Independence Center is a great place to belong if ...

Independence Center is a great place to belong if you have a mental illness. There are employment programs, an education program, a wellness program and more. Midwest Psychiatry also helps individuals to go to school by providing information for the disability office at that school. Having a sense of belonging to an organization helps to counteract the effects of self-stigma (internalized stigma). Self-stigma is something most people with mental illness has to deal with on an every day basis.