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The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse

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The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse

The nation's first peer-run national technical assistance center.

Clearinghouse programs and services have been guided by the tenets of the mental health self-help movement to advance and defend consumer independence, self-determination, responsibility, choice, respect, and dignity, and to promote recovery. The Clearinghouse serves as a vital national consumer technical assistance center that provides information, resources, and hands-on training to constituents in every region of the country. It responds to requests from individual consumers, family members, mental health professionals, researchers, and other constituents; develops and disseminates informational resources – including a monthly e-newsletter called the Key Update and a quarterly technical assistance bulletin called the Key Assistance Report as well as a variety of resources available on its Web site, http://www.mhselfhelp.org – to support the technical assistance and organizational development needs of individual consumers and consumer organizations across the United States; collaborates with the University of Pennsylvania to develop practical tools to promote consumers’ full participation in the community; provides technical assistance to help behavioral health systems in multiple states to incorporate Certified Peer Specialists into service infrastructures; facilitates national conferences; and is providing in-depth, ongoing technical assistance and support to build strong consumer movements in several states. In short, the Clearinghouse, in concert with the other national consumer technical assistance centers, is making progress in building a network of informed and empowered consumers who are shaping behavioral health policy, practices, and programs in communities across the United States.

08/26/2025

Please read and share the September-October 2025 Key Update! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest. There’s news about the criminalization of homelessness, 988, the dangers of ECT, and more! And don’t miss upcoming events and deadlines happening in the very near future, as well as opportunities, resources, the healthy lifestyle and criminal legal system digests, and “...But Still Fresh!” https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest

Key Update, August-September 2025, Vol. 22, No. 3 July 22, 2025 Susan Rogers To subscribe to the monthly Key Update, send an email to selfhelpclearinghouse@gmail.com with Subscribe in the subject line.The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is affiliated with the Temple Unive...

03/10/2025

Read the hot-off-the-press March-April 2025 Key Update! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest Save June 9-12 for Hill Days, more important now than ever! There is bad news about DEIA, and about the dangers of using AI to help with mental health issues, the connection between antidepressants and osteoporosis, whether bipolar disorder is overdiagnosed, + more! There are also opportunities and special events; resources; webinars, conferences, and trainings! And don’t miss the Healthy Lifestyle and Criminal Legal System digests, and “...But Still Fresh!” Read it here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest

Key Update, February-March 2025, Volume 21, Number 9 February 11, 2025 Susan Rogers To subscribe to the monthly Key Update, send an email to selfhelpclearinghouse@gmail.com with Subscribe in the subject line.The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is affiliated with the Templ...

02/11/2025

Read the brand-new February-March 2025 Key Update here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest There is provocative news about 988, involving peer support! There is also news about how and why people with are at risk, as well as the many cities banning outdoor sleeping, the rampant racism in the criminal legal system, + more! There are also opportunities; resources; webinars, trainings, and conferences! And don’t miss the Healthy Lifestyle and Criminal Legal System digests, and “...But Still Fresh!” Read it here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest

Key Update, January-February 2025, Volume 21, Number 8 January 13, 2025 Susan Rogers To subscribe to the monthly Key Update, send an email to selfhelpclearinghouse@gmail.com with Subscribe in the subject line.The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is affiliated with the Temp...

11/19/2024

The November-December 2024 Key Update is out! Read it here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest
Did you know that Finland has solved homelessness? Find out how! And did you know that watchful waiting works for depression? And why choosing prison over an NGRI plea (NCR – Not Criminally Responsible – in Canada) may be the best plan? There’s all that and more, including great webinars, conferences, opportunities, and resources, in the latest Key Update! And don’t skip the Healthy Lifestyle and Criminal Legal System digests, and the “...But Still Fresh!” department, in which there’s vital information you may have missed the first time around! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest

Key Update, November-December 2024, Volume 21, Number 6 November 17, 2024 Susan Rogers To subscribe to the monthly Key Update, send an email to selfhelpclearinghouse@gmail.com with Subscribe in the subject line.The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is affiliated with the Te...

10/15/2024

The October-November 2024 Key Update is out! Read it here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest
There are vital voting resources for people with psychiatric disabilities! And a new report examines “The Problem with 988: How America’s Largest Hotline Violates Consent, Compromises Safety, and Fails the People”! And find out how insurance companies discriminate against people with mental health conditions! There’s all that and more, including great webinars, conferences, opportunities, and resources! And don’t skip the Healthy Lifestyle and Criminal Legal System digests, and the “...But Still Fresh!” department, in which there’s important information you may have missed the first time! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest

Key Update, September-October 2024, Volume 21, Number 4 September 17, 2024 Susan Rogers To subscribe to the monthly Key Update, send an email to selfhelpclearinghouse@gmail.com with Subscribe in the subject line.The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is affiliated with the T...

