by Lee Horton and Dennis Horton | Jul 27, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Justice Involvement, Mental Health, Wellbeing, WRAP Programs & Groups
By Lee Horton and Dennis Horton We firmly stand for using the safety agreement in Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) seminars. Allow us to introduce ourselves: Lee Horton and Dennis Horton. We are individuals who spent 28 years in prison for a crime we did not...
by Kurt Danysh | Apr 26, 2023 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Mental Health, Stressors & Triggers, Wellbeing, WRAP Programs & Groups
April is Second Chance Month in the United States, a time for communities to rally together to support people who have been incarcerated and have rejoined society. Although the article below focuses on the U.S. criminal justice system, for change to be sustained, a...
by Izzy Wilson | Dec 14, 2022 | Addictions, Blog, Justice Involvement, Mental Health, Trauma, WRAP Programs & Groups
Happy holidays to everyone in the WRAP community! We hope you have a peaceful season of celebration and that you find time for personal wellness. This month’s article is from Izzy Wilson. She is an advocate and activist for people who have been marginalized, and...
by Sarah Farmer | Sep 28, 2022 | Addictions, Blog, Families, Mental Health, Trauma
Thanks to Robert Ortiz and Lee Horton for sharing their lived experience with recovery to honor Recovery Month. We at WRAP celebrate everyone in recovery and those on the path toward it—whether it be from mental health issues, substance use, or some other type of...
by Sarah Farmer | Apr 14, 2022 | Addictions, Blog, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Implementation & Evidence, Justice Involvement, Mental Health, Trauma, Wellness Toolbox
Sometimes life gives you a second chance, and you must choose wisely what you do with it. But one in three adults in the United States has a criminal record, as do millions of people around the world. This record limits their access to education, jobs, housing, and...