You call us. We connect you to a navigator - an empathetic, knowledgeable guide - who has the experience and training to calm the chaos, and access to a database of mental health services: humane, effective care.
The ‘fit’ of recovery services and other resources will drive our advice: ensuring the program is accessible and affordable, checking that there is availability, and providing a genuine sense of optimism. Navigators will offer different packages of short and longer-term assistance. GPS fees will be adjusted according to ability to pay, with donations and grant funding covering remaining expenses.
Peer support is an evidence-based practice that places people with lived experience of struggle and recovery in the role of supporting others who are navigating personal and community challenges related to mental health, trauma, and/or substance use. Peer support has been shown to be effective in reducing use of crisis and emergency services, increasing participation in the community, and decreasing the likelihood of substance use and involvement in the criminal justice system. [SAMHSA, The Value of Peers, 2017. https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/programs_campaigns/brss_tacs/value-of-peers-2017.pdf]
Giving clients access to a network of peer navigators is also a focus of the GPS. Peers are people who have been there and back, and who can share their experiences and the strategies that helped them. Family peers are an important part of the GPS network - family members who have support a loved one.
In sum: INclude will establish a user-friendly website, and a toll-free call center.` Our navigators will answer calls between 09:00-5:00 EST, Monday to Friday, working up to 24/7 coverage. The service will begin operations in with ten peer navigators and several professional mental health consultants. It will launch with up-to-date information on programs and services in a national database that maps publicly funded, no cost, private-pay and insurance-reimbursed services and supports.
The GPS will not provide medical advice, only referrals, and guidance. All INclude My Mental Health GPS services are provided with HIPPA compliant privacy and confidentiality policies.
Resources and services may be local or virtual and encompass the broad scope of available resources. Based on the individual's immediate and long-term priorities, the ‘fit’ of programs will be determined with consideration of questions such as:
- Is the resource affordable/accessible?
- What is required for this person to use this resource?
- Will this resource be supportive of the individual's goals?
All INclude services are provided with compassion, a sense of genuine optimism, and a focus solution-oriented thinking. My Mental Health GPS offers flexible packages of short and longer-term assistance depending on your needs.
The ‘fit’ of recovery services and other resources will drive our advice: ensuring the program is accessible and affordable, checking that there is availability, and providing a genuine sense of optimism. Navigators will offer different packages of short and longer-term assistance. GPS fees will be adjusted according to ability to pay, with donations and grant funding covering remaining expenses.
Peer support is an evidence-based practice that places people with lived experience of struggle and recovery in the role of supporting others who are navigating personal and community challenges related to mental health, trauma, and/or substance use. Peer support has been shown to be effective in reducing use of crisis and emergency services, increasing participation in the community, and decreasing the likelihood of substance use and involvement in the criminal justice system. [SAMHSA, The Value of Peers, 2017. https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/programs_campaigns/brss_tacs/value-of-peers-2017.pdf]
Giving clients access to a network of peer navigators is also a focus of the GPS. Peers are people who have been there and back, and who can share their experiences and the strategies that helped them. Family peers are an important part of the GPS network - family members who have support a loved one.
In sum: INclude will establish a user-friendly website, and a toll-free call center.` Our navigators will answer calls between 09:00-5:00 EST, Monday to Friday, working up to 24/7 coverage. The service will begin operations in with ten peer navigators and several professional mental health consultants. It will launch with up-to-date information on programs and services in a national database that maps publicly funded, no cost, private-pay and insurance-reimbursed services and supports.
The GPS will not provide medical advice, only referrals, and guidance. All INclude My Mental Health GPS services are provided with HIPPA compliant privacy and confidentiality policies.
Resources and services may be local or virtual and encompass the broad scope of available resources. Based on the individual's immediate and long-term priorities, the ‘fit’ of programs will be determined with consideration of questions such as:
- Is the resource affordable/accessible?
- What is required for this person to use this resource?
- Will this resource be supportive of the individual's goals?
All INclude services are provided with compassion, a sense of genuine optimism, and a focus solution-oriented thinking. My Mental Health GPS offers flexible packages of short and longer-term assistance depending on your needs.