Mental Health Rehabilitation and Recovery

Last update: 11 September 2009,
by Maureen Bell

I've interpreted this area broadly to include a variety of topics. Lists of books and journal articles on social skills, vocational rehabilitation and activities of daily living can be found on my bibliographies and reading lists page. There is also a separate section on books and articles on recovery

Library members have online access to the following journals which may be of interest for this subject.

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
Journal of Rehabilitation
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
Rehabilitation Psychology

Australian Links

Evaluation of the Integrated Rehabilitation and Recovery Care Program (IRRCP)
Work Plan, by David Abelló and Karen Fisher. Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, April 2008.
SPRC Report 5/08

Framework for Rehabilitation in Mental Health
NSW Government Action Plan for Health, Mental Health Implementation Group. NSW Health Department, 2002.

Let's Get to Work: A national mental health employment strategy for Australia
Mental Health Council of Australia, November 2007.

Mental Health Peer Supported Hospital-to-Home Project: Report on the pilot period June - August, 2006
Final 6th September 2006. Prepared by Sharon Lawn, Ann Smith and Kelly Hunter, on behalf of the Peer Support Team. Submitted to the Southern Adelaide Health Service Mental Health Directorate & Mental Health Care Improvement Initiative (MHCII) Department of Health - Mental Health Unit.

Mental Health Recovery Philosophy Into Practice - A workforce development guide
Mental Health Coordinating Council, 2008.

Pathways of Recovery: 4As Framework for Preventing Further Episodes of Mental Illness
Prepared by Debra Rickwood for the National Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Working Party, November 2005. This document presents a framework to inform policy, programs and practice for continuing care to prevent further episodes of mental illness for people who have been seriously affected by mental illness. The basic elements of the framework are the 4As: awareness, anticipation, alternatives and access.

Pathways of Recovery: Preventing Further Episodes of Mental Illness (Monograph)
Prepared by Debra Rickwood for the National Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Working Party, November 2005. This monograph considers the role of relapse prevention within the recovery process for people who have been seriously affected by mental illness.

Pathways of Recovery: Report of the National Consultation on Preventing Further Episodes of Mental Illness
Prepared by Debra Rickwood and Susan Mitchell for the National Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Working Party, November 2005.This report describes the national consultation undertaken in 2004 on the role of relapse prevention in the recovery process for people who have been seriously affected by mental illness.

Perspective - 7 May 2008 - Daniel Fisher
Daniel Fisher is the Director of the National Empowerment Center in the United States. This is a transcript of the interview by Paul Barclay on ABC Radio National.

PinC - Partnership In Coping - User Manual
The Partnership in Coping system of Recovery has been developed by Dr Eamon Shanley and Maureen Jubb-Shanley.

Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation and Support Services. Guidelines for Service Delivery
Mental Health Branch, Metropolitan and Aged Care Division, Department of Human Services (Victoria), February 2003.

Recovery First
Resources from the Richmond Fellowship of Western Australia.

Recovery Online Toolkit
A collection of resources developed in response to the Discussion Paper "Pathways of Recovery: Preventing Relapse" for the National Mental Health Promotion and Prevention Working Party, by Debra Rickwood, June 2004.

A Recovery Vision for Rehabilitation: Psychiatric rehabilitation policy and strategic framework
Office of Mental Health, Government of Western Australia, September 2004.

Sharing Responsibility for Recovery: creating and sustaining recovery oriented systems of care for mental health.
Queensland Health, June 2005.

Social Inclusion: Its Importance to Mental Health
By Rachel Merton and Jenna Bateman. Rozelle, Mental Health Coordinating Council, June 2007.

Social Inclusion Unit Publications
Links to a range of publications from the South Australian government's Social Inclusion Unit.

Standards for Psychiatric Disability Rehabilitation and Support Services
Victoria, Department of Human Services, 2004.

Wellness Guide: A Resource to Support the Recovery Journey
The Wellness Guide was developed in partnership between the Sydney West Area Mental Health Service Consumer Network and mental health clinicians. Sydney West Area Health Service – Mental Health Network, January 2008.

