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Consumer-operated self-help services.

Margaret Swarbrick1

  • 1University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Scotch Plains, USA. pswarbrick@cspnj.org

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
|January 2, 2007
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Promoting consumer-operated services is key for a recovery-focused mental health system. These services offer cost-effective social support and recovery opportunities for individuals with psychiatric disabilities in the community.

Area of Science:

  • Mental Health Services Research
  • Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Background:

  • Emerging evidence supports consumer-operated services (COS) as a vital component of mental health care.
  • COS provide a viable, cost-effective model for community-based social support and recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the consumer-operated services model, using self-help centers as a case example.
  • To outline the core components of consumer-operated self-help centers.
  • To present qualitative data on the benefits and areas for improvement of these services.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative data analysis from a larger study of self-help centers.
  • Descriptive overview of the consumer-operated services model.

Main Results:

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  • Consumer-operated self-help centers are characterized by specific core components.
  • Qualitative data reveal numerous benefits and opportunities for individuals with psychiatric disabilities.
  • Identified areas for improvement within the consumer-operated services model.

Conclusions:

  • Consumer-operated services represent an innovative resource for community mental health.
  • Further promotion and development of COS can enhance recovery-oriented systems.
  • These services offer significant advantages for individuals living with psychiatric disabilities.