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AFFILIATE KYCAN:
WHAT IS KYCAN?
Kentucky Consumer Advocate Network
Kentucky Consumer Advocate Network
is a non-profit organization of mental
health consumers that promotes the
rights, concerns and issues of persons
with mental illnesses in Kentucky. The
organization was founded in Nazareth,
KY, during 1988, by a small group of
concerned mental health consumers.
KYCAN encompasses:
"... The promotion of self-determination
among mental health clients and the
advocation of client dignity, community
integration without discrimination, and
freedom of choice on behalf of mental
health clients through public education."
KYCAN's efforts are supported by
Kentucky's Office of Protection and
Advocacy and the Department of Mental
Health and Mental retardation Services
(DMHMRS), Community Support
Programs, SAMHSA, and other
donations.
For more info: 1-800-564-8034
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