by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jun 4, 2012 | Blog, Children & Teens, Elements of WRAP, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Reviving the Myth of Mental Illness by Steven Morgan What do we mean when we say someone has a mental illness? If we are to take the phrase literally, we mean that someone’s mind is ill. But can a mind be ill with disease? To believe so, one must make two serious... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Jun 3, 2012 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Post-Crisis Plan, Signs that Things are Breaking Down, Stressors & Triggers, Wellness Toolbox, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Glyn Butcher, a WRAP Facilitator who lives near Sheffield, England, shared his WRAP with his friends on facebook. He is kind enough to let us share it here as well. Wellness Recovery Action Plan (Wrap) not only changed my life but also saved my life. WRAP gave me hope... by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 3, 2012 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Daily Plan, Elements of WRAP, Key Concepts, Wellness Toolbox
These days there is lots of conflicting information coming out about “psychiatric illnesses”. On the one hand, you (or someone you care about or provide services for) , may have been told that you have a psychiatric diagnosis like schizophrenia or bipolar... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Apr 15, 2012 | Blog, Implementation & Evidence
The research paper by Mary Ellen Copeland and six others, entitled A Randomized Controlled Trial of Effects of Wellness Recovery Action Planning on Depression, Anxiety, and Recoveryl, has been published in the April 15, 2012, online journal Psychiatry Online,... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 3, 2012 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Facilitator Training, Families, For Facilitators, Justice Involvement, Mental Health, Trauma, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
Institute at the Alternatives Conference 2012 I was standing behind our exhibit table at the Alternatives 2012 Conference. The room was filled with small groups of people, walking along, chatting with each other, stopping to inquire about an exhibit. In the midst of...