PEERS ENVISIONING AND ENGAGING IN RECOVERY SERVICES
8393 CAPWELL DRIVE 240, OAKLAND, CA 94621 www.peersnet.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PEERS WAS DEVELOPED AND INCORPORATED TO SERVE CLIENTS, COMMUNITIES, AND SYSTEMS OF CARE COMMITTED TO THE WELLNESS AND RECOVERY VISION. THIS VISION RECOGNIZES THAT RECOVERY AND SYSTEM CHANGE IS BETTER ACHIEVED BY COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CONSUMERS, PROVIDERS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. PEERS' MISSION IS TO OFFER NEW SOLUTIONS FOR WELLNESS AND LEAD BY EXAMPLE THAT MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE.THE HEART OF PEERS RESIDES IN AND DEPENDS ON THE EMERGING WELLNESS AND RECOVERY VISION. THIS VISION RECOGNIZES THAT THOSE MENTAL HEALTH CLIENTS AND THOSE DEALING WITH DUAL DIAGNOSIS ISSUES, CAN AND DO LIVE FULL AND MEANINGFUL LIVES, OR, CAN "RECOVER". RECOVERY TO US MEANS THAT IF APPROPRIATE SOCIAL SUPPORTS ARE AVAILABLE, AND THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN CARE, RECOVERY IS NOT ONLY POSSIBLE BUT LIKELY AS THAT PERSON CONTINUES TO TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN WELLNESS!THE IDEAL, FOR PEERS, IS TO CREATE POSITIVE SYSTEM CHANGE AND INCREASE

PEERS Program Description and AccomplishmentsFY 2019/2020From July 2019 through June 2020, PEERS served a diverse group of 842 unduplicated participants across all of our programs. The COVID-19 crisis caused us to make major changes in our approach to providing services. In mid March, in order to provide our services in a way that protected both our staff and our participants from COVID-19 and complied with Alameda Countys mandates, we began to offer all of our programming remotely. In addition to moving all of our existing activities online, we reached out to our participants individually during this extraordinarily stressful and isolating time, providing 219 one-to-one peer support calls during shelter in place, from March through June.Peer support groups are the core of our work. In 2019-20, we offered 306 peer support group sessions, including:Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP): Peers share stories, ideas and insights and come up with a personal plan for getting well and staying well.Transition-Age Youth Leadership Club: Leadership development and wellness for young people.Buried in Treasures: Support and skill-building to give participants tools to manage moderate to severe levels of clutter.Special Messages: Peer support around hearing voices and receiving other messages that others dont.Impact example: 89% of PEERS participants reported that the group or workshop helped them have hope.Participants gain new information, skills, and tools to support their wellness through PEERS programs. In 2019-20, we offered 86 workshops and presentations, including:Transition-age youth wellness workshops: Youth-developed workshops on multiple topics.Other wellness workshops: Presented where community members gather; topics included tobacco and mental health, wellness in the LGBTQ community, spirituality and peer support, and more.Impact example: 86% of participants see themselves using what they learned from PEERS in the future and 83% understand more about their mental health and wellness.Leadership development among people with mental health challenges combats internalized stigma. In 2019-20, PEERS offered the following leadership development opportunities:Lift Every Voice and Speak: Speakers bureau members tell their stories in the community.WRAP Facilitator Training and Mentoring: Certification and ongoing support for peers leading WRAP groups.Everyone Counts Campaign: African American Action Team plans and leads anti-stigma efforts.Transition-Age Youth Mentoring: Youth learn to lead anti-stigma activities.Impact example: 88% reported that they feel better about themselves as a result of PEERS services.Positive images and stories about people with mental health experiences help change community members attitudes. In 2019-20, PEERS reached 484 community members through anti-stigma speaking engagements:Lift Every Voice and Speak: Speakers bureau members tell their stories in the community.Media: Email blasts, blog posts, social media, and traditional media stories countering stigma.Community Outreach: Disseminating anti-stigma messages through visibility at community events.Impact example: 92% of audience members in speakers bureau presentations reported that after the presentation, they feel people with mental health experiences can grow, change, and recover.Pool of Consumer Champions (POCC)The Pool of Consumers Champions is a group of mental health consumer advocates. PEERS provided fiscal and administration support that include logistics for POCC members to attend the annual conferences and provided assistance to coordinate POCC meetings, conferences, and other events.

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