Texas COSPs
- Austin Area Mental Health Consumers (AAMHC) - Austin, TX
Austin Area Mental Health Consumers, Inc. provides its services at The Self-Help and Advocacy Center (The SHAC). We are proud to report that we make a difference for people with lived experiences of mental health, substance use, and homelessness experiences. Our members receive life affirming services, embrace RECOVERY and healthy living, become gainfully employed, and give back to their communities.
Mission
AAMHC’s mission is to support and advocate for a consumer's right to achieve mental wellness, self-empowerment and self-sufficiency.
Vision
Our vision is to have a society where people with mental health challenges are active, included, empowered, and supported by each other and the community to live strong, successful lives.
Contact Information
Address: AAMHC
3205 South 1st Street Austin, TX 78704
Phone Number: 512-442-3366
Email address: admin@austinmhc.org
2. Cherokee County Peer Support Group - Jacksonville, TX
Cherokee County Peer Support provides a safe and accepting place for people pursuing recovery from mental illness challenges and support for their families.
Contact Information
Address: Cherokee County Peer Support Group
410 Tilley St Jacksonville Texas 75766
Phone number: 903-586-3786
Email address: ccpsg75766@suddenlink.net
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3. Depression Connection for Recovery - Fort Worth, TX
The Depression Connection for Recovery (a non-profit) was created in 2000. It began with the mental health diagnosis of Bipolar for retired Methodist Minister Tony Campbell. As Tony began his journey towards recovery with his diagnosis, he found there were no depression support groups in Tarrant County. Tony began to find so many others who were also struggling with depression and anxiety that could use group support to Aid in their Recovery and Wellness. With colleagues, and friends and other health professionals, he put together a team to lead support groups in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. This team today consists of the Executive Director, Administrative staff, Recovery Support Leaders, and a Board of Directors.
Mission
Our mission is to build supportive communities for those facing mental health challenges through peer-led support groups and educational outreach in Tarrant County.
Locations
We now have support groups in Fort Worth, Bedford, Grapevine, Watauga, and Arlington.
Contact Information
Address: Depression Connection for Recovery
6080 S. Hulen St 360, PMB 385 Ft. Worth, TX 76132
Phone number: (817)642-7264
Email address: connect@depressionconnection.org
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4. Mental Health America of Abilene (MHAA) - Abilene, TX
Our purpose is to improve the lives of people with mental health concerns using peer support, advocacy, educational forums, and outreach. We offer a variety of peer-led weekly support groups, community resources and referrals to psychiatrists and agencies in the surrounding area. MHAA also offers peer to peer support on an individual and appointment basis. All free of charge.
Mission
MHAA’s mission is to provide leadership and support for hope, recovery, and mental wellness for all.
Empowering People, Improving Lives
Contact Information
Address: MHAA
525 Beech Street Room 302 Abilene TX 79601
Phone number: 325-673-2300
5. Mental Health Peer Services of Greater Fort Worth - Fort Worth
Just as you are unique we are a unique organization
What makes MHPS of Greater Fort Worth so unique? We are:
- Created by persons living with depression, anxiety, bipolar and other mood disorders...a Peer.
- Created for persons who are living with depression, anxiety, bipolar and other mood disorders...a Peer.
- Created as a Consumer Operated Peer Service Program/Provider. We are a Peer Run organization which means that we are administratively controlled, governed, and operated 100 % by mental health consumers....Peers.
Services provided include:
- Weekly Peer Support Groups
- Peer Mentoring and Wellness Plans
- Outreach: Face to Face, by Telephone, Social Media, Zoom and Teleconferencing, and Wellness checks
- Assistance to peers seeking and obtaining employment
- Assistance to peers for basic needs such as housing, household items, food, clothing, gas, transportation
- Training for Peers to become Certified Peer Specialists
- Community Outreach and Engagement to promote our services to all persons in the Greater Fort Worth area.
Benefits of Peer Services:
Personalized Peer Support
Mental Health Peer Services offers anyone seeking help to easily find and connect with helpful peer support groups, individual peers, or peer mentors via our secure mobile or web video chat platform.
Better Outcomes, Lower Costs
Studies have shown that peer support can deliver a reduction in hospital readmissions and visits to the ER and reduce severity of conditions such as depression which can lead to significant improvements in the quality of life.
Stigma Free
Our trusted platform enables peers to connect anonymously and securely. Get and give help in
a low-stress, accepting and understanding environment.
Quality Peer Support
Our screening tools, evidence-based peer programs, and facilitator quality ratings ensure that
peer support facilitators and participants provide the highest level of peer support quality.
Mission
To empower people with lived experience of mental health challenges to achieve recovery.
Values
Hope, Compassion, Respect, Dignity, Choice, Empowerment, Education, Personal Responsibility.
Ethics
We will provide services to Peers, Consumers, and families with professionalism, dignity, honesty and integrity. We will be transparent in everything we do. All documentation and financial information will be available to all upon request within seven business days. We do not discriminate in our services or employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or sexual orientation.
Visit Mental Health Peer Services of Greater Fort Worth's Website
6. Prosumers International - Texas - Statewide
Who is a Prosumer?
A Prosumer is someone who gives back to the community and is proactive in their recovery!
Mission
To empower all people to transcend adverse life experiences and to inspire resiliency for all people to thrive while fulfilling their dreams.
Vision
All people living their life fully, with all the respect due to every human and all the passion to live the life they choose.
Many people will find recovery accidentally.
We believe that recovery should be on purpose.
Empowering people with lived experience
of mental health services to achieve recovery!
Prosumers has locations in San Antonio, Houston, North Texas (Denton and Collin County), and in the Valley.
Contact Information
Address: Prosumers International
6800 Park Ten Blvd, Suite 220N
San Antonio, TX 78213
Phone number: 800-577-3795
Email address: MainOffice@ProsumersInternational.org
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7. River City Advocacy and Counseling Center - New Braunfels, TX
River City Advocacy & Counseling Center is a community mental health nonprofit in New Braunfels, Texas that provides affordable mental health counseling and peer support services to residents of New Braunfels and Comal County. RCA provides Reduced-rate Individual, Couples & Family Counseling, Free & Reduced-rate Veterans Counseling, Support Groups, Life Skills Workshops, Art & Creative Expression, Peer Program Activities, Holiday Celebrations & Special Events.
Mission
To bring healing and hope through counseling and peer support.
Vision
To create a compassionate and caring community that embraces mental health and well-being.
Contact Information
Address: River City Advocacy and Counseling Center
145 Landa St. New Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone number: 830-643-0200
Email address: counseling@rivercityadvocacy.org
8. The Agape Center - Amarillo, TX
The Agape Center, formerly, Amarillo Area Mental Health Consumers (AAMHC) was formed in 1996 by a group of peers, with mental health diagnoses, interested in learning more about empowerment and advocacy. In the year 2002, we became a satellite organization providing peer support services under the auspices of Texas Mental Health Consumers, a non-profit organization out of Austin, Texas. As the organization evolved, we became an independent peer support recovery center funded by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Mission
The primary mission of The Agape Center is to organize, encourage, educate, and train people with mental illness to advocate for themselves and support each other in their recovery. The organization's purpose is to encourage and train mental health consumers to be productive, functional, valued citizens within their community.
Contact Information
Address: The Agape Center
Polk Street United Methodist Church
1401 South Polk Street (4th floor)
Amarillo, TX 79101
Phone number: 806-373-7030
Email address: aamhcagape@gmail.com
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