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Meet the Founder of Perfect Place Drop-In Center, Inc.

Karen Robinson, CPSS,CHW

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Perfect Place Drop-In Center

 

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                                                                   â€‹                      Our Mission

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To create a safe, welcoming space where individuals with lived experience support one another in healing, growth, and self-determined. To build an inclusive environment where every voice is valued and recovery is defined by the individual, supported by peers who walk alongside them. To support each person's unique recovery journey by offering peer support, mutual respect, and a space rooted in hope, healing and harm reduction, and challenging stigma with compassion, equality, and care. Our Peer led community is dedicated to fostering connection, dignity, and recovery though trauma-informed care, cultural humility, and harm reduction.

                                                   

                                                   Our Vision

PPDC envisions a world where every individual is met with dignity, compassion, and the power of peer connection. We strive to be a safe​ and welcoming space where healing is honored, voices are heard, and recovery is defined by each person's unique journey. Through community, respect and radical acceptance we aim to foster hope, resilience, and belonging for all

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Our Goals

 

  •  To present education programs that promotes mental health and reduces the stigma associated with mental illness.

  • To provide prevention peer lead programs that promote skills for healthy living, both for those with diagnoses of mental illness and also for those who are not diagnosed or ill.

  • To actively advocate for persons with mental illness, their families and fiends who care for them.

  • To offer information and opportunities for persons with illness to participate in and benefit from research

  • To facilitate opportunities for empowerment of person with mental illnesses and related disorders in all aspects of life including social and recreational activities, employment, self-expression including diverse opportunities for "first person" voice and in community integration.

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Program Requirements:

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  • Must be a resident of Wayne County and 18 years of age or older.

  • Must be currently receiving substance abuse and/or mental health services in Wayne County.

  • Must have a current diagnosis and Treatment Plan with your mental health provider.

  • Must be able to care for your own personal needs while attending our program, without the assistance of PPDC Staff members i.e., using the restroom, feeding yourself, cleaning up after yourself and taking medication independently

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