| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction to Mental Health Self-Help -- 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 Initiatives: 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 |
| Summary |
Building on earlier patient-empowerment movements, consumer- and advocate-driven mental health self-help (MHSH) initiatives currently outnumber traditional mental health organizations. At the same time, this apparent success raises significant questions about their short-term efficacy and their value to lasting recovery. Mental Health Self-Help assembles the state of the evidence on the effectiveness of MHSH, beginning with the individual and larger social factors behind the expansion of consumer-directed services. Clearly organized and accessibly written, the book traces the development and evolution of MHSH as both alternative and adjunct to traditional mental health structures, offers research-based perspectives on the various forms of MHSH, and identifies potential areas for consumer initiatives to work with--and help improve--mental health systems. Contributors weigh strengths and limitations, raise research and methodology questions, and discuss funding and training issues to give readers a deeper understanding of the field and an informed look at its future impact on mental health treatment. Individual chapters cover the spectrum of contemporary self-help initiatives in mental health, including: - Online mutual aid groups. - Consumer-run drop-in centers. - Family and caregiver groups. - Certified peer support specialists. - Consumer advocacy initiatives. - Technical assistance organizations. - Professional/self-help collaborations. Mental Health Self-Help is a bedrock guide to an increasingly influential aspect of the mental health landscape. Researchers studying these initiatives from a variety of fields including community and clinical psychology, and public health--as well as clinicians, counselors, social workers, case managers, and policymakers--will find it an indispensable reference |
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psychologie |
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psychology |
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volksgezondheid |
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public health |
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omgevingspsychologie |
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environmental psychology |
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Psychology (General) |
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Psychologie (algemeen) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Community mental health services -- United States -- Evaluation
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Self-care, Health -- United States
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Self-help groups -- United States
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Self-help groups.
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Community mental health services.
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Self-care, Health.
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Self-Help Groups
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Community Mental Health Services
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Self Care
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Community mental health services
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Community mental health services -- Evaluation
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Self-care, Health
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Self-help groups
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United States |
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brown, Louis
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Wituk, Scott
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| ISBN |
9781441962539 |
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1441962530 |
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