Mental Earth Community (MEC)

Description:

The Mental Earth Community aims to provide peer support for adults experiencing mental disorders as well as their friends and family in a safe and secure environment. The site consists of a Support Message Board where you can give and receive peer information and support relating to a variety of mental health disorders, as well as a General Board, Entertainment Board and Administration Board. Several different Live Chat rooms are also available dedicated to different types of discussion and including both impromptu chat as well as scheduled discussions. Members can also access photo galleries, a games arcade and blogging facilities. You need to register on the site in order to participate in any of the community activities. The site is a peer to peer community and moderated by a team of volunteers with personal experience of mental health disorders. Details of the community's rules and guidelines are available on the site.

Service URL:

http://www.mentalearth.com/

Agency Responsible:

Mental Earth Community: Other. Owned by Warren Selekman, PhD.

Details

Format:

Combination. Bulletin Board and Chatroom

Size Of Membership:

Unknown

Start Date:

2002 (although it evolved from Mental Help Net forums that were created in the mid-late 1990s)

Moderation Status:

Moderated.

Moderation Type:

Consumer/Carer.

Accreditation Status:

Not Accredited.

Funding Source:

Private. No advertising on the site

Target Audience

Primary Categories:

Depression, Bipolar Disorder and Generalised anxiety disorder. Aimed at all mental health disorders.

Primary Target Audience:

Adult.

Secondary Target Audience:

Consumer. and carer

Language:

English.

Access

Registration Requirement:

Closed: registration required.

Fee:

Free.

Contact Details:

registration@mentalearth.org

Research evidence

Research Trials:

0

Outcome Summary:

No research evidence relating to Mental Earth Community is currently available