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Hamilton County is fortunate to have a number of consumer-operated agencies/programs
that provide persons in recovery opportunities for personal growth, skill development, peer support, employment,
physical fitness, advocacy and socialization.
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The Hamilton County community
mental health system is in the midst of movement toward
recovery-oriented services.
Consumers are learning about and experiencing
recovery from mental illness, and the system is in the
process of responding to consumers’ desire for
self-determination, independence, and community
involvement. A
component of the system change is a Recovery Center
operated by consumers for consumers who are ready to
advance in their recovery.
The Center offers services/activities in
three primary areas: self-help/support,
education/vocation, and community outreach/integration.
In addition to being structured and
goal driven, the Center is viewed as a
stepping-stone to full integration into community
living. A
primary goal of the Center is to help consumers’
perceptions of themselves shift from that of being
“mentally ill” to that of being an individual who
happens to have a mental illness. As such,
students are encouraged to take classes that meet their
needs/interests, become active in their communities, and
develop/expand their network of natural supports.
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WARMLINE
Rose Vogt, Dirctor
2347 Vine St.
Cincinnati, OH 45219
website
The WARMLINE (931-WARM) provides an understanding voice for consumers from
trained consumers. It reduces the burden on case managers, professional crisis
lines and on other community resources by providing a safe place for consumers
who are not in crisis to receive information and support. Consumers may call
the line 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The WARMLINE
received more than 10,000 calls in 1997. Before the WARMLINE existed, many of
these calls would instead have gone to agency case managers or professional
crisis lines. |
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