Recovery
Anatomy of an Epidemic, by Robert Whitaker — Summary of Findings www.madinamerica.com
Disability Numbers Due to Mental Illness Are Soaring. Our society understands that the arrival of Thorazine into asylum medicine in 1955 kicked off a “psychopharmacological revolution,” leading to much better long-term outcomes for people with
The Need for Size Equality in the Mental Health Recovery Movement: Ways that Peer/Recovery Activists Can Do Better on Issues of Sizeism, Diet Culture, and Eating Disorders
One of the values of peer support and mental health recovery is cultural sensitivity and diversity. An important form of diversity that often goes overlooked is body size diversity. In order for the recovery movement
American Cancer Society’s Guide to Coping with the Loss of a Loved One
Losing a loved one to cancer can be a painful and difficult time. In this guide, we discuss the grieving process and offer tips that may help you cope with your loss.
Promoting Meditation at Home: How to Design the Perfect Meditation Room
There are all kinds of benefits to meditation, both physical and psychological. From reduced chronic pain to better cognitive function, meditating every day or even a few times a week is a wonderful way to boost
Voices of Transformation: Developing Recovery-Based Statewide Consumer/Survivor Organizations
The Voices of Transformation: Developing Recovery-Based Statewide Consumer Organizations manual has been developed by the National Empowerment Center (NEC) and the Recovery Consortium, who worked together to share their experiences in building viable and effective
Measuring the Promise: A Compendium of Recovery Measures
One of a series of materials produced by the Evaluation Center@HSRI. This compendium provides a resource of current recovery and recovery-related instruments for adult mental health system stakeholders to use in research and evaluation particularly