Metro Suburban RLC

Who We Are

The Metro Suburban Recovery Learning Community is a peer run organization; promoting trauma informed peer support, advocacy, education and training opportunities for individuals who have lived experience with a mental health condition or have experienced extreme emotional states. As a community we take a proactive approach toward fighting stigma and developing a culture which supports recovery, resiliency and self-empowerment.

The Metro Suburban Recovery Learning Community (MSRLC) offers peer support and peer run activities. In our community people find friendship, share recovery experiences, recognize and utilize talents and skills and learn new skills. The Metro Suburban RLC is part of a statewide network of six RLC's. Our community includes the 60 towns and cities surrounding Boston - from Woburn to Framingham to Norwell. While some activities do take place in our Quincy and Framingham Resource Centers, we support meetings and activities throughout the Metro Suburban DMH area. No membership fees or referrals are necessary; anyone who considers themselves a peer is welcome.

What We Believe

We believe in everybody's potential to achieve their dreams. We believe in asking: "What do I want my life to be?" rather than "What can service providers give me?" "What happened to me?", rather than "What's wrong with me?"  "How can understanding my lived experience help me and others?" We believe that YOU are the expert on your own life experiences and that a great deal of wisdom is gained on the path to recovery.  We believe that support from individuals who have 'been there' can be powerful, inspirational and life-changing. We believe that individuals with mental/emotional health issues can and do experience personal recovery—developing a satisfying, hopeful, and meaningful life.