Staying the Course: The Future of Recovery in Vermont

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...

Celebration! WRAP Around the World Conference

Keynote address from the 1st International WRAP Around the World Conference 2011 Welcome Fellow WRAPers to this great celebration. This is an absolutely incredible celebration of a remarkable achievement.  When I was thinking about what to wear for this keynote, I...

Involuntary Commitment and Recovery: An Innovative Mental Health Peer Support Program (Doctoral Thesis)

by Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D Publish Date: January 2006 Contextual Essay Involuntary Commitment and Recovery: An Innovative Mental Health Peer Support Program Mary Ellen Copeland Union Institute & University, Learner #536222 January, 2006 Contextual...

A Wellness Tool: Developing and Keeping a Circle of Support

One of the most important wellness tools for many people is spending time with people you enjoy. They have found that regular contact with family members and friends who are supportive keeps them well. They have even found that telling another person how they feel...

What Recovery Means to Us

by Mary Ellen Copeland, Ph.D., and Shery Mead, M.S.W. This article was original published on this site in February 2000. Recovery has only recently become a word used in relation to the experience of psychiatric symptoms. Those of us who experience psychiatric...