Partner for Mental Health

Partner for Mental Health provides connections, education, and advocacy for individuals, family members, clinicians, and other stakeholders to promote mental health and support recovery. Through its cornerstone Systems Navigator Program, Partner for Mental Health helps individuals experiencing mental illness achieve their recovery goals by acting as unbiased brokers of services, and advocating for timely and respectful service across the mental health care, physical health care, social services, and criminal justice systems in Albemarle County and Charlottesville.

Partner for Mental Health:

• Provides support, referrals, and educational opportunities to individuals, family members, clinicians, and other community stakeholders who regularly work with those with mental illness.
• Advocates for policies and systems that recognize and address the needs of people with mental illness and the needs of their families.
• Works in partnership with individuals to make sure their rights and dignity are respected as they seek out and engage in treatment or interact with the justice system.
• Supports creative solutions to interpersonal and legal challenges that can be caused by mental illness.