Characteristics of New Clients at Self-Help and Community Mental Health Agencies in Geographic Proximity

Designing a Study to Examine Peer-Operated Self-Help Centers

“…A considerable proportion of the participants in this study were single and never married (56%), a similar characteristic found in data from both peer-operated service and member-run, self-help group research (Kessler, Mickelson, & Zhao, 1997;Segal et al, 1995a;Segal, Hardiman, & Hodges, 2002). The study participants' average age was 45 years, with ages ranging from 18 to 75 years.…”

National Estimates for Mental Health Mutual Support Groups, Self-Help Organizations, and Consumer-Operated Services

“…Department of Health, 1999a). Although a dearth of research on the effects of self-help groups, in particular, has been cited (Kessler, Mickelson, & Zhao, 1997), there is a growing body of literature on outcomes associated with participation in mutual support groups, self-help organizations, and consumeroperated services (Davidson et al, 1999;Hall, Graf, Fitzpatrick, Lane, & Birkel, 2003;Kyrouz & Humphreys, 1997;Solomon & Draine, 2001;Sommers, Campbell, & Ritttenhouse, 1999) and some descriptive studies on their characteristics and the characteristics of the people using them (Briggs, 1996;Chamberlin, Rogers, & Ellison, 1996;Emerick, 1989;Friesen, 1991;Hall et al, 2003;Kaufmann, Schulberg, & Schooler, 1994;Segal, Silverman, & Temkin, 1995;Segal, Hardiman, & Hodges, 2002;Trainor, Shepherd, Boydell, Leff, & Crawford, 1997;VanTosh & del Vecchio, 2000). Models for classifying mental health self-help services and supports also exist for both consumer (Emerick, 1989;Trainor et al, 1997) and family groups and organizations (Briggs & Koroloff, 1995;Davidson et al, 1999;Freisen, 1991;Koroloff & Briggs, 1996).…”

Rôle du communautaire en santé mentale dans un système en évolution : état des connaissances et recommandations

“…Ils accroissent le pouvoir de la personne d'agir sur son environnement social et de mieux défendre ses droits (Swarbrick, Schmidt et Pratt, 2009) et réduisent la stigmatisation et l'auto-stigmatisation (S. P. Segal, Silverman et Temkin, 2013 ;Solomon, 2004). Très accessibles, les OCSM rejoignent des personnes n'utilisant pas les services du réseau public ou n'y ayant pas accès (Goering et al, 2006 ;Segal, Hardiman et Hodges, 2002a). L'utilisation des services du réseau public serait plus judicieuse et plus satisfaisante (Hodges, Markward, Keele et Evans, 2003 ;Segal, Hardiman et Hodges, 2002b), et les hospitalisations moins fréquentes chez les personnes priorisant les OCSM (Burti et al, 2005).…”