by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 20, 2015 | Blog, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Early Warning Signs, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Implementation & Evidence, Post-Crisis Plan, Stressors & Triggers
Press Release from the American Psychiatric Association – May 31, 2012 Release No. 12-26 [download original APA Press Release as PDF here] ARLINGTON, Va. (May 31, 2012) — Training in mental illness self-management with WRAP reduced depression and anxiety and... by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 20, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Facilitator Training, Families, For Facilitators, WRAP Programs & Groups
West Virginia has developed a unique initiative for implementing WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) for children across the state. Conceived and spearheaded by David Sanders, Consumer Affairs Executive Assistant of the West Virginia Mental Health Consumers... by Mary Ellen Copeland | May 20, 2015 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Key Concepts, WRAP Programs & Groups
Focus On Recovery-United, Inc. (FOR-U) is an Independent Peer Operated/Peer Support Non-Profit Organization staffed entirely by paid and volunteer consumers who have been trained as facilitators of Mary Ellen Copeland’s Wellness Recovery Action Plan™ (WRAP). We... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog, Children & Teens, Creating & Using Your WRAP, Crisis Plan, Daily Plan, Developmental Distinctions, Elements of WRAP, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Post-Crisis Plan, Veterans, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
When I think about where WRAP came from, my thoughts go back in time, much further than I thought they would go. They go back in time to when I was a very little girl, eight years old, lonely and frightened, as a nurse with lots of keys unlocked numerous heavy doors,... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Mar 6, 2015 | Blog, Elements of WRAP, For Facilitators, Key Concepts, Wellness, Recovery & Lifestyle Topics
by Kathyann Corl My own journey from physical and mental health disabilities was a challenging disheartening journey but I survived. As I began to hear glimmers of stories about what people called WRAP and I became curious and began to follow the plan for myself. When... by Mary Ellen Copeland | Feb 4, 2015 | Blog, Facilitator Training, For Facilitators, Veterans
Peer support in mental health has recently gained significant attention. We see terms like “peer support”, “peer specialists” and “lived experience”, but what do they actually mean? Very simply, a peer is a person who can offer support by virtue of the fact that he...