Introduction to CAMHPRO’s

Peer Action League PAL

www.facebook.com/camhproFunded by the U.S. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) State Consumer Network Grant

2000 Embarcadero Cove, Suite 400, Box 80,

Oakland, CA 94606 http://camhpro.org/

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OVERVIEW

CAMHPRO’s Mission

The California Association of Mental Health Peer-Run Organizations (CAMHPRO) is a non-profit consumer-run statewide organization of consumer-run organizations or programs, and individual peers.

Mission: Empower, support, and uphold the rights of consumers, eliminate stigma, and advance self-determination and choice.

Poll #1—How many watching on your monitor with you?

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Rising from Ashes to A Million Flowers

Phacelia grandiflora

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You may trod me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I’ll rise.

–Maya Angelou

CAMHPRO Presenters & You Sally Zinman, Executive Director

Karin Lettau, MS, ITE, Director of Training

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CAMHPRO’sPeer Action League

Purpose Peer Action League (PAL) Transform BH through

peer leadership in policy & services towards recovery-based, person-centered services throughout the entire State by activating: Individuals with lived

experience of BH (mental health &/or substance use/abuse) challenges.

Consumer Run Programs (including those under another agency)

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PAL is advisory to, and the action arm of CAMHPRO

Connect & Network

Build Capacity

Reach & Reflect Diversity

Together Take Action As Change Agents

Outcomes of the Peer Action League (PAL)

Assist formation of at least

3 new consumer run programs (CRP) &

2 CRPs to become independent.

20 PAL Liaisons are Conduits--members of 10 different key state policy bodies. Will write tiny ½ page report as conduit to PAL and State body

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Improved practices & policies for increased consumer involvement, especially in underserved regions.

Develop & implement statewide processes for peer support workforce standardization.

Consumer engagement statewide via collaborations w/state, providers, partnerships.

Sustainability for PAL, CAMHPRO & CRPs, and to continue grant activities when the grant ends.

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How will CAMHPRO Support PALMs?

Training on topics or processes as needed or desired, to be effective stakeholders.

Tools, templates, how-to sheets

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PAL Team:

Sally Zinman

Karin Lettau

Outreach & Admin Asst

Cultural Diversity Coordinator

Public Policy Coordinator

Web & Media Consultant See handouts for Job

Announcements

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Qualifications for PAL Membership

Qualifications for Peer Action League Membership--Individual Peers

Self-identify as a person with LIVED EXPERIENCE of BH (MH &/or substance use/abuse) challenges in recovery.

Agree to uphold CAMHPRO’s Public Policy Principles

Agree to attend online or in-person (annual, regional) forums which will provide knowledge on evidence and value-based behavioral health services, and to hone your skills as an effective advocate, as needed.

Actively participate in one of three PAL Action Committees

1. Peer Workforce,

2. Cultural, Racial, Ethnic Equity, or

3. Public Policy Periodically attend Quarterly PAL meetings

online to learn about PAL progress & give your input on next steps.

Consider becoming a PALM Liaison-- as a member of a key State policy decision-making body.

Estimated time commitment/month: 3-6 hours

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Qualifications for Peer Action League Membership—Peer Run Orgs/Programs Your organization is run by an Executive Director

and at least half of your staff and 51% of the Board of Directors that have lived experience of BH challenges.

Note: If you are a peer-run program under the umbrella of a non-peer fiscal agency, your Program Manager, leadership and 51% of staff MUST have lived experience of behavioral health challenges.

Any PAL representatives from your agency MUST self-identify as persons with LIVED EXPERIENCE of behavioral health challenges in recovery & agree to uphold CAMHPRO’s Public Policy Principles.

Your agency supports at least one PAL Representative from your program to: Attend online or in-person (annual, regional)

forums on evidence and value-based behavioral health services.

Attend quarterly online trainings on infrastructure and sustainability of peer-run programs or agencies.

Attend quarterly PAL online meetings Participate in one of three PAL Action

Committees Your program eventually supports at least one

PAL representatives from your agency to become a PALM Liaison: as a member of a key State policy decision-making body.

Note Estimated time commitment: 3-8 hours per month.

