Consumer Empowerment

*Vision*
	The envisioned outcomes are consumer self determination in the recovery process and heightened feelings of self-esteem, value, and respect in the community and in each other.

"The recovery process includes the encouragement of others who have been through it and recovered and supporting those who are trying"

Select Santa Barbara Consumer Newsletters

Local Consumers Participate In Finding Our Voices Training
	CNMHC Office of Self- Help/Technical Assistance and Support Center coordinated leadership training for leaders Prop 63 4 Me has received a $5,000 grant from the Fund for Santa Barbara through the sponsorship of the Independent Living Resource Center, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. By-Laws For Prop 63 4 Me Approved; Initial by-laws for Prop 63 4 Me have been approved and will be reviewed annually. Prop 63 4 Me Offers Advocacy, Support; a grass-roots movement of local clients of mental health services.

Santa Barbara Consumers Listen, Learn, Renew, Rejoice, and Revitalize at 2006 Alternatives Conference
Clausen’s Corner The Beauty Path for Lunatics

Maureen Mina Assumes Presidency of Prop 63 For Me

“We are confident that
we can keep the momentum going.”

PARTNERS IN HOPE HITS THE GROUND RUNNING
	The long-awaited MHSA-funded Partners in Hope program has been launched CONSUMERS FIND THEIR TRUE CALLING The Partners in Hope consumer-run HopeLine is now available

"Promoting wellness and recovery through peer support
activities in Santa Barbara County"

PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS OFFER HOPE, IMPROVE LIVES
	Thanks to the Partners in Hope Program, mental health clients are now working full time Peer support groups have been initiated around a variety of topics Consumer Leader, Andrea Schmook, Addresses Prop 63 4 Me GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: Consumer Leaders from Around the World Unite in Canada