IABA North

Strengths-Based: We focus on valuing and building on the multiple capacities, resiliencies, talents, abilities, and uniqueness of individuals. By building on these strengths, we leave the I can't mentality behind and engage in new life roles ( e.g., partner, caregiver, friend, student or employee ). Peer Support: We provide mutual support including the sharing of experiential knowledge and skills and social learning. We encourage and engage other consumers and family members in recovery and provide each other with a sense of belonging, supportive relationships, valued roles, and community. Collaboration: We collaborate with consumers, their families, mental health providers and the community as a whole to transform the mental health system to a wellness, recovery and resiliency model. Lived experience: We know each person is an expert on him or herself and we know from our full range of lived experiences what works because WE ARE THE EVIDENCE!

Family Support Services is a non-profit organization based in Oakland, CA, dedicated to keeping families healthy and intact. They offer a range of programs, including respite care, family preservation, kinship support services, and youth programs, all aimed at providing support and resources to families in need. With a mission to measure success through the positive impact they have on families, Family Support Services has been serving the community since 1989. Committed to a family's right to self-determination, they strive to empower families and children, making a difference in their lives and the community as a whole.Generated from the website