Friday, December 29, 2006

Recovery Movement Gains Influence In Mental Health Programs

In October more than 500 people attended the conference "Innovations in Recovery and Rehabilitation: The Decade of the Person," which was sponsored by the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University.

The participants came from 22 countries to try to understand the concept of "recovery" from mental illness and to learn about the recovery movement.

Workshop titles suggest the exploratory nature of the conference. "The elusive concept of resilience: everyone seems to know what it is, but defines it differently," "Characteristics of recovery-oriented mental health programs: Can I recognize one if I see one?"

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