Articles for the Organization "Recovery"

"Ask the Expert" Welcomes Roger Fallot, Ph.D.

2011-09-02T03:08:50

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Roger Fallot, a clinical psychologist, specializing in the development and evaluation of services for trauma survivors and the role of spirituality in recovery. He is also the director of research and evaluation for Community Connections, Inc. Dr. Fallot authored numerous clinical and research articles and was principal investigator on the District of Columbia Trauma Collaboration Study, a SAMHSA-funded research project examining the effectiveness of integrated services for women trauma survivors with mental health and substance abuse problems. He and a group of clinicians at Community Connections have developed a men's version of the Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model, a manualized group intervention for working with survivors of physical and sexual abuse.

Housing and Homelessness: Leveraging Treatment and Recovery Services to Improve our Systems of Care

2011-07-21T12:54:15

SAMHSA grantees have a strong impact on those they serve and the work they perform makes a difference in the lives of many. This video portrays some of the grantee's success stories.

Journey to Recovery

2010-09-17T12:49:49

This vignette created by the Homeless Action Committee of Chicago presents the experiences of homeless individuals in the process of recovery. The stories provide insight in to the mentality of homeless individuals and the situations that brought them into homelessness.

Q&A with Katy Hanlon: Photovoice and Recovery

2010-07-19T05:19:36

Katy Hanlon of the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Technical Assistance Center discusses her experience with Photovoice. It is a program designed to empower people in recovery from mental disorders using the arts, offered at the Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. The HRC’s Alexander Steacy chats with Katy Hanlon to learn more her participation as a student and course assistant during a recent Boston University Photovoice course.

Recovery and Homeless Services: New Directions for the Field - Free Access

2010-03-24T04:25:27

FREE Access to Full Text: This article examines the recovery paradigm across several fields, and explores the need for recovery-oriented homeless services. It is featured in the "Future of Homeless Services" Special Issue, guest edited by the Homelessness Resource Center and published in the Open Health Services and Policy Journal. The authors, drawing from personal and indirect recovery perspectives, support current trends toward recovery-oriented care.

Recovery management and recovery-oriented systems of care: Scientific rationale and promising practices

2010-12-20T02:05:01

As White points out in this monograph, the addictions treatment field is reaching a tipping point that is revolutionizing the ways in which behavioral health leaders think about people with alcohol and other drug problems, and consequently how services and systems are developed. At its core, this movement represents a shift away from a crisis-oriented, professionally directed, acute-care approach with its emphasis on isolated treatment episodes, to a recovery management approach that provides longterm supports and recognizes the many pathways to healing. This is what has been missing from the field—a systematic review of the literature to support this transition and the concrete strategies that will help make the vision of recovery-oriented service systems a reality.

Recovery Starts with Strengths

2010-10-22T12:13:23

Jeff Irving is a Peer Support Specialist who prefers to be called a person rather than a consumer. He is dedicated to supporting others through their own journeys through recovery. Jeff shares his perspectives on recovery and the role of peer support with the HRC’s Wendy Grace Evans.

Road to Recovery Webinar

2010-08-09T02:19:42

SAMHSA, with our partner agencies and grantees recognize the relationship between homelessness, mental health and substance use disorders is complex, multi-dimensional, and reciprocal. To effectively break this cyclical relationship, it is essential to understand that treatment for substance use disorders is effective and recovery is possible. With the help of evidence-based behavioral, clinical, medication-assisted treatment regiments, and recovery support services, individuals can enjoy independent and productive lives in the community. This video will discuss successful programs that allow people with co-occurring disorders maintain productive lives in their communities and provides valuable information for providing clients with the appropriate housing approach that addresses their specific issues.

The Art of Recovery

2010-05-25T09:42:36

Matt Van Buren is a participant in the Art of Recovery, a program of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. The Art of Recovery project recognizes the talent of people who live with mental illness and the role that art and other creative outlets can play in the recovery process. Matt shares his reflections on his history with mental illness and substance use and the remarkable role of art in his own recovery.

Training Frontline Staff: Illness Management and Recovery

2010-10-14T01:31:17

This four-part workbook will help Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) leaders teach practitioners about the principles, processes, and skills necessary to deliver effective Illness Management and Recovery services.