On Our
Own of Charlottesville
Peer Support Center
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PEER-PROVIDED SERVICES TO MENTAL HEALTH
CONSUMERS IN THE CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA
- Providing a continuum of services
to individuals addressing current needs and
strengths.
- Outreach services to individuals
who are homeless through the PATH program and as
a home base for seeking housing, employment, and
entitlements.
- Promoting personal worth and
well-being through partnerships with competent
role models and mentors in the PACSS program, and
throughout all that we do.
- Empowering consumers as
volunteers, joint participants in planning
activities and Peer Support Center policy, and
full decision makers in their own affairs.
- Provide a quiet respite from daily
struggles as well as a mailing address and phone
to seek housing and employment.
- Provide meeting space for recovery programs,
12-step groups, and consumer advocacy groups.
- Provide on-site peer-supported housing for
consumers.
- Refer consumer/member to social services agencies
to address medical, psychological, or social
needs only when requested to do so by the
consumer/member.
- A major role of On Our Own of Charlottesville is
to advocate for positive change in the mental
health system and attitudes toward
consumers. Staff and members serve on
the board of, or as consultant to, various state
and local organizations.
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