A Recovery College in Canada: An Innovative Means of Supporting and Empowering Individuals with Severe Mental Illness
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
16 November 2017
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The Recovery College at Ontario Shores provides service users who have mental health challenges with courses, which they choose, to learn about recovery, mental health, treatment options, leisure, and fun. College components designed to enhance recovery also include peer support and access to the library to enhance individualized learning.
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Le Recovery College du centre de santé mentale Ontario Shores offre aux personnes qui ont des problèmes de santé mentale des cours, qu’elles choisissent elles-mêmes, sur le rétablissement, la santé mentale, les options de traitement, les loisirs et la notion de plaisir. Ce collège d’accompagnement dans le processus de rétablissement offre également du soutien par les pairs et l’accès à une bibliothèque à ceux et celles qui souhaitent poursuivre leur apprentissage de façon individuelle.
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Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 36 • Number 3 • November 2017
Pages: 59 - 63
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Simone Arbour and Allison Stevens. 2017. A Recovery College in Canada: An Innovative Means of Supporting and Empowering Individuals with Severe Mental Illness. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
36(3): 59-63. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2017-017
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