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Providing effective recovery-oriented programs in the mental health field requires both ingenuity and dedication. It is not merely a matter of diagnosis, medication and sending patients on their way; it's about rebuilding a person's life piece by piece, meeting their needs at every stage of the journey, and ensuring that they continue along a path of positive growth. This philosophy is at the heart of Continuum of Care in New Haven and all who work and grow in its network, and their level of commitment is unparalleled. 

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Three decades ago, when Patti Walker took over Continuum of Care it was a small social service organization with financial problems and a limited reach. Today, Walker, the president and CEO of Continuum, runs a $40 million operation that serves some 2,400 clients with serious mental illness, which often leads to homelessness, as well as persons with developmental disabilities.

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Continuum’s leadership felt their new headquarters should communicate two ideas: the importance of community and the very human need to have a home. Expressing these ideas with new artwork came naturally in project planning, starting early on with the developer, Centerplan, and the design team at Svigals+Partners.

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Continuum of Care, a local organization that provides residential and support services to individuals with psychiatric or developmental disabilities, has launched the yearlong pilot of its Peer Connector program...

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South Central Peer Services Director Ed Mattison, Assistant Director Elsa Ward, and two staff discuss SCPS' Recovery Support program on an episode of WNHH radio’s “Dateline New Haven.” It's a story of hope -- of how agencies helping mentally ill people struggling to live stable lives in the post-institutionalization era have found that some of the most effective workers are those who have made that successful journey themselves.

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