The ISPS-US Mission

• Promote the appropriate use of psychotherapy and psychosocial treatments for those suffering from psychosis.

• Support treatments that include individual, family, group and milieu approaches and treatment methods that are derived from psychoanalysis, cognitive-behavioral, systemic, psycho-educational, peer support and related approaches.

• Advance education, training and knowledge of mental health professionals in the psychological therapies and psychosocial interventions in the treatment and prevention of psychosis for the public benefit regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or socio-economic status.

• Promote personal empowerment as a necessary part of recovery from psychosis.

• Promote research into individual, family, and group psychological therapies, preventive measures and other psychosocial programs for those with psychosis.