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	*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 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: Education Mentoring Planning Ownership Wellness Engagement Responsibility Consumer Action Network 1300 L St. NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005 202.842.0001 info@can-dc.org Join CAN's Facebook: click here # of visits to our site:

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