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302 West Weaver Street, Carrboro, NC 27510
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The Mental Health Association in Orange County provides a number of programs to help those affected by mental illness. All of our programs are free. |
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Our Programs and Services |
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The Compeer program brings trained volunteers and people living with mental illness together in one-to-one friendship. |
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Compeer |
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FAN helps parents with children who experience emotional, behavioral, or other mental health problems. |
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Family Advocacy Network |
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This project seeks to enhance the sense of well being for individuals living with mental illness through creative activity, social interaction, and a heightened awareness of natural rhythms.
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Hope Garden |
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302 West Weaver Street, Carrboro, NC 27510 |
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Promoting positive mental health through advocacy, education, collaboration and service... |
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Vocteer |
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Support Groups |
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Vocteer matches students from UNC’s Rehabilitation Counseling program with people recovering from mental illness who are interested in spending time volunteering together. Matches work together and gain valuable job skills.
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MHA/OC sponsors several peer support groups facilitated by trained volunteers. These groups are free and open to the public. Please note that MHA/OC support groups are not clinical therapy groups. They are self-help support groups facilitated by volunteers, and are meant to be an adjunct to professional treatment.
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The Community Backyard
The Community Backyard works in Orange and Chatham Counties to ensure that youth with mental health and substance abuse needs have access to high quality services right here in their own backyards.
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