NRC Funds New Project

The National Research Consortium on Mental Health in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is proud to announce the funding of a new project - Development and Evaluation of the We All Matter Peer Virtual Support Group: Implementation and Resource Guides, & Evaluation Tools.

"Congratulations on a job well done," said Consortium Director Joan B. Beasley, PhD. "We look forward to learning more about this important work. Thank you to the funding members of the NRC who make this possible." 

Development and Evaluation of the We All Matter Peer Virtual Support Group: Implementation and Resource Guides, & Evaluation Tools

Principal Investigator: Jessica Schuttler, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, Associate Professor, Kansas LEND (KU Medical Center), Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities, Kansas University Center on Disabilities

We All Matter is a virtual peer-peer support group founded by Whit Downing, a Kansas mental health and disability advocate. This project aims to develop an implementation guide and resource guide for We All Matter in partnership with group members, as well as to evaluate group participation impact on members’ mental well-being as well as their sense of belonging, defined as emotional support. We will gather both quantitative and qualitative information about program impact, and about ongoing mental health support needs for people with IDD in the state of Kansas.