by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 10, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, WRAP Programs & Groups
By Ken Braiterman We started introducing WRAP at New Hampshire Hospital about three years ago. Acceptance by the medical staff has grown steadily, and they recommend it to patients. However, part of our agreement with the hospital is that WRAP can never be REQUIRED. I... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jul 10, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics, WRAP Programs & Groups
By: Vicki Stull My name is Vicki Stull. I live in Great Falls, Montana. I am a Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) user, facilitator and advanced trainer. Mary Ellen presented a workshop at a conference in Great Falls in 2000. I was just beginning to recover from... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Mardicus When I was about nine years old, I would watch my dad play chess with my uncles every weekend. At the time I never understood why he would never play a game with me, he would say, “Son, go find a friend and learn the game, and when you think you might have... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Many, many people are undertaking the arduous task of reducing and eliminating psychiatric medications and rebuilding their lives. Others are experiencing mental health challenges for the first time and are trying to figure out what to do. In the past 25 years. I... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Nov 9, 2011 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Justice Involvement, Mental Health, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics, WRAP Publications & Events
Mary Ellen Copeland speaks at the Annual Meeting of Vermont Psychiatric Survivors – November 9, 2011, Barre, Vermont We have a lot to celebrate in Vermont right now. The Vermont State Hospital no longer exists. If we play our cards right, this could be a...