Mutual Aid Self/Social Therapy

MAST, short for Mutual Aid Self/Social Therapy, is a political project that uses the principles of mutual aid and a growing open-source collective of techniques to help overcome emotional struggles and deal with trauma and burnout in our community. MAST involves no expert or specialist, hierarchy, static roles, or dependent relationships, but instead demystifies and democratizes of the tools of the psychological disciplines and puts them in the hands of the people.

MAST was originally developed by the Jane Addams Collective in order to address the growing need for mental health support for radical organizers engaged in the ongoing fight against fascism. In 2022, we began to expand and operationalize their model.

In our drive, we provide handouts, slides, readings, outlines, and further resources for you to start your own MAST group. Please feel free to reach out via email if you’re interested in consulting about how to start your own group, troubleshoot getting started, want to join the support communities, ask questions, make suggestions, or submit your own lesson.

Upcoming public MAST events will be posted below!