Justice Involvement Posts
by Alan Marzilli | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Justice Involvement, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Did you know that WRAP is helping people build new lives after they leave jail or prison? Correctional institutions are increasingly relying on self-help and peer support to help people transition successfully into the community, and WRAP is a perfect match. It’s a...
by Alan Marzilli | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Justice Involvement, Key Concepts, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
For the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at how WRAP can help young people and their families adjust to the back-to-school season. But what about when it’s a more mature adult who’s heading back to class? WRAP can help there, too! More and more adults are returning... by Niki Miller | Jun 8, 2017 | Addictions, Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Justice Involvement, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
The first three articles in this series explained different ways that people with addictions can use a Wellness Recovery Action Plan. This final installment discusses using WRAP at a systems level and integrating it into addiction treatment and recovery at all... by Niki Miller | May 4, 2017 | Addictions, Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Implementation & Evidence, Justice Involvement, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Veterans, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
This article is the second in a four-part series that discusses some of the benefits a Wellness Recovery Action Plan can offer people with addictions, summarizes the components of my plan, and shares examples of ways I have applied them to my recovery. These examples... by Sarah Farmer | Mar 15, 2017 | Addictions, Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Developmental Distinctions, Families, Justice Involvement, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Americans are wild about pets. Nearly 70 percent of American households include a pet of some type, be it a dog, cat, fish, reptile, bird, horse, rodent, or some type of furry mammal. The most popular pets are canines and felines, with approximately 70 to 80 million... by Takako Ueda | Dec 8, 2016 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Justice Involvement, Mental Health, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
When I know that something is right for me, I feel it in my whole body, right down to my cells. They positively light up with energy. That’s how I felt when I decided to follow my heart and come to the United States in 2000. That’s how I felt when WRAP finally clicked...