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PAL Activities

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PAL ACTIVITIES ONLINE Frequency Next Meeting/Training

Webinar Series “Grow & Sustain Peer Run Agencies/Programs”

Quarterly 7/18/1912-1pm

Webinar series for effective peer stakeholders “ABCs of Advocacy 2.0”

Annually 10/1, 10/15, 10/2912-1pm

Peer webinars on Peer Best Practices, Standardization & PS4PS

Monthly2nd Thurs

7/11, 12-1pm

Action Committees

Peer Workforce Gotomeeting 7 times per year 1st Tues, 12-1:30 pm 7/2/19

Cultural Equity Gotomeeting 7 times per year 3rd Tues, 1-1:30pm 7/16/19

Public Policy Gotomeeting 7 times per year 4th Tues, 4-5:30pm

General PALM Webinar Meetings QuarterlyOct, Jan, Apr, July

10/17, 3rd Thurs, 3:30-5:30pm

PAL Action Committees

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• Develop & Implement Peer Workforce state standardization aligned with SAMHSA’s best practices. Examples: Core competencies, curricula content criteria, billing, career ladders…

• Potential Activities: research, outreach & engagement, surveys, position papers, workgroups as needed

Peer Workforce (Coordinated by Karin Lettau)

• Issues on social economic &/or health inequity/justice for consumers of non-dominant cultures. Culturally informed competence.

Cultural Racial Ethnic Equity (Cultural Diversity Coordinator staff TBD)

• Policies, services and legislation affecting consumer civil rights, self-determination, privacy and recovery.

Public Policy (Public Policy Coordinator staff TBD)

Onsite Activities of Peer Action League Members (PALMs)

PALM Liaisons serve as conduits on key State-level policy bodies. Examples

CA BH Planning Council--CBHPC

MH Services Oversight & Accountability Commission—MHSOAC*

Office of Health Equity Advisory Committee

MHSA Partners

CA Coalition for MH

Dept. of Healthcare Services—DHCS

Council on Criminal Justice & BH

BH Action (Sally & Jason)18

4 PAL Onsite Regional Forums in year one & two

A Statewide Forum in year three

CAMHPRO will contract with Regional Peer Run Programs to coordinate these events. AUG in Greater Bay Area Region

SEPT in Superior Region

NOV in Los Angeles Region

FEB in Southern Region (2020)

MAY in Central Region (2020) Any Peer Run Programs interested?

Become a PAL Member- A PALM

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PAL UNITES US!

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Lines of Open Connections------✓ Peer Public Policy Principles-----------✓ Consensus-building Change Agents---✓ PAL Networking--------------------------✓ PALM Liaison Conduits to State -------✓ PAL Training------------------------------✓ State & PAL Info Dissemination-------✓ CAMHPRO-PALM Contracts-----------✓ Regional Onsite Forums----------------✓ Cultural Racial Ethnic Equity----------✓ Peer Workforce Standardization-------✓ Start & Strengthen Peer Run Orgs-----

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Must agree to abide by CAMHPRO’s Public Policy Principles one-pager https://camphro.files.wordpress.com/

2016/07/letterhead-public-policy-principles.pdf

Individual PALM Application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/

r/INDIVIDUAL-PAL-APP

Peer Run Program/Agency PALM Application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/

r/PEER-RUN-PAL-APP

Become a PAL Member—a PALM CAMHPRO Public Policy Principles Support:

Peer Run Orgs/Program Services as an integral part & alternative to traditional BH services.

The unique role of peer support in achieving recovery, & in professional recognition at the state level.

Services that are voluntary, community-based, prejudice-free, holistic, social & rehabilitative, delivered with cultural humility & sensitivity based on needs, goals & choice of client.

Meaningful & consequential involvement in all decision-making on BH.

Elimination of coercive practices, prejudice & discrimination, that devalue human dignity

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Questions & Contributions?

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THANK YOU!Sally ZinmanCAMHPRO Executive Directorsallyzinman@gmail.com

Karin Lettau, MS, ITECAMHPRO Training Directorklettau7@gmail.com

camhpro.org www.facebook.com/camhpro