Consumer Advisory Board

Cummins Mental Health Center maintains a Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) whose mission is to “establish an alliance among persons served, staff, and Cummins’ Board of Directors that results in meaningful input into policy development, decision-making, and organizational planning”. This board officially seats seven members, although not all of them are actually consumers. The board can be mixed of consumers, staff, family members, or anyone else who works towards the board’s five goals.
These goals include advocating for people affected by mental health or substance abuse disorders, assisting the staff by focusing on treatment and growth, helping consumers remove any complications keeping them from employment, education, and their goals, helping identify resources, aiding in planning, evaluation, and decision-making for the program.