The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is affiliated with the Mental Health Association of Southeast Pennsylvania. It is an organization that focuses on offering technical assistance to consumer organizations and self-help groups across the country. Funded for much of its history in part by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, it has been considered by the federal government as a valuable asset to people trying to promote mental health recovery. We are very fortunate in North Carolina that the Clearing House has been a big part of helping us grow our own ‘consumer movement.’
Executive Director Joseph Rogers was the key presenter for the “Bright Ideas Forum” hosted by NC CANSO in 2010 and he and Susan Rogers have also presented information for the North Carolina Mental Health Consumer’s Organization.
To learn more about The Clearing House and review its many publications, check out their web site at www.mhself-help.org