Mental Illness

Addiction

Goals

To assist people affected by mental illnesses reduce the impairment and disability, and improve quality of life

To assist people affected by addiction disorders reduce the impairment and disability, and improve quality of life

Role of person with disability

Person is agent of recovery.

Active involvement is necessary for recovery

Person must take ownership of his/her recovery.

Active involvement (daily recovery decision-making) is necessary for recovery.

Principles

·         Broad heterogeneity of population and outcomes

·         Focus on person and environment

·         Long-term perspective

·         Recovery is a process and a continuum

·         Non linear process of recovery

·         Family involvement is helpful

·         Peer support is crucial

·         Spirituality may be critical component of recovery

·         Multiple pathways to recovery

·         Broad heterogeneity of population and outcomes

·         Focus on person and environment

·         Long-term perspective

·         Recovery is a process and a continuum

·         Non linear process of recovery

·         Family involvement is helpful

·         Peer support can be crucial

·         Spirituality may be critical component of recovery

·         Multiple pathways to recovery

Values

·         Person-centered

·         Partnership (person involvement)

·         Growth

·         Choice

·         Strengths perspective

·         Focus on wellness and health

·         Person-centered

·         Partnership (person involvement)

·         Growth

·         Choice

·         Strengths perspective

·         Focus on wellness and health

Strategies to Facilitate Recovery

·         Treatment i.e.: Crisis intervention, medication, therapy, illness management education

·         Community support (connection to peer-support and recovery organizations)

·         Skills for valued roles

·         On-going, flexible recovery-enhancing services

·         Advocacy

·         Treatment i.e.: post-treatment monitoring, early re-intervention, medication, therapy

·         Community support (assertive linkages to communities of recovery)

·         Skills for valued roles

·         On-going, flexible recovery-enhancing services

·         Advocacy

Essential ingredients of Recovery-oriented System

·         Treatment

·         Rehabilitation

·         Peer support

·         Community Support

·         Legal Aid

·         Enrichment

·         Basic Support

·         Family education and support

·         Treatment

·         Rehabilitation

·         Peer support

·         Community Support

·         Legal Aid

·         Enrichment

·         Basic Support

·         Family education and support

Societal Attitudes

·         Historically, prognosis was considered hopeless

·         Debates about cause(s) and nature of illness

·         Criminalization of illness

·         Prejudice and discrimination

·         Historically, prognosis was considered hopeless

·         Debates about cause(s) and nature of illness

·         Criminalization of illness

·         Prejudice and discrimination