09/18/2024

The September-October 2024 Key Update is out! Read it here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest
Did you know that many people under guardianship can’t vote?! And that there’s a corrupt chain of psych hospitals that keeps people locked up for money? And that antidepressants are “seeping into fish everywhere”? And that parental mental health is “an urgent public health issue”? On the plus side, the federal government just strengthened protections to expand equitable access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits! And, as always, there are exciting webinars, conferences, opportunities, and resources! Don’t miss anything, such as the Healthy Lifestyle and Criminal Legal System digests, and the “...But Still Fresh!” department, in which there’s important information you may not have known about! Read it here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest

06/19/2024

There’s good news and bad news in the June-July 2024 Key Update! Calling 988 can be risky, yet the new “National Strategy on Su***de Prevention” includes “Funding a mobile crisis locator for use by 988 crisis centers.” CMS leaps forward & LA County goes backward! Mental health disparities may cost trillions! And which are the best states for living with a disability? Find out! There’s an important action alert from MindFreedom International! As always, there are great webinars, conferences, opportunities, and resources! Don’t miss anything, such as the Healthy Lifestyle and Criminal Legal System digests, and the “...But Still Fresh!” department, in which there’s a lot of useful information you may have missed the first time around! Read it here!

Key Update, June-July 2024, Volume 21, Number 1 June 18, 2024 Susan Rogers To subscribe to the monthly Key Update, send an email to selfhelpclearinghouse@gmail.com with Subscribe in the subject line.The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is affiliated with the Temple Univers...

06/02/2024

Read the brand-new June 2024 Key Update! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest
There’s great news about strengthened protections against disability discrimination. But there’s some not-so-great news about the financial burden of frequent out-of-network behavioral health treatment, the negative side effects of polypharmacy, and the impact of loneliness on the brain. However, as always, there are exciting webinars, conferences, and other events: Don’t miss anything, such as the Healthy Lifestyle and Criminal Legal System digests, not to mention the “...But Still Fresh!” department, in which you’ll find a lot of vital information you may have missed the first time around! Read it here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest

Key Update, June 2024, Volume 20, Number 12 May 20, 2024 Susan Rogers To subscribe to the monthly Key Update, send an email to selfhelpclearinghouse@gmail.com with Subscribe in the subject line.The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is affiliated with the Temple University C...

04/24/2024

Read the brand-new May 2024 Key Update! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest First, see who has joined Bazelon in its amicus brief against criminalizing homelessness: “Politics makes strange bedfellows”! Plus the financial and emotional cost of untreated ACES, how the role of peers is expanding, and more mental health news! As always, there are exciting webinars, conferences, and other events: Don’t miss anything, such as the Healthy Lifestyle and Criminal Legal System digests, not to mention the “...But Still Fresh!” department, in which you’ll find a lot of vital information you may have missed the first time around! Read it here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest

Key Update, April 2024, Volume 20, Number 10 March 24, 2024 Susan Rogers To subscribe to the monthly Key Update, send an email to selfhelpclearinghouse@gmail.com with Subscribe in the subject line.The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is affiliated with the Temple Universit...

03/25/2024

NEWS YOU USE!
The April 2024 Key Update is here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest The Biden-Harris administration has just announced $36.9M in behavioral health funding (including for statewide peer-run networks)! And “Can Music Heal Trauma?” Find out! Also, learn about a controversial FDA-approved surveillance system that is common in psych hospitals in the UK, and spreading in the US! And don’t miss the many opportunities, webinars, conferences, trainings, and resources! Also, scroll down to the end for the Healthy Lifestyle and Criminal Legal System digests, plus the “…But Still Fresh!” Department after the digests, which includes many more opportunities, resources, and events! Read it here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest

Key Update, March 2024, Volume 20, Number 9 February 19, 2024 Susan Rogers To subscribe to the monthly Key Update, send an email to selfhelpclearinghouse@gmail.com with Subscribe in the subject line.The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is affiliated with the Temple Univers...

02/21/2024

The March 2024 Key Update is here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest There’s great news: SAMHSA has announced a grant opportunity for statewide peer-run networks! And a study says “watchful waiting”–not psych drugs–is the best course of action in non-suicidal depression! Plus researchers have found that EMDR had “promising signals of efficacy” for “trauma-focused therapy in early psychosis.” As always, there are opportunities, webinars, conferences, and resources! Also, scroll down to the end for the Healthy Lifestyle and Criminal Legal System digests, plus the “…But Still Fresh!” Department after the digests! Read it here! https://www.mhselfhelp.org/the-key-update-latest

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
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