Mission Statement 

Consumer Action Network (CAN) empowers mental health consumers by promoting recovery and self-advocacy.

One of the first consumer run 
agencies in DC

CAN's Founders
founders







Mary H, Mary B, Effie S

CAN provides consumer training in the following areas: 

Overcoming Personal 

Social Stigma

Consumer Rights 

Entrepreneurship

Staying Mentally 
  Healthy 

Self Advocacy

Advanced Directives

Wellness Recovery 

Trainings for 
Providers 
& Consumers 

Complaints, 
 Grievances, 
 & Appeals

Confidentiality 

Communicating with 
 People with Mental  Illness 


 
Promoting Recovery & Self Advocacy 

"Our 10th Year Anniversary" 

CAN’s underlying premise and core principle is that recovery is possible for every person who has experienced some form of mental illness. CAN understands that recovery is not a neatly defined “end-stage” of treatment or a specific outcome; rather, CAN accepts that recovery for mental health consumers is a continual process that embraces growth, transformation, accountability, and self-direction, wherein each consumer can find meaning, purpose, and fulfillment in his or her life.

Core Values

CAN seeks to promote and model, both internally and to external stakeholders, the following core values that will EMPOWER us all to fulfill the mission of promoting recovery and self-advocacy: 

E
ducation 

M
entoring


P
lanning

O
wnership

W
ellness

E
ngagement 

R
esponsibility



Consumer Action Network 
1300 L St. NW 
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
202.842.0001

info@can-dc.org 


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