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Developing consumer/ survivor/recovering voice and its impact on services and research: Our experience with the SAMHSA Women, Co‐Occurring Disorders and Violence Study
Author(s) -
Mockus Susan,
Mars Laura Cinq,
Ovard Dorothy Guazzo,
Mazelis Ruta,
Bjelajac Paula,
Grady Janice,
LaClair Christine,
Livingston Cardenia,
Slavin Sharon,
Williams Susan,
McKinney Jacki
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.20066
Subject(s) - mental health , professional development , substance abuse , psychology , personal development , public relations , psychiatry , political science , psychotherapist , pedagogy
Integrating consumer/survivor/recovering (C/S/R) women in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Women, Co‐Occurring Disorders and Violence Study involved both struggles and growth. The C/S/R women and all of our professional allies, both individually and collectively, greatly enhanced the study by overcoming what earlier seemed to be insurmountable obstacles. Integral to the C/S/R group's personal and professional growth was the development and expression of their individual and collective voices. Documenting this history and the impact that the collaboration between the C/S/R women and other professional staff had on the study is of vital importance in the field of research and advocacy. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comm Psychol 33: 513–525, 2005.