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| Members of consumer run organizations participated in peer support training this summer. |
Through a new contract with the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), CCSR’s Behavioral Health Team is starting an initiative with CROs to increase their use of peer-to-peer support based on a model that is recognized by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as one of the best practices for adult mental health support.
“It’s really exciting seeing the impact that the CROs are having on individual lives as their organizations provide more peer-recovery based activities. I’ve been working with our behavioral health partners for years and it is great to be in a position to provide tools to help strengthen organizations across the state,” said Sam Demel, community and organization specialist at CCSR.
In addition to the existing CROs, CCSR is also working with several Regional Recovery Resource Centers in Kansas to promote peer support practices by mental health consumers in areas not currently served by a CRO.
“CCSR has been a proud partner of the Kansas mental health recovery movement for more than half of our 30 history,” said Randy Johnson, CCSR director of Behavioral Health Initiatives. “It only makes sense for an organization rooted in the principles of self-help to live that commitment in the form of service to groups such as these.”
Support for this initiative is provided through a grant from the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. To learn more about our work with CRO’s, contact Sam Demel at samuel.demel@wichita.edu or 316-978-6474.
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