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Announcing World Seminar 2024: Sept. 14-19, in Richmond, BC, Canada!
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Driving Growth in Mental Illness Recovery
There simply are not enough resources today for everyone with a mental illness who needs help. It’s a crisis situation and the numbers are growing. We are a non-profit organization that helps start and grow Clubhouses globally where people can go to get their lives back.
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Remembering Fred Carpenter
Clubhouse International and friends from the Clubhouse network all around the world mourn the loss of our long-time Board Member, Frederick Furman Carpenter, 72, who passed October 21, 2023. Fred served for decades as a board chair, board member and fundraising co-chair for Gateway House, an Accredited Clubhouse Program located in Greenville SC. He also served as a board member for Clubhouse International for 14 years.
Message of Peace
Clubhouse International is heartbroken and outraged by the recent terrorist attacks in Israel. We are saddened by the loss of life and subsequent war. As a global Clubhouse community that values all human life and potential, we stand united for peace. We have great concern in these difficult times for our colleagues at Clubhouse communities in the region and all the innocent people in Israel and Gaza who are caught up in this crisis.
Duke Endowment Grant Spurs Clubhouse Expansion in the Carolinas
Clubhouse International is proud to be the recipient of a grant awarded by the The Duke Endowment towards its plan to promote awareness, education and support for mental health services by expanding the Clubhouse Model of psychosocial rehabilitation in North Carolina and South Carolina, USA. The project is a pilot beginning this year in South Carolina for expansion across the U.S. The award was recently featured in MarketWatch on May 10, 2023; click here to view the article!
Clubhouse Model Included in WHO Guidance on Mental Health Services
Clubhouse International welcomes and supports the launch of the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centered and rights-based approaches. We are pleased that the Clubhouse Model of psychosocial rehabilitation is included in the WHO guidance and technical packages, and that our Training Center, Phoenix Clubhouse in Hong Kong, is identified as an example of community-based mental health services that are following good practices.
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There is significant research substantiating the effectiveness of the Clubhouse model and the added benefits of Clubhouse Accreditation.
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Square One Clubhouse seeks Mental Health Rehabilitation Associate
Position based in Lewistown, PA
Commerce Park Clubhouse seeks Mental Health Rehabilitation Associate
Position based in Williamsport, PA
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proven model works everywhere
100,000
people/year are reached by 320 Clubhouses in 30+ countries
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42%
employment rate at Accredited Clubhouses annually – double the rate for people in the public mental health system
cost effective
One year of holistic recovery services are delivered to Clubhouse members for the same cost as a 2-week psychiatric hospital stay
reduced incarcerations
Criminal justice system involvement is substantially diminished during and after Clubhouse membership
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Clubhouses powerfully demonstrate that people with mental illness can and do lead productive, happy lives. Each Clubhouse we open touches +/- 500 people in need!
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