The concept of recovery is rooted in the principle that people with mental illness can live, work, learn and lead productive and fulfilling lives given the proper treatment and psychiatric services.
Like many other diseases, mental illness is treatable.
At the Mental Health Center of Denver (MHCD) we believe strongly that recovery is possible because we see it happen every day. The vision of Reaching Recovery is to transform the mental health system from one which helps people stabilize their illness to one which helps people take the next step and achieve a full and meaningful life in spite of their illness.
We began the process – which lasted for several years – with logic modeling and statistical expertise to insure reliability and validity of the data. In the process we obtained valuable input from all stakeholders, including consumers, case managers, managers, and psychiatrists. This helped us sharpen our focus on recovery and long-term success for consumers and led to the conceptual framework of The Four Measures of Recovery that provide a constant feedback loop about consumer’s recovery.
The Four Measures of Recovery provide a great resource for mental health centers to look at new ways to provide effective services and lays the foundation for an organization to really focus on recovery.
We invite you to watch our video and move around our website to learn more about us. If you are interested in viewing the recovery research instruments in detail, please email us at reachingrecovery@mhcd.org. We would be happy to schedule a webinar for you.
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