Learning directly from people’s experience of recovery can offer new and different approaches to the way mental health services are offered.
This is sometimes referred to as developing ‘recovery-focused’ or ‘recovery-orientated’ services.
There are many initiatives in the United Kingdom (UK), and around the world, which are designed to ensure that services are developed incorporating the principles of recovery.
UK initiatives include work to introduce recovery indicators and to promote self-management tools, such as Wellness Recovery Action Planning and the introduction of new training for the mental health workforce.
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