Vision
Mental health is "normalized."  People understand and are comfortable with mental health issues, have access to the supports they require to maintain their mental health and are comfortable with exploring and accessing those supports.

Individuals with mental health problems live in integrated housing that they have selected in their community, work in regular jobs they have chosen, have positive relationships with their families and have friends who rely on them for support and on whom they can rely.

Individuals have supports and services available that they have had a central role in developing, selecting and evaluating.  These services are focused on successful living in communities and are offered by professionals with and without mental health histories and by peers.

Services and supports are offered in the context of people's economic, cultural and social situations, are based on the latest relevant knowledge and are oriented toward successful coping, empowerment, self-direction and recovery.

Efforts to change negative public attitudes and their resulting behaviors, such as discrimination, are in place in local communities.  Local community resources and the responsibility to include all citizens are seen as an integral part of the framework for support.

Users of services have the resources and authority to hold service providers accountable for the quality of services they receive.