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| User: | westernmass_rlc (13423631) |
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| Name: | Western Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community | ||
| Theme: | A Community Providing Peer Support for Individuals with Lived Experience in Western Mass | ||
| Website: | The Western Mass RLC | ||
| Location: | Western Mass, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| About: | The Western Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community (RLC) is a new project for individuals with lived experience with a diagnosis of mental illness, with trauma and/or with extreme states of mind. The Western Mass RLC offers peer support to individuals with lived experience as provided by individuals with lived experience through individual and groups supports and the creation of a regional peer network. Supports include 1:1 support and advocacy, groups, workshops and trainings throughout all four counties in Western Mass. Additionally, a Resource Connection Center (RCC) in Holyoke, MA that offers 1:1 peer support by phone or walk-in, as well as a computer lab, library and meeting room where a variety of workshops and trainings will be held (yoga, art, WRAP, etc.). (Satelite RCCs will be available in the fall in both Berkshire and Franklin counties.) Our Holyoke RCC opens its doors on Thursday, July 26th. It is located at 187 High Street, Suite 303, Holyoke. Regular hours will include: Tuesdays 10a-4p Wednesdays 12p-8p Thursdays/Fridays 12p-4p Saturdays 11a-3p We are closed on Sunday and Monday All individuals who work and volunteer (including all managers and directors) for the Western Mass RLC identify as having lived experience. Contact us at (866) 641-2853 for more info! | ||
| Interests: | 43: acupuncture, advocacy, amherst, art, athol, belchertown, berkshire county, chicopee, community, cummington, easthampton, empowerment, franklin county, great barrington, greenfield, hadley, hampden, hampden county, hampshire county, health, holyoke, mental health, music, north adams, northampton, orange, peer, peer specialist, peer work, peer worker, pittsfield, shelburne, south hadley, southampton, springfield, support group, turner falls, wellness, west springfield, western massachusetts, westfield, wrap, yoga | ||
| Maintainers: | 4: ampowers, berkshirelisa, sera_rlc, wmrlc | ||
| Members: | 7: ampowers, berkshirelisa, chitchatjf, lavajin, msworbust, sera_rlc, wmrlc | ||
| Watched by: | 7: ampowers, berkshirelisa, chitchatjf, lavajin, msworbust, sera_rlc, wmrlc | ||
| Account type: | Plus Account | ||
