and Other Funding Sources Can Facilitate Self-Help Research and Services.- Technical Assistance.- Consumer and Consumer-Supporter National Technical Assistance Centers: Helping the Consumer Movement Grow and Transform Systems.- A Statewide Collaboration to Build the Leadership and Organizational Capacity of Consumer Run Organizations (CROs).- Self-Help/Professional Collaboration.- Helping Mutual Help: Managing the Risks of Professional Partnerships.- The Contribution of Self-Help Groups to the Mental Health/Substance Use Services System.