Programs & Services
Mental Health Empowerment Project, Inc. (MHEP) is a recipient run, not-for-profit corporation organized in 1988 to develop and strengthen self-help and mutual support/recovery activities throughout the United States.
Statewide Training
MHEP’s Training and Technical Assistance Center offers training and skills building activities to people in recovery, mental health professionals, and the community-at-large on a full range of topics that help people connect with their personal power and the power of self-help.
Empowerment Exchange
We offer advocacy and mentoring services that help people learn about and protect their rights with a focus on the individual’s expressed needs, desires and objectives. We also routinely refer people to obtain desired services in all systems.
Fresh Start Project
The Fresh Start Project, an initiative of Mental Health Empowerment Project, Inc., provides persons who are incarcerated at Westchester County Jail with a unique opportunity to pursue dual certification in peer support.
RISE Center
We offer advocacy and mentoring services that help people learn about and protect their rights with a focus on the individual’s expressed needs, desires and objectives. We also routinely refer people to obtain desired services in all systems.
PeerConnect518
Our Peer Support Services in Albany County are designed to encourage people to find their personal power, use their own unique voice and set direction that will help them to achieve their goals and reclaim their lives.