4. PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE COMMUNITY INTEGRATION

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New Innovative CI Program! Let Our Voices Be Heard: A Voting Initiative. Since 2004, the Mental Health America chapter in Allegheny County (PA) has sponsored a consumer advocacy and voter education project - Let Our Voices Be Heard - that has proven effective in increasing the number of people with psychiatric disabilities in the Pittsburgh area who are both registered to vote and knowledgeable about what to do in the voting booth. For the general election in 2008, LOVBH expanded to four additional counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania, with consumer volunteers registering and educating an additional 500 individuals. Then, in 2009 LOVBH joined with the statewide Disability Voting Coalition in Pennsylvania (part of a larger mobilizing effort to build a voting block within the disability community), resulting in 705 new individual members and 60 organization members since then. Rachel Freund, who is the Director of Community Outreach for MHA-Allegheny County - has directed the effort, and says she is impressed with how the work of Let Our Voices Be Heard increases community participation, builds knowledge and confidence among voters with disabilities, and is succeeding in building a strong dynamic network of citizens within the disability community. Click here to view

Cherry Hill Lane Long-Term Structured Residence of Salisbury Behavioral Health Inc. Cherry Hill Lane LTSR of Salisbury Behavioral Health Inc. is a structured and therapeutic residential program in Chester County, Pa., for individuals dealing with the challenges of persistent and severe mental illness. The program – which places a strong emphasis on peer support and psychiatric rehabilitation – includes individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, psychiatric evaluations, medication management and training, and support. To promote community integration, Cherry Hill Lane LTSR encourages residents to participate in local clubs, groups, and other activities in the community. Click here to view

The Regional Recovery Organizational Review Model and Tool The Regional Recovery Organizational Review Model and Tool – which identifies elements of program quality in existing or new services, and provides a mechanism to improve those programs/services – was implemented by the Southeast Pennsylvania Regional Mental Health Services Office’s Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Workgroup in 2007. Click here to view

The Creating Homes Initiative of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities The Creating Homes Initiative (CHI), an innovative state and community partnership, works with local communities to expand decent, safe, affordable, permanent housing for people with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. Click here to view

Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities Legal Advocacy Project Parents with psychiatric disabilities are particularly vulnerable to loss of custody of their children and termination of their parental rights. The Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities Legal Advocacy Project (PPDLA) was created to improve legal advocacy and, in turn, promote positive outcomes for families affected by psychiatric disabilities.

To learn more about this exciting new community integration initiative download the document above. Click here to view

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New Innovative CI Program! Let Our Voices Be Heard: A Voting Initiative.	Since 2004, the Mental Health America chapter in Allegheny County (PA) has sponsored a consumer advocacy and voter education project - Let Our Voices Be Heard - that has proven effective in increasing the number of people with psychiatric disabilities in the Pittsburgh area who are both registered to vote and knowledgeable about what to do in the voting booth. For the general election in 2008, LOVBH expanded to four additional counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania, with consumer volunteers registering and educating an additional 500 individuals. Then, in 2009 LOVBH joined with the statewide Disability Voting Coalition in Pennsylvania (part of a larger mobilizing effort to build a voting block within the disability community), resulting in 705 new individual members and 60 organization members since then. Rachel Freund, who is the Director of Community Outreach for MHA-Allegheny County - has directed the effort, and says she is impressed with how the work of Let Our Voices Be Heard increases community participation, builds knowledge and confidence among voters with disabilities, and is succeeding in building a strong dynamic network of citizens within the disability community.	Click here to view
Cherry Hill Lane Long-Term Structured Residence of Salisbury Behavioral Health Inc.	Cherry Hill Lane LTSR of Salisbury Behavioral Health Inc. is a structured and therapeutic residential program in Chester County, Pa., for individuals dealing with the challenges of persistent and severe mental illness. The program – which places a strong emphasis on peer support and psychiatric rehabilitation – includes individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, psychiatric evaluations, medication management and training, and support. To promote community integration, Cherry Hill Lane LTSR encourages residents to participate in local clubs, groups, and other activities in the community.	Click here to view
The Regional Recovery Organizational Review Model and Tool	The Regional Recovery Organizational Review Model and Tool – which identifies elements of program quality in existing or new services, and provides a mechanism to improve those programs/services – was implemented by the Southeast Pennsylvania Regional Mental Health Services Office’s Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Workgroup in 2007.	Click here to view
The Creating Homes Initiative of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities	The Creating Homes Initiative (CHI), an innovative state and community partnership, works with local communities to expand decent, safe, affordable, permanent housing for people with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.	Click here to view
Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities Legal Advocacy Project	Parents with psychiatric disabilities are particularly vulnerable to loss of custody of their children and termination of their parental rights. The Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities Legal Advocacy Project (PPDLA) was created to improve legal advocacy and, in turn, promote positive outcomes for families affected by psychiatric disabilities. To learn more about this exciting new community integration initiative download the document above.	Click here to view