The Lived Experience of Recovery: The Role of Health Work in Addressing the Social Determinants of Mental Health
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
20 April 2020
Abstract
Recovery is a policy framework for mental health in Canada. Key challenges to the integration of recovery include a gap in knowledge about the work that people do to promote their health and well-being in the context of living with mental ill health. This study used Photovoice to explore the lived realities of people living with mental ill health and the impact of the social determinants on their recovery process. Findings from this study inform policy and practice on promoting health work as an important dimension of recovery and community inclusion.
Résumé
Le rétablissement est un enjeu pour la politique de santé mentale au Canada. Parmi les défis importants de l’intégration du rétablissement, on note le manque d’information quant aux efforts que doivent faire les gens aux prises avec une maladie mentale pour promouvoir leur santé et leur bien-être. Cette étude utilise la méthode Photovoice pour explorer les réalités que vivent ces personnes et l’incidence des déterminants sociaux sur leur processus de rétablissement. Les résultats de cette étude devraient permettre d’orienter les politiques et les pratiques en santé concernant la dimension importante du rétablissement et de l’inclusion communautaire.
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Volume 38 • Number 4 • December 2019
Pages: 45 - 61
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Colleen Reid, Nancy Clark, Ania Landy, and Maya Alonso. 2019. The Lived Experience of Recovery: The Role of Health Work in Addressing the Social Determinants of Mental Health. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
38(4): 45-61. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2019-018
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