New Website To Offer Help, Hope, And A Home For Individuals Affected By Mental Illness

Main Category: Mental Health
Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry;  IT / Internet / E-mail
Article Date: 02 Feb 2010 - 18:00 PDT

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Step Up on Second announces the launch of its newly enhanced Web 2.0 site. Step Up on Second is a California non-profit organization providing support services for adults affected by severe and persistent mental illness, and young adults experiencing the initial symptoms of a mental illness and their families.

The interactive site provides resources for loved ones, clients, and family members in search of an organization that can provide help, hope, and a home to individuals affected by mental illness. Members' literary and art works are also featured at the site. "Our new website provides a place for individuals to heal and participate in meaningful opportunities for recovery from mental illness," states Carolyn Baker, Vice President of Development at Step Up on Second. "Whether the person is directly affected, is a family member, or simply a resident of Anytown, USA, this website is a place of support for developing healthy, hopeful, compassionate communities."

The courageous individuals served at Step Up on Second are part of a sobering national picture: 50% of individuals who are homeless are affected by serious mental illness; hundreds of thousands of men and women are incarcerated due to acting out when untreated; thousands of loved ones take their lives each year; 70,000 individuals are in state psychiatric hospitals; and individuals affected by serious mental illness get food from garbage cans each day.

Step Up on Second provides help through comprehensive, integrated clinical programs for relapse prevention; hope through the embrace of community, opportunities for inclusion, advocacy, and empowerment; and permanent supportive home units for stability achieving self-determined goals.

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