• we are advocates.

    Group of KTP members speaking at a rally.
  • we are people.

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  • we are a community.

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Our Focus:

building power for mad liberation.

Since 1999, Keep the Promise Coalition has worked to build community power for human rights, deinstitutionalization, and Mad liberation in Connecticut’s mental health system. We prioritize community-based supports, which are designed and led by peers with lived experience of distress, trauma, psychiatric oppression, and different ways of being.

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Our Work:

advocacy and action for Connecticut’s mental health.



what we do:

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We are advocates. KTP is Connecticut’s leading, community-driven voice on mental health. We organize our community to disrupt power and speak up for our needs. We act together against oppression. We demand justice.

how you can help:

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We are people. Each of us has a powerful story to tell. Being a part of improving CT’s mental health system can be as simple as sharing your individual experience with decision-makers and policy-shapers. You deserve the opportunity to be heard.

who we are:

Two KTP members hugging at a rally.

We are a community. KTP is a made up of people with lived experience of distress, crisis trauma, and various forms of oppression. We use this lived experience to imagine liberatory alternatives to the existing mental health system in CT.

cómo ayudamos:

Group of friends laughing together.

hablamos su idioma. La salud mental no tiene un solo idioma ni una sola cultura. Trabajaremos con usted para construir un sistema de salud mental inclusivo, accesible y que respete nuestros derechos.

Tony Dyous

What makes Keep The Promise different?

“People like me don’t get heard, but KTP is my voice. They always welcome me and advocate for my needs. I feel valued by them.”


– Tony Dyous

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Danielle Hubley

What led you to work with Keep the Promise?

“KTP is a safe space for anyone looking to take their first step into exploring advocacy, either for or beyond themselves.”


– Danielle Hubley

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Tom Burr

What makes Keep The Promise different?

“With their cry of ‘Nothing about us without us!’ KTP is an active and reliable advocate for change at the CT General Assembly.”


– Tom Burr

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Karen Healy

How would you describe Keep The Promise?

“KTP is a safe place for survivors to share their stories. KTP fights to make sure we are heard.”


– Karen Healy

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