100154: Advocacy and Recovery Using the Internet

About the Course:

This Technical Assistance Guide is designed to help mental health consumers and their advocates in the use of the Internet for self-help and for helping others. It shows how the Internet can be a powerful tool for recovery, advocacy, fighting stigma, and organizing self-help groups.

Author

A National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse publication

About the Authors:

Funded in part by the Community Support Program of CMHS, The Center for Mental Health Services

Course Objectives:

1. To help those with basic Internet skills learn more about using the worldwide web effectively for mental health issues.

2. To learn about the many ways the Internet can be utilized in helping empower mental health consumers

3. To give specific advice on Internet resources for mental health consumers and their advocates