Working on Strengths ... the Evidence So Far: Models of assistance by mental health community organisations and evidence of their effectiveness
By Jonine Penrose-Wall, and Jenna Bateman. Pre-release draft for expert peer review, 2007 udate and sector nomination of further studies. Rozelle, Mental Health Co-ordinating Council, 2006. Working on Strengths is based on an MHCC Evidence Audit of the international literature of evaluated psychosocial rehabilitation, resilience and recovery programs.

Overseas Links

100 Ways to Support Recovery: A guide for mental health professionals
By Mike Slade. Rethink, May 2009.
Rethink Recovery Series Vol. 1
The full text of additional material is available at Rethink Reports A-Z

Being There: A Peer Support Service for Older Adults with Mental Illness
By Jane Briscoe, David Orwin, Laura Ashton, and Jim Burdett. Auckland: Mental Health Workforce Development Programme, 2005.

Blackthorn Garden Project: Community Care in the Context of Primary Care
By Julia Nehring and Robert Gareth Hill, Sainsbury Centre for mental Health, 1995. This is a study of a supportive work project in a primary care setting.

A Common Purpose: Recovery in future mental health services
This joint position paper is the result of a collaboration between the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP), Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) and Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). It is intended to make a positive and supportive contribution to the development of ideas, planning, service development and practice based on contemporary concepts of recovery.
SCIE Position paper 08, June 2007

Connect and Include: An exploratory study of community development and mental health
By Patience Seebohm and Alison Gilchrist. National Social Inclusion Programme, National Institute for Mental Health In England, 2008.

The Contribution of Self-Direction to Improving the Quality of Mental Health Services
By Vidhya Alakeson. U.S. Department of Human Services, Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy, November 2007.

Down Your Street: Models of Extended Community Support Services for People with Mental Health Problems
By L Warner, R Ford, S Bagnall, S Morgan, C McDaid, and S Mawhinney. Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, July 1998. Voluntary sector-run community support services increasingly form part of the spectrum of care in the UK. Aimed at health and local authority purchasers, providers of support services, and mental health professionals working with them, this report describes different models of social and practical support.

Ecotherapy: The Green Agenda for Mental Health
With this report Mind calls for a new green agenda for mental health, following growing evidence in support of an accessible, cost-effective and natural addition to existing treatment options - ecotherapy.

Employment and Mental Health : Assessing the Economic Impact and the Case for Intervention
MHEEN Policy Brief 5, January 2008.
The Mental Health Economics European Network (MHEEN) is a 31-country partnership coordinated by the London School of Economics and Mental Health Europe.

Evaluation of the Scottish Recovery Indicator Pilot in Five Health Board Areas in Scotland
By Joanne McLean and Indiya Whitehead. Scottish Government Social Research, October 2008.

Evidence-Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Towards Recovery
This Resource Kit was developed by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and its Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) in the United States.

From Segregation to Inclusion: Commissioning Guidance on Day Services for People with Mental Health Problems
National Inclusion Programme; National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE), Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP), February 2006 .

The Future of Supported Employment in London
The 2008 Sainsbury Centre Lecture, delivered by Professor Robert Drake, 17th March 2008, London. Both video and transcripts are available from this site.

A Good Choice for Mental Health
By Jennifer Rankin. London, Institute for Public Policy Research, 2005.
Mental Health in the Mainstream. Working Paper 3.

How Consumers Step Up to Design a Truly Recovery-based Mental Health System
By Daniel Fisher. National Council Magazine, vol. 3, 2007

Illness Management and Recovery Toolkit
From the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Mental Health Information Center. Other kits are available from Mental Health Recovery, Mental Health Information Center

Inclusive Livable Communities for People with Psychiatric Disabilities
Washington D.C., National Council on Disability, March 17, 2008. There is also a .pdf version of this document.

Independent and Able to Cope: Evaluation of Working Together in London: An Integrated Mental Health Initiative
By John lee, Paul McCrone, and Richard Ford. King's Fund and the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, 2002. This report is an evaluation of the 'Working Together in London project', set up by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, the King's Fund and the DoH to support people with severe and long term mental health problems. This project examined the work of three assertive outreach teams in the capital.

