Mission
TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT RECOVERY FROM MENTAL ILLNESS THROUGH ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION TO ELIMINATE STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION. ALSO, TO PROVIDE A STATEWIDE STRUCTURE OF MEMBERS AND GROUPS TO ASSIST IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL PENNSYLVANIA CONSUMERS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND TO AID IN THE DELVELOPMENT OF A VOLUNTARY CONSUMER/EX-PATIENTS MOVEMENT TOWARDS PERMANENT CHANGES IN POLITICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL POLICIES TOWARD PERSONS WITH CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS.