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The Florida Peer Network is proud to announce publication of our new book "Common Threads, Stories of Survival & Recovery from Mental Illness"
Florida Peer Network, Inc.
NEW: Images From the Mind
The Peer Network is proud to announce our new art gallery and videos dedicated to the art of people with mental illnesses, as a part of our campaign to fight stigma and discrimination. All of this has been made possible by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services as part of the National Campaign for Mental Health Recovery.
The three videos we have produced address attitudes towards mental illnesses among young adults, the contribution that people with mental illness bring to the community, and the importance of the support of friends and family for people living with psychiatric disorders. We hope you like these new additions to our website and hope to hear from you about it. Please contact us at info@floridapeernetwork.org.
Click here to view the gallery and video
Certified Peer Specialist Grandfathering Deadline Extended!
The Florida Certification Board has announced that the deadline to be grandfathered in as a Certified Peer Specialist or Certified Family Peer Specialist has been extended to January 31, 2009.
The Florida Peer Network is proud to announce that we have recently provided training for 43 individuals as Peer Specialists. During the month of August, the Network held two 40 hour trainings in Tampa and Tallahassee for individuals seeking certification as Peer Specialists.
Visit the Certified Peer Specialists page for more information.
The Advocacy Center Recovery Project
The Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc. and the Research Library at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida have joined together to create a collection of materials available to individuals with psychiatric disabilities and their supporters within the state of Florida. The material in the collection was selected with the assistance of the Florida Peer Network. The core collection, funded by money from the Advocacy Center’s Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illnesses (PAIMI) grant from SAMHSA, has a variety of first-person accounts, handbooks, reference works, in print and media formats. The Advocacy Center and the Institute Research Library are also working together to get information out to the larger mental health community via peer listservs, distribution lists, and websites.
Campaign for Mental Health Recovery:
“What a Difference a Friend Makes”
One of the most important things to remember about mental illness is this: people can and do recover. If you have a friend with mental illness, or if you have a mental illness yourself, remember that recovery is possible. Reach out to those around you with compassion, empathy, and understanding.
Advance Directives
Florida law supports the right of any person to decide what medical and mental health treatment he or she will receive, unless the person is determined by a judge or doctor to lack the competence to make those decisions.
Events Around Florida and the Nation
- Solutions for a Healthy Florida
This event has been postponed due to weather and will be rescheduled soon.
Visit the Meetings and Events page for more ...
News and Information
- NEW: Campaign for Mental Health Recovery
- Self-help for Depressive Symptoms! Enroll Now!
Visit the News page for more ...
Mission Statement
The Florida Peer Network, Inc. is an independent organization of and for persons with psychiatric disabilities and co-occuring disorders. Our mission is to promote recovery, quality of life, advocacy, education, mutual support, peer directed services, and participation in mental health policy design for consumers throughout the state of Florida. More About the Florida Peer Network ...
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Florida Peer Network, Inc., 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MHC 2505, Tampa, Florida 33612Phone: 877-FLA PEER (877-352-7337) or 813-974-2851
Fax: 813-974-6411
Email: info@floridapeernetwork.org
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