Consumer Driven Services Directory

Welcome to the Directory of Consumer-Driven Services (CDS), a project of the National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse.

The purpose of the Directory is to provide consumers, researchers, administrators, service providers, and others with a comprehensive central resource for information on national and local consumer-driven programs. Such programs have a proven track record in helping people recover from mental illnesses.

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Go to the programs page to learn more about the many types of consumer-driven services.

The CDS Directory highlights the vital role consumer-driven programs play in the continuum of care and allows programs to share their successful innovations with others.

Through the CDS Directory:

Mental health consumers can find local services and supports that best meet their needs.
Managers and staff of consumer-driven services can examine the practices of other programs, borrow solutions to common challenges, and network with people running similar programs.
Organizations operating consumer-driven services have a forum to promote their programs' accomplishments.
Systems administrators and peer specialists exploring the creation of new programs can compare the merits of existing programs and identify useful resources.
Researchers studying consumer-driven services can locate and contact programs they wish to study (e.g., multiple programs matching a particular service model) and will be able to review existing research.

All consumer-driven programs are invited to apply for inclusion in the Consumer-Driven Services Directory via the Web site www.cdsdirectory.org/contact. To receive application materials by mail, write to info@cdsdirectory.org or NMHCSH Clearinghouse, 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19107.