Abraham Low Self Help Systems
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Community
- Health & Medicine
- People with Disabilities
Location
105 W Adams StSuite 2940Chicago, IL 60603 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The mission of Abraham Low Self-Help Systems is to use the cognitive-behavioral, peer to peer, self-help training system developed by Abraham Low MD to help individuals gain skills to lead more peaceful and productive lives.
Description
The organization meets its mission by providing mental health self-help groups Recovery International community, telephone and online meetings, The Power to Change for Schools and The Power to Change for Corrections.
Abraham Low Self-Help Systems is a merger of Recovery International and The Abraham Low Institute. Recovery International was founded in 1937 and consists of more than 500 community-based peer-led self-help meetings in North America and beyond, telephone meetings and online forums. The Abraham Low Institute was founded in 1989 and developed The Power to Change for Schools and The Power to Change for Corrections. The two organizations merged in January 2008 and officially incorporated under Abraham Low Self-Help Systems in January 2009.
This listing is managed by the Michigan chapter ('Area 100') of Recovery International that supports all Recovery International group meetings in the state. Area 100 is run by an all volunteer team and provides group leadership training and public relations coordination.