The Journey to Recovery - the Government's Vision for Mental Health Care
A policy document from the Department of Health in the UK, November 2001.

Keys to Engagement: Review of Care for People with Severe Mental Illness who are hard to engage with Services
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, March 1998. One of the first UK books on assertive outreach, this report provides a comprehensive introduction to this approach. It seeks to define the client group, to map services and policy, and to point towards service and policy solutions to the many problems which can arise.

Making Recovery a Reality
By Geoff Shepherd, Jed Boardman, and Mike Slade. A policy paper from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health in the U.K., March 2008.

Mental Health and Social Exclusion
Social Exclusion Unit Report. London, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, June, 2004.

Mental Health and Social Inclusion
By Jennifer Rankin. London, Institute for Public Policy Research, 2005.
Mental Health in the Mainstream. Working Paper 2.

Mental Health and Work: Impact Issues and Good Practices
By Gaston Harnois and Phyllis Gabriel. A joint product of the World Health Organization, and the International Labour Organisation. Geneva, 2000.

Mental Health in the Mainstream
By Jennifer Rankin. London, Institute for Public Policy Research, 2005.

Mental Health National Service Framework (Wales) edition
I've included this document in this section as it deals with facilitating social inclusion, empowerment, and promotion of opportunities for a normal pattern of life, for those with a mental health problem.

Mental Health Recovery
A web site made possible as part of a mental health recovery grant funded by the Ohio Department of Mental Health, and the Hamilton County Community Mental Health Board. Of particular interest are the sections on best practices, and online articles and reports.

Mental Health Recovery: What Helps and What Hinders?
A National Research Project for the Development of Recovery Facilitating System Performance Indicators Phase II Technical Report:
Development of the Recovery Oriented System Indicators (ROSI) Measures to Advance Mental Health System Transformation. By Jeanne M. Dumont, et al. Prepared for National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, March 2006.

NASMHPD/NTAC e-Report on Recovery
This report was produced in 2004 by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) and the National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning (NTAC), in the United States.

National Consensus Statement on Mental Health Recovery
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services.

Not alone? Isolation and mental distress
A survey for 2004 from Mind indicates that 84 per cent of people with mental health problems feel isolated. Yet more worrying is that 80 per cent of respondents from this survey reported that isolation actually impedes their recovery from mental health problems. This new research confirms that people with mental health problems are among the most isolated in society.

The pathway to recovery: a review of the NHS acute inpatient mental health services
London, Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection, 2008.

Peer Support
From Mental Health Consumer Net in British Columbia

Peer Support: A Theoretical Perspective
By Shery Mead, David Hilton, and Laurie Curtis

Peer Support: What Makes It Unique?
By Shery Mead, and Cheryl MacNeil, December 2004. Shery Mead is a peer support trainer and author.

Personal Assistance in Community Existence: A Recovery Guide: Recovery at your own PACE
By Laurie Ahern and Daniel Fisher. National Empowerment Center, 1999.

Promoting Independence of People with Disabilities Due to Mental Disorders
Promoting Independence of People with Disabilities Due to Mental Disorders: A Guide for Rehabilitation in Primary Health Care, by H. Sell, and V. Nagaswami. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1997.

Psychosocial Rehabilitation: A Consensus Statement (World Health Organization. Division of Mental Health and Prevention of Substance Abuse) 1996
This statement was produced by WHO with the collaboration of the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation and the participation of experts from countries in several WHO regions.

Publications: Employment - Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
Free full text of a number of reports and policy documents.

Recovering Ordinary Lives: The strategy for occupational therapy in mental health services 2007-2017
Produced by the College of Occupational Therapists in the UK in December 2000, this strategy identifies clearly the unique contribution of occupational therapy within mental health services and provides direction for the development of the profession in this field. Three documents are available: A vision for the next ten years, the Literature review and Results from service user and carer focus groups.

