Collaborative Support Programs of NJ (CSPNJ) Is a Peer Partnership Organization Operating

Collaborative Support Programs of NJ (CSPNJ) is a peer partnership organization operating since 1984. Major departments provide supportive housing to over 480 individuals with ongoing mental health issues and other disabilities and operate 25 peer support Self-Help Centers around the state. CSPNJ’s Wellness Institute was organized in 2003 to develop and disseminate programs and information on recovery and wellness for individual groups and organizations at. Among notable efforts of the institute are an annual wellness conference that attracts 300-400 people from the tri state areas each year, a monthly newsletter, Words of Wellness and collaborations around Peer Wellness coaching, Economic Self-Sufficiency, employment, health screenings, and peer-delivered recovery education in state psychiatric hospitals[1].

CSPNJ Wellness Institute was organized in 2003 to develop and disseminate wellness and recovery oriented programs and information. The Institute’s director, Peggy Swarbrick, PhD, CPRP, OTR, FAOTA has been researching, teaching, and educating the community about wellness since 1989. The Wellness Institute has an academic focus and has ongoing collaborations with several universities including Rutgers, Dartmouth and UIC. Dr Swarbrick was an instrumental member and architect of the US CMHS, SAMHSA Wellness Summit that led to the “10 in 10” National Wellness Campaign designed to increase the lifespan of people with mental and substance use disorders by 10 years in 10 years.On September 24, 2012 she was invited to speak along with federal employees and White House staff at the Press Club in Washington DC as part of the 2011 National Release on Drug Use & Recovery Month “Wellness Week.”My speech appeared on C-span

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