NAMI Greater Boston Peer Support and Adovcacy Network (PSAN)

We are dedicated to eliminating the stigma and discrimination of those labeled with mental illness,

fighting for rights and helping people become employed. Our pillars of advocacy are

support, education and advocacy. We do much advocacy work by going to the State House

and serving on boards and committees.

We are an affiliate of NAMI Massachusetts ( National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts; www.namimass.org

While anyone is welcome to join, most of our active members have lived experience with mental health treatment.

By affiliating with NAMI we have access to the NAMI Connection

support group model, the In Our Own Voice speakers program, Peer to Peer educational classes and more. As NAMI is known as the

"Nation's Voice on Mental Illness" we at PSAN want this voice to be recovery-oriented and

value the lived experience of our peers.

We are an partner of the Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community www.mbrlc.org

and help staff the Hope Recovery Center www.hoperlc.org

We also help people navigate the mental health system and provide numerous social activities

for our members. See www.OpeningDoorsToTheArts.org