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The recovery ethos: towards a shared understanding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 October 2013

S. McDaid
S. McDaid*
Affiliation:
Mental Health Reform, Dublin, Ireland
*
*Address for correspondence: S. McDaid, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Director, Mental Health Reform, 6–9 Trinity Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. (Email smcdaid@mentalhealthreform.ie)
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Abstract

This article presents Mental Health Reform's perspective on the recovery ethos for mental health service delivery derived from Irish stakeholders’ perspectives. It arose out of a project to develop Mental Health Reform's agenda for advocacy to implement A Vision for Change. The article describes five core components of a recovery-orientated service: hope, listening, choice, partnership and social inclusion. The article also describes briefly how each component can be reflected in mental health service delivery. The recovery ethos can provide a way forward for service delivery within the current economic crisis and may be viewed as a tool for responding positively to the crisis rather than an additional burden.

Keywords

Human rightsmental health servicesrecoveryreform
Type
Perspective
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , December 2013 , pp. 285 - 288
Copyright
Copyright © College of Psychiatrists of Ireland 2013 

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Footnotes

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Six public consultation meetings were organised in partnership with People with Disabilities Ireland and two were hosted solely by Mental Health Reform. Meetings were organised with the assistance of the National Service User Executive.

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