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Recovery in Community: Using Participatory Action Research to Explore Recovery with Alternatives

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 2005

Abstract

In Ontario, many people are calling for recovery to become the overarching philosophy and goal of the mental health system. Mental health service organizations are key to promoting recovery, but relatively little has been done to understand what recovery means at the organizational level. This paper describes the context, conduct, and findings of a participatory action research project designed to explore recovery in Alternatives, an organization in Toronto providing mental health services.

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Dans l'Ontario, les appels multiplient pour faire du rétablissement (“recovery”) la philosophie et le but fondamentaux du systeme de santé mentale. Les organismes qui fournissent des services de santé mentale jouent un rôle clé dans la promotion du rétablissement, mais on a fait rélativement peu de travail qui mène à une compréhension du rétablissement au niveau de l'organisme. Cet article décrit le contexte, la conduite et les résultats d'un projet de recherche conçu pour explorer le rétablissement à Alternatives, un organisme qui fournit des services de santé mentale à Toronto.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 24Number 2September 2005
Pages: 85 - 97

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Version of record online: 13 May 2009

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Nora Jacobson
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON
Jason Altenberg
South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Toronto, ON
Jill Barnes
Alternatives, Toronto, ON
Rob Cusson
Alternatives, Toronto, ON
Virginia Rowley
Alternatives, Toronto, ON
Brian McKinnon
Consumer/Survivor and Family Leadership Project, Toronto, ON

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