Our mission is to reduce systemic harm through integrating lived experience and human rights in all aspects of mental health care.
We aim to model a space rooted in informed consent, agency, and acceptance of alternative perspectives and healing. We acknowledge the diversity of lived experience and lived experience persons and work to increase recognition of this diversity. Above all, we believe that all humans are humans regardless of experience, education, or status and thus must be seen, heard, and accepted equally.
Our team is comprised of individuals with lived experience who come from a variety of backgrounds, training, and interests including but not limited to research, public health and policy, peer support, and advocacy. Our team impacts the direction of EPI-CAL through integration of lived experience persons in leadership, research, and administrative capacities. We are involved in projects across EPI-CAL from developing trainings to participating in leadership and decision-making processes.
To contact the Lived Experience Integration Team (LEI Team), email LEIteam@health.ucdavis.edu.
Consulting within EPI-CAL and providing consultation to EPI-CAL network counties and programs on lived experience perspectives, service user feedback, integration, and peer services. If you are a part of an EPI-CAL network county/program and interested learning more email us at LEIteam@health.ucdavis.edu.
Creating trainings and other materials for EPI-CAL and EPI-CAL network programs/counties. Reviewing trainings and projects developed by EPI-CAL team members.
Are you a California (CA) peer supporter who works in Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) and interested in connecting with other CSC peer supporters? We invite you to join the In Peers We Trust Discord server. A space for peer supporters working in CA CSC to share resources, build community, and more!
If interested, click the link below.
We have built an advisory council of Californians with lived and living experience who advise on EPI-CAL matters and aim to make meaningful change for individuals who experience psychosis. Previous projects have included developing a resource list, providing feedback on EPI-CAL projects, and creating an introduction video to the council.
Interested? Learn more and apply below!
Are you a California resident who is 18 years or older with lived or living experience of psychosis or something that could be labeled as psychosis interested in helping to shape the landscape of psychosis care and research?
Apply to join the EPI-CAL Lived Experience Advisory Council!
Click here to apply!
