Wonderful ideas were contributed by all who attended the second meetings of the NLCMH Recovery Learning Communities in January.
This meeting focused on two issues: 1) what the official NLCMH definition of recovery should be; and 2) what can be done in the next six months to make the environment at NLCMH based on recovery.
From the complete list of people's ideas, some thoughts about defining recovery include: hope, healing, trust, kindness, respect, dignity, a journey, a process, having a meaningful and worthwhile life of purpose, being happy or satisfied with your life. People also considered a variety of formal definitions by national organizations and experts and gave their opinions on what was good and bad about each of them.
A few of the exciting ideas about recovery-oriented environments include: establishing peer centers and learning libraries, employing more peers, having art, photobiographies, banners and other things in the offices which announce that you are entering a recovery zone, and making our communities more recovery-oriented. A number of suggestions were made about specific things that can be done in the next six months to surround both staff and consumers with the possibility of recovery.
If you missed the meeting, here are the two handouts:
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