In collaboration with Sofres Intersearch
in Horsham, PA and the National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-help
Clearinghouse in Philadelphia, PA, the Program in Consumer Studies and
Training is participating in the development and implementation of the Survey
of Organized Consumer Self-Help funded by the Center for Mental Health
Services. The epidemiological study drawn from over 3,000 consumer
organizations in 190 counties nation-wide will provide information about types
of organizations, organizational structures, member characteristics, services
provided, barriers encountered, and relationships with formal/traditional
mental health delivery systems. This project will first identify programs and
then build a database so that a sampling frame can be created. A sample will
be drawn from the database and a survey conducted using a computerized
telephone interview method and consumer interviewers to collect the
information. For more information contact
Lisa.Fumularo@intersearch.tnsofres.com.
