Collaborative support programs of New Jersey.

This manuscript has revealed the vast array of practical services and resources that have been designed and delivered by persons living with mental illness. This article will present a unique service organization, Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey (CSP-NJ). This agency is considered a leader in creating a vast range of these resources designed to meet the needs of people living with mental illness. The history of CSP-NJ parallels the mental health consumer-survivor self-help movement described in the article ''Historical Perspective -- From Institution to Community'' (this issue). Many of the services portrayed in this issue (self-help centers, wellness, and recovery programs and the peer employment support project) were conceived by leaders and innovators at CSP-NJ. This section will offer a snapshot of some of the other CSP-NJ innovations in order to further demonstrate how peer-operated services can be an instrumental resource for mental health systems transformation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]