Calgary Association of Self-Help
Organization profile published 1982

http://www.calgaryselfhelp.com/
http://www.connexions.org/Groups/Subscribers/CxG11723.htm
Year Published:  1982
Resource Type:  Organization
Cx Number:  CX2474

Calgary Self-Help started in 1973 as a support group for people who have had psychiatric treatment.

Abstract: 
Calgary Self-Help started in 1973 as a support group for people who have had psychiatric treatment. The organization combines self-help and social services in an attempt to provide alternatives and a complement to institutional care in Calgary. There are 720 active members.

The Calgary Self-Help program includes life skills, short-term housing, employment placement, housing registry, a chapter of Gamblers Anonymous and various social/recreational services.

This abstract was published in the Connexions Digest in 1982.