MICA’s objectives include: Back
- The
promotion of awareness of the needs of caregivers and persons with serious
mental illness through education and advocacy.
- Identification
of gaps in support for caregivers and persons with serious mental illness.
- Engaging
and collaborating with hospital and community based health care systems to
improve connections for caregivers and people with mental illness.
- Promotion
of consumer and caregiver participation in all levels of mental health
care decisions, including involvement in self care issues such as wellness
and preventive health care.
- Supporting
and networking for relevant research by raising awareness of appropriate
data/findings to the general public, government agencies, and others in
order to educate and foster informed discussion.