HISTORY%20OF%20THE%20MENTAL%20HEALTH%20CONSUMER%20MOVEMENT%20IN%20MARYLAND

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Promoting Peer Support and Recovery to
Advance Wellness
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HISTORY OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMER MOVEMENT IN
MARYLAND

• 1981 On Our Own
• 1982 Incorporated and statewide conference for
  mental health consumers/ex-patients/survivors
  funded by NIMH
• 1983 On Our Own, Inc. in Baltimore City and On
  Our Own of Montgomery County, Inc.
• 1985 On Our Own of Howard County, Inc. and first
  Alternatives Conference held at the College of
  Notre Dame funded by NIMH through the MHA

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HISTORY CONTINUED

• 1986 statewide project On Our Own of Maryland
• 1990 On Our Own of P.G. County, Inc.
• 1991 On Our Own of Anne Arundel County, Inc.
• 1992 1993 On Our Own of Maryland, Inc. and an
  influx of nonprofit Peer-run Centers statewide
• 2000 Main Street Housing
• Today 24 Consumer-Operated Wellness and Recovery
  Centers in Maryland

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RECOVERY AND PHILOSOPHY

• Meaning of the term Recovery
• Historical significance
• Peer Support and Clinical training
• How to integrate?

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MEDICATIONS AND MEANING

• Meaning by Definition
• Meaning by Purpose
• Expert on Self
• Complimentary yet Targeted

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Elaine Carroll, MSW, ALWF Director of Network and
Peer Services On Our Own of Maryland,
Inc. Elaine_at_onourownmd.org 410-646-0262 www.onour
ownmd.org