Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health - Making Recovery a Reality

From the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health:

March 2008

Abstract:

“Two or three years ago I realised that you really could recover…I thought that once you had it, that was it – but you can recover. I find that quite an amazing fact…”

‘Recovery’ is an idea whose time has come. At its heart is a set of values about a person’s right to build a meaningful life for themselves, with or without the continuing presence of mental health symptoms. Recovery is based on ideas of self-determination and self-management. It emphasises the importance of ‘hope’ in sustaining motivation and supporting expectations of an individually fulfilled life.

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