Our self-directed, peer-led services support people who want something that goes beyond the traditional behavioral health system. VISION
We imagine a world where all people can fulfill their personal vision for a self-directed, meaningful life. MISSION
HALI offers peer-delivered supports and advocacy for people who experience trauma, mental health, substance use, and other life-altering challenges on Long Island and the NYC metro area, creating an empowering community in which people can heal, learn and grow. VALUES
HALI succeeds by assuring our core values are infused in everything we do, both internally and externally. Our values shape who we are, who we strive to be, how we see those who come to us for services, and how we provide services. Mutuality: We believe in the transformative power of peer support, forming collaborative relationships based on shared experience.
2. Hope: With the right supports, every human being has the capacity to excel.
3. Inclusion: We embrace diversity, work toward equity, and maintain a state of cultural humility.
4. Compassionate Transparency: We believe these go hand in hand, and we treat people with understanding, patience, and kindness, while building trust through honest and direct communication.
5. Empowerment: We believe in autonomy, choice, and self-determination. (HALI) is a grassroots peer community founded in 1988 by psychiatric survivors supporting each other as peers in a local diner. Our first office was on the grounds of Kings Park State Psychiatric Center, and HALI staff was instrumental in the formation of the first supported housing programs on Long Island. HALI became a leader in statewide mental health advocacy and remains the only peer-run mental health agency on Long Island. Our unique self-directed, peer-led services support people who want something that goes beyond the traditional behavioral health system. HALI works with the expectation people can - and do - recover.
