When you might need to use advocacy There are a lot of scenarios where advocating for peer support programs might come up. If I worked in a mental healthcare setting, maybe my employer is considering implementing one but is hesitant
Mythbusting: Anti-stigma mental health advocacy is not “done.” Not by a long shot.
We’re nearing the end of mental health month, so I’d like to talk a little bit about anti-stigma campaigns, public awareness, and advocacy. There seems to be this belief that combating stigma is something that’s largely “done.” People think this
Peer Support Specialist Saturday: Chrissie Hodges
Introducing OCD Recovery Consultant Chrissie Hodges Welcome to another first recurring blog topic! Once every 2-3 months, we’re interviewing a peer support worker currently employed in Colorado. We want to give future workers an idea of what they can expect
I’m not suffering: 4 reasons why your dramatic person-first language isn’t helping
Today I’m going to talk about language. I’m a huge fan of person-first language. I think it’s important that personhood is not erased by disabilities, like when you say “a schizophrenic,” “the mentally ill,” “borderlines,” “a drug addict,” “psychotic,” or
Denver Public Library’s Newest Addition: Peer Navigators from the Network
Community Resource Specialists at Denver Public Library Denver Public Library has been employing social workers as Community Resource Specialists since 2015 to help people in the community connect to services. People experiencing homelessness, in particular, have been helped enormously by
Let’s give CU Anschutz Medical Campus a round of applause.
There’s a whole lot of talk about integrated care, but rarely do we ever see it in action. Integrated care means that physical and mental/behavioral health are treated, studied, and funded simultaneously. This is ideal because poor physical health tends
On “daddy issues” and the infantilization of women with absent or abusive fathers
I want to preface this by saying that I’m not angry at the person who said this. I’m angry at the society that makes saying it okay. Frankly, I had never really thought about how insulting the term “daddy issues”
AOT: It doesn’t reliably prevent re-hospitalization or arrest
Welcome to Part 3 of our educational series on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT). Lots of advocates for recovery-oriented care were upset that the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act incentivized states with AOT programs and let out a cheer
AOT: It casts doubt on our reasoning capacity
Welcome to Part 2 of our educational series on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT). For those of you unaware, AOT is a hot-button issue right now considering that the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, which drastically increases funding toward
AOT: An Introduction
Welcome to the nine-part series on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) by your friend Kate at the Colorado Mental Wellness Network. The purpose of this series is to shed some light on why it’s still important to be talking about AOT