About
Mental Health Partnerships
FORWARD TOGETHER
Mental Health Partnerships was founded, and continues to thrive, on the basic principle that people with mental health conditions can and do recover because they have the resilience to direct their own journeys in overcoming significant adversity. And while recovery—in all its different forms and paths—is possible for all, there’s a greater chance for recovery in the context of an informed, caring community with family, friends and peers involved.
Based on this conviction, we’ve spearheaded changes over seven decades that have helped transform mental health services locally, statewide, and across the country—all to be more responsive to the priorities set by those served.
MHP MISSION
Mental Health Partnerships collaboratively builds hope and promotes the well-being of people in recovery through innovative peer-centered advocacy, learning and services.
MHP VISION
A community where people flourish, live the lives they imagine for themselves and engage in the promotion of mental well-being.
Not only did our organization play a key role in shutting down state mental hospitals, we ensured that over a hundred million dollars was then infused into community-based mental health services. A big part of that was the creation of Community Behavioral Health (CBH), a city-run entity established to manage behavioral health services under HealthChoices—Pennsylvania’s mandatory managed care plan for Medical Assistance recipients—for some 450,000 Philadelphians who receive Medicaid. And MHP advocacy was vital to the successful effort in the late 1990s to prevent the takeover of CBH by for-profit managed care organizations.
MHP was also the first in Pennsylvania to provide peer-to-peer mental health services from neighborhood drop-in centers, which have evolved into our recovery learning centers, based on what used to be considered a radical idea: that people in recovery could help others with mental health conditions in their respective paths toward recovery by example and through mutual support.
OUR VALUES
Hope, the belief that a better future, resilience and success are achievable.
Self-determination, the exercise of free will to encourage the independent expression of ideas and control over one’s own life.
Holistic focus, the interrelatedness of all human needs.
Non-judgmental support, the sharing of knowledge, experience and assistance among peers as a basis for promoting one’s development and achievement.
Cultural Awareness, the understanding and honoring of a person’s deeply held values, beliefs and practices as a foundation for building.
Empowerment, an individual’s increased capacity to make choices and transform those choices into desired outcomes, including the self-confidence required for self-actualization and leadership.
Respect, the unconditional regard for the inherent worth of all individuals necessary for developing, maintaining and enhancing effective relationships.
Strengths-based perspective, which presumes that everyone has resilience and talents, and acknowledges individuals’ unique ideas and experiences.
Education and learning, the lifelong pursuit of knowledge and experiences for their own sake and for enhancing one’s continual development.
Enhancing Mental Health: Our Peer Support Model
Our peer support model ensures that you are never alone in your journey towards recovery. Our team of Certified Peer Support (CPS) specialists are equipped with valuable lived experiences in recovery, along with evidence-based wellness strategies, to offer essential assistance to individuals facing mental health and addiction challenges. We are dedicated to empowering our participants on their journey towards recovery and wellness.
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, don't hesitate to reach out for help. Contact Mental Health Partnerships today and take the first step towards healing and wellness. They have a team of compassionate professionals who are ready to support and guide you on your journey. Don't suffer in silence - reach out and get the help you need.