The recovery approach in community-based vocational and training adult mental health day services
Systematic map report 2, by Sarah Carr, and Janet Clapton. Social Care Institute for Excellence, July 2007.
SCIE Research resource 03

Recovery Competencies for New Zealand Mental Health Workers
This resource was researched and written for the Mental Health Commission by Mary O'Hagan. Wellington, N.Z., Mental Health Commission, March 2001.

REHABDATA Database
REHABDATA, produced by the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC), is the leading literature database on disability and rehabilitation. The database describes over 65,000 documents covering physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities, independent living, vocational rehabilitation, special education, assistive technology, law, employment, and other issues as they relate to people with disabilities. The collection span 1956 to the present.

Resiliency & Recovery E-Learning Center
Free e-courses for providers, consumers, family members and other stakeholders. When you click on one of the modules a Pre-Test Survey appears, but as it's only valid for the United States you can just use the Exit option to move to the actual module.

Rethink - Recovery
A brief introduction to the recovery approach, and links to further resources from Rethink (previously the National Schizophrenia Fellowship) in the UK.

The Role of Peer Support Services in the Creation of Recovery-Oriented Mental Health Systems
A Policy Position from the National Mental Health Association in the United States.

Scottish Recovery Indicator
This is a work in progress. At this stage available only in draft form the tool was designed to help facilitate change in practice and to promote more of a recovery orientation. It is intended to be used in a way which will help service providers assess and consider their practice in a supportive and developmental way. It is not intended to be used as an audit tool designed only to identify shortcomings.

Scottish Recovery Network :: Narratives and research
The Scottish Recovery Network's narrative research findings are being made available through the SRN web site. Further sections will be released building up to become the most complete set of research findings on the recovery experience ever produced in Scotland.

Seeing Through Walls: A Report on Social Inclusion in Practice Based on the Findings of the Social Inclusion Mapping Exercise.
By Juliet James. Durham, Northern Centre for Mental Health, 2003. Social Inclusion is “A focus on supporting mental health service users to take up social roles and relationships in the wider community alongside the general public.” (A Definition by Peter Bates, Equalities Programme National Institute for Mental Health for England).

Social Perspectives Network: SPN Papers
The Social Perspectives Network is a U.K. coalition of service users / survivors, carers, policy makers, academics, students, and practitioners interested in how social factors both contribute to people becoming distressed, and play a crucial part in promoting people’s recovery. The full text of a number of their publications is available on this page.

Stories of Recovery: Working Together Towards Experiential Knowledge in Mental Health Care
Edited by Wilma Boevink. Utrecht, Trimbos-instituut, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, 2006.

Supported Employment Fidelity Scale
From the Dartmouth Supported Employment Center, the Supported Employment Fidelity Scale defines the critical ingredients of supported employment (SE) in order to differentiate between programs that follow supported employment and those that do not. The Dartmouth Supported Employment Center (DSEC) is designed to study employment services and supports to increase the number of people who work in sustained competitive employment.

Treated as People: An overview of mental health services from a social care perspective 2002 - 2004
London, Department of Health, Social Services Inspectorate, 2004.

Vocational Services for People with Severe Mental Health Problems: Commissioning Guidance
National Inclusion Programme; National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE), Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP), February 2006 .

Voices of Transformation: Developing Recovery-Based Statewide Consumer/Survivor Organizations
By M. A. Lawrence. 2nd. ed. National Empowerment Center and the The Recovery Consortium, 2007.

Wellness Tools
Documents available from an intensive train-the-trainer recovery education workshop conducted by Mary Ellen Copeland, for the Colorado Department of Human Services.

With Inclusion in Mind: The local authority’s role in promoting wellbeing and social development: Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Sections 25-31
This document was written by Peter Bates of the National Development Team for the Scottish Government, November 2007.

Workforce Competencies for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Workers: A Concept Mapping Project
This project was conducted for The International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services Albuquerque, New Mexico November 11-12, 1993, by William M.K. Trochim (Cornell University) and Judith Cook (Thresholds National Research and Training Center on Rehabilitation and Mental Illness).