""It's a nonclinical setting-so it's not treatment, it's not therapy," Pipe said of the clubhouse sites, which are open daily and provide member-led activities that can vary widely depending on participants' interests, and can include things like art, music, cooking or workforce training. "It's this supportive program where members come in and they work side by side with staff in all operations of the clubhouse.""
""It's inviting people into community and it's breaking stigma," said Meg Pipe of Venture House, which manages four clubhouses-free, public spaces where adults with severe mental illness can take part in programs and connect with others -in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. In August, New York City announced that it would double its network of mental health clubhouses operating across the five boroughs-free, public spaces where adults with severe mental illness can take part in programs and connect with others."
New York City will double its network of free mental health clubhouses across the five boroughs, marking the first expansion in nearly three decades. The clubhouse model originated in the 1940s and now includes more than 300 sites across the United States. Venture House operates four clubhouses in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. Clubhouses are nonclinical, open daily, and offer member-led activities such as art, music, cooking and workforce training. Members and staff work side by side in all operations. These public spaces aim to reduce isolation and stigma among adults with severe mental illness, including people experiencing homelessness.
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