NILP's services to the mental health community are by and for
self-directed individuals who have experienced the mental
health system first-hand as "patients" or clients.
We are committed to our own recovery process and to
EMPOWERING others to achieve self-reliance,
self-determination, and full civil/social rights.
Their (NILP's) services (to the mental health
community) are available FREE of charge to
all consumers, survivors, clients, and/or
patients of the mental health system
who are 18 years or older.
Through skills development, the
program enables participants to move
toward the goal of taking and
maintaining control of their own lives.
To achieve this level of independance
means to become empowered with the skills
to excercise responsible self-care, and
to recognize choices and options that
lead to fuller participation in one's
community.
SERVICES THAT OPEN DOORS TO INDEPENDANCE:
-the Lawrnce Organizing Voices for
Empowerment (LOVE) group is a grassroots
(non-profit) organization whose members
are all mental health consumers,
or ex-patients. This member-controlled
group's purpose is to create a voice for
change in the mental health system, while
claiming the power that belongs to those
who receive services from the system.
-the Haverhill "Warm-Line" is a telephone
support network run by and for persons with
psychiatric disabilities. This service
deals directly with non-crisis calls and
provides support around daily living issues.
-Advocacy for in-patients at the Tewksbury
Hospital Mental Health Units (part of NILP's
services to the mental health commumity) offers
technichal assistance and support to
hospitalized patients.
Peer Counseling and support are offered to
persons wanting assistance in getting what they
want and need from their treatment teams.
-Information and Referral (an NILP
service) assistance pertaining to legal, financial,
housing, and other issues is ongoing via telephone,
or face to face contact.
-Annual consumer run and controlled conference,
a yearly event completely organized and
controlled by consumers. This event offers
oppurtunities for networking, education,
and information sharing.
The 1998 event (the 10th year anniversary of the
conferences-which are titled 'NO SURRENDER' will be
a two-day event, instead of the usual one day event.)
The 1998 event will be held in N. Andover, MA, USA.
and the date is set for mid June 1998, I will provide
more complete information about the exact dates, and
the exact location sometime in April or May 1998.
-Disability Awareness Training and Technical
Assistance (an NILP service) provides ongoing
trainings to organizations and individuals
with regard to persons with disabilities. Technical
assistance, as requested to organizations, and
individuals.
TO FIND OUT HOW SERVICES TO THE MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY
MAY HELP YOU...
please contact...
NILP
20 Ballard Rd.
Lawrence, MA (USA) 01843
(978)687-4288
I'm in the process of setting up this part of my own website,
please bear with me. I hope to have it done within a few
weeks. In the meantime, any questions about NILP/and NILP
services can be sent to me-J.T. at..
starwars@channel1.com
and I will try to reply within 48 hours.
NO BAD LANGUAGE!, and NO CHAIN LETTERS!
Thank you.
Links to other sites on the Web the LOVE group's LARGE PRINT VERSION OF THEIR WEBSITE
J.T.'s own personal website-in Large Print...
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