About USPRA

Our Mission

The United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization
of psychiatric rehabilitation agencies, practitioners, and interested organizations and
individuals dedicated to promoting, supporting and strengthening community-oriented
rehabilitation services and resources for persons with psychiatric dis­abilities.

The primary purposes of the association are to:

  • To promote and support the development of community-oriented psychiatric
    rehabilitation programs for persons with psychiatric disabilities;

  • To promote the concept and role of community-oriented psychiatric rehabilitation
    as a primary programmatic modality in provision of mental health services;

  • To support and facilitate the formation and operation of inter-member
    cooperative research studies and evaluations of the needs, methods, and
    effectiveness of community-oriented psychiatric rehabilitation;

  • To serve as a vehicle for professional communication, increased understanding,
    and research utilization through the development of newsletters, journals,
    conferences, and/or other similar mechanisms for technology transfer;

  • To exercise leadership and otherwise encourage the development of improved
    concepts, methods, and practices associated with serving the needs of persons
    with psychiatric disabilities and the training of personnel involved in such
    activities;

  • To encourage and facilitate improved coordination and continuity of services
    provided to persons with psychiatric disabilities, especially with regard to
    linkages between in-patient services, out-patient services, mental health
    centers, and community-based psychosocial rehabilitation facilities; and  

  • To exercise leadership in informing the public and policy makers of the problems
    and needs of persons with psychiatric disabilities, and to encourage and conduct
    public education programs and/or other functions on behalf of that group.

Our Vision

It is the vision of the United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA) to be
the preeminent source of training, advocacy and new technologies to help advance the
role, scope, and quality of services designed to facilitate the community readjustment of
people with psychiatric disabilities.

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