Since WRAP was developed in 1997 it has spread all over the world and continues to grow everyday as a tool to enrich and empower lives. Stories have been shared, friendships formed and communities built. People have reclaimed their lives and have become the way they always wanted to be. They are doing the things they had always hoped they would be able to do. Mental health and health care systems are incorporating the Key Concepts, WRAP and WRAP Values and Ethics into everything they do.
On March 6, WRAP turned 18 ̶ Did you hold a WRAP Birthday Celebration? Join us on Facebook to tell us how you celebrated and to share your photos!
Mary Ellen Copeland, PhD, developed Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) with a group of people with lived experience who were attending a mental health recovery workshop in 1997. She is the original author of the WRAP Red Book, as well as dozens of other WRAP books and materials. She has dedicated the last 30 years of her life to learning from people who have mental health issues; discovering the simple, safe, non-invasive ways they get well, stay well, and move forward in their lives; and then sharing what she has learned with others through keynote addresses, trainings, and the development of books, curriculums, and other resources. Now that she is retired, and that, as she intended, others are continuing to share what she has learned, she continues to learn from those who have mental health issues and those who support them. She is a frequent contributor to this site.
