{"id":20420,"date":"2025-05-08T20:17:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipsworks.org\/?page_id=20420"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:59:46","slug":"family-and-peer-advocates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ipsworks.org\/index.php\/family-and-peer-advocates\/","title":{"rendered":"Family and Peer Advocates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The IPS Family & Peer Advocates Committee provides education and advocacy to their communities and the International IPS Learning Community. The committee educates IPS teams and partners regarding the important roles that family can have in supporting someone through the process of job seeking, working a job, and advancing in a career, sometimes with further education. They help educate other families and community members about the benefits of IPS supported employment and the role of work in recovery from mental illness. Many committee members are connected with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Vocational Rehabilitation, state mental health departments, consumer\/family advocacy councils, or similar groups.<\/p>\n

The committee\u2019s work includes creating materials for IPS programs, state mental health and Vocational Rehabilitation departments, and promoting the inclusion of family and other support people in IPS services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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Letter to Family and Natural Supports<\/b><\/div><\/h2><\/span>
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Resource Documents\u00a0<\/b><\/div><\/h2><\/span>
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Click here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to view a resource document with answers to questions IPS specialists often have about family members and natural supports, and how to include them in IPS.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Click here to view<\/a> <\/strong>a comprehensive packet intended to be used to educate family and peer stakeholders and others about the importance of work to a person’s recovery.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Strategies for IPS Specialists to Partner with Family Members<\/b><\/div><\/h2><\/span>
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