Fair Play: Consumer-operated Services as Partners
Lana Frado, Sound Times Support Services, Canada
What happens when a consumer-operated service is included in a new funding initiative? Mainstream and alternative - held to mutual service agreements. Can they cope? Can they learn to work in partnerships? Would politics get in the way? Join Lana Frado to find out how traditional mental health services cope with a “level playing field”. She will recount the history of designing and implementing two consumer-operated programs within a larger network of services funded to prevent or reduce the involvement of consumer/survivors in the criminal justice system in Toronto, Canada and her presentation will elaborate on the challenges and successes of partnering with mainstream and traditional mental health services.Assessments and case loads. Care plans and outcome measurements. Can you use a different strategy and still play a friendly game? Or do the stakes get higher as strategies are challenged? Do any players defect to the other team? And does the playing field remain level?