Self-Direction: Consumers lead, control, exercise choice over, and determine their own
path of recovery by optimizing autonomy, independence, and control of resources to
achieve a self-determined life. By definition, the recovery process must be self-directed by
the individual, who defines his or her own life goals and designs a unique path towards
those goals.
Individualized and Person-Centered: There are multiple pathways to recovery based on
an individual’s unique strengths and resiliencies as well as his or her needs, preferences,
experiences (including past trauma), and cultural background in all of its diverse
representations. Individuals also identify recovery as being an ongoing journey and an end
result as well as an overall paradigm for achieving wellness and optimal mental health.
Empowerment: Consumers have the authority to choose from a range of options and to
participate in all decisions—including the allocation of resources—that will affect their lives,
and are educated and supported in so doing. They have the ability to join with other
consumers to collectively and effectively speak for themselves about their needs, wants,
desires, and aspirations. Through empowerment, an individual gains control of his or her
own destiny and influences the organizational and societal structures in his or her life.
Holistic: Recovery encompasses an individual’s whole life, including mind, body, spirit, and
community. Recovery embraces all aspects of life, including housing, employment, education,
mental health and health care treatment and services, complementary and naturalistic
services, addictions treatment, spirituality, creativity, social networks, community
participation, and family supports as determined by the person. Families, providers,
organizations, systems, communities, and society play crucial roles in creating and
maintaining meaningful opportunities for consumer access to these supports.
Non-Linear: Recovery is not a step-by step process but one based on continual growth,
occasional setbacks, and learning from experience. Recovery begins with an initial stage of
awareness in which a person recognizes that positive change is possible. This awareness
enables the consumer to move on to fully engage in the work of recovery.
Strengths-Based: Recovery focuses on valuing and building on the multiple capacities,
resiliencies, talents, coping abilities, and inherent worth of individuals. By building on these
strengths, consumers leave stymied life roles behind and engage in new life roles (e.g.,
partner, caregiver, friend, student, employee). The process of recovery moves forward
through interaction with others in supportive, trust-based relationships.
Peer Support: Mutual support—including the sharing of experiential knowledge and skills
and social learning—plays an invaluable role in recovery. Consumers encourage and engage
other consumers in recovery and provide each other with a sense of belonging, supportive
relationships, valued roles, and community.
Respect: Community, systems, and societal acceptance and appreciation of consumers —
including protecting their rights and eliminating discrimination and stigma—are crucial in
achieving recovery. Self-acceptance and regaining belief in one’s self are particularly vital.
Respect ensures the inclusion and full participation of consumers in all aspects of their lives.
Responsibility: Consumers have a personal responsibility for their own self-care and
journeys of recovery. Taking steps towards their goals may require great courage.
Consumers must strive to understand and give meaning to their experiences and identify
coping strategies and healing processes to promote their own wellness.
Hope: Recovery provides the essential and motivating message of a better future— that
people can and do overcome the barriers and obstacles that confront them. Hope is
internalized; but can be fostered by peers, families, friends, providers, and others. Hope is
the catalyst of the recovery process. Mental health recovery not only benefits individuals
with mental health disabilities by focusing on their abilities to live, work, learn, and fully
participate in our society, but also enriches the texture of American community life. America
reaps the benefits of the contributions individuals with mental disabilities can make,
ultimately becoming a stronger and healthier Nation.
path of recovery by optimizing autonomy, independence, and control of resources to
achieve a self-determined life. By definition, the recovery process must be self-directed by
the individual, who defines his or her own life goals and designs a unique path towards
those goals.
Individualized and Person-Centered: There are multiple pathways to recovery based on
an individual’s unique strengths and resiliencies as well as his or her needs, preferences,
experiences (including past trauma), and cultural background in all of its diverse
representations. Individuals also identify recovery as being an ongoing journey and an end
result as well as an overall paradigm for achieving wellness and optimal mental health.
Empowerment: Consumers have the authority to choose from a range of options and to
participate in all decisions—including the allocation of resources—that will affect their lives,
and are educated and supported in so doing. They have the ability to join with other
consumers to collectively and effectively speak for themselves about their needs, wants,
desires, and aspirations. Through empowerment, an individual gains control of his or her
own destiny and influences the organizational and societal structures in his or her life.
Holistic: Recovery encompasses an individual’s whole life, including mind, body, spirit, and
community. Recovery embraces all aspects of life, including housing, employment, education,
mental health and health care treatment and services, complementary and naturalistic
services, addictions treatment, spirituality, creativity, social networks, community
participation, and family supports as determined by the person. Families, providers,
organizations, systems, communities, and society play crucial roles in creating and
maintaining meaningful opportunities for consumer access to these supports.
Non-Linear: Recovery is not a step-by step process but one based on continual growth,
occasional setbacks, and learning from experience. Recovery begins with an initial stage of
awareness in which a person recognizes that positive change is possible. This awareness
enables the consumer to move on to fully engage in the work of recovery.
Strengths-Based: Recovery focuses on valuing and building on the multiple capacities,
resiliencies, talents, coping abilities, and inherent worth of individuals. By building on these
strengths, consumers leave stymied life roles behind and engage in new life roles (e.g.,
partner, caregiver, friend, student, employee). The process of recovery moves forward
through interaction with others in supportive, trust-based relationships.
Peer Support: Mutual support—including the sharing of experiential knowledge and skills
and social learning—plays an invaluable role in recovery. Consumers encourage and engage
other consumers in recovery and provide each other with a sense of belonging, supportive
relationships, valued roles, and community.
Respect: Community, systems, and societal acceptance and appreciation of consumers —
including protecting their rights and eliminating discrimination and stigma—are crucial in
achieving recovery. Self-acceptance and regaining belief in one’s self are particularly vital.
Respect ensures the inclusion and full participation of consumers in all aspects of their lives.
Responsibility: Consumers have a personal responsibility for their own self-care and
journeys of recovery. Taking steps towards their goals may require great courage.
Consumers must strive to understand and give meaning to their experiences and identify
coping strategies and healing processes to promote their own wellness.
Hope: Recovery provides the essential and motivating message of a better future— that
people can and do overcome the barriers and obstacles that confront them. Hope is
internalized; but can be fostered by peers, families, friends, providers, and others. Hope is
the catalyst of the recovery process. Mental health recovery not only benefits individuals
with mental health disabilities by focusing on their abilities to live, work, learn, and fully
participate in our society, but also enriches the texture of American community life. America
reaps the benefits of the contributions individuals with mental disabilities can make,
ultimately becoming a stronger and healthier Nation.
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| Recovery and Resiliency |
| Mental health recovery is a journey of healing and transformation enabling a person with a mental health problem to live a meaningful life in a community of his or her choice while striving to achieve his or her full potential. |
| The "10 Fundamental Components of Recovery and Resiliency" are based on information from www. samsha .gov |
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1. Based on the "National Consensus statement on Mental Health Recovery"
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