The proposed research aims to recruit and train two NAMI Peer-to-Peer facilitators in El Paso, Texas and to conduct a randomized controlled trial using a waitlist control group to examine the effectiveness of the program in promoting recovery-oriented outcomes. The research will test the hypotheses that individuals participating in the NAMI Peer-to-Peer program experience an increased sense of empowerment, social support, and greater social functioning, a greater sense of empathy and acceptance, a reduction in the perception of stigma as a barrier, an increased sense of hope, and increased knowledge about mental illness compared to the control group.