North Carolina has joined 26 other states that have received federal funding from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to build a unified, vocal, and influential statewide peer and "consumer" movement, Peer Voice NC (PVNC)! This monthly update, along with weekly updates on PVNC's facebook page, will share progress, challenges and opportunities as PVNC evolves.
What is a statewide peer organization?
A statewide mental health peer and “consumer” organization is designated in each state to impact policies, practices and systems to facilitate recovery from mental health and/or co-occurring substance use disorders.
Nationally, other statewide peer and “consumer” organizations have lead their states in establishing:
- Peer-operated respites (Massachusetts Groundhogs)
- Affordable housing (On Our Own of Maryland)
- Patient rights representation (Vermont Psychiatric Survivors)
- Forensic peer support training and services (Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumer Association)
- Peer Intensive Care Services (Tennessee Mental Health Consumer Association)
- Recovery education (VOCAL-Virginia)
- Operation of peer-run networks, programs, trainings, certifications, and initiatives
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Meet PVNC's Strategic Planning Council
Through a rigorous evaluation process, 9 members of the PVNC Strategic Planning Council were selected, and represent diverse lived experience, race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation and geography of NC.
The Council has collective experience with leadership, peer support, policy, advocacy and grassroots movements. Congratulations PVNC Council Members and thank you!
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