Getting Started

A small collection of works to get you started if you are new to Recovery ideas. This list does not claim to be 'the best' papers on Recovery: it just tries to give a flavour of the field, with some bias towards documents produced in Devon.

File Author Size Released Type Hits

"We are a conspiracy of hope and we are pressing back against the strong tide of oppression which for centuries has been the legacy of those of us who are labeled with mental illness. We are refusing to reduce human beings to illnesses."

Recovery and the Conspiracy of Hope Patricia Deegan 43.69 KB 1996 pdf Download 133
A leaflet describing how recovery will be implemented in Devon and Torbay. Also known as the 'Daisy Pages', it has been described as "the best use of a piece of A4 paper - ever!".
Putting Recovery at the heart of all we do Devon Partnership Trust and Torbay Care Trust 289.53 KB 2008 pdf Download 1527
'Recovery Devon is a group of people who are passionate about improving knowledge, understanding and experiences around mental health and wellbeing. All are welcome.'
'What is Recovery Devon' Leaflet Recovery Devon 1.73 MB 2011 pdf Download 243
'Just as the generic, anatomical heart does not exist, neither does the schizophrenic or the multiple or the bipolar exist outside of a generic textbook. What exists, in the truly existential sense, is not an illness or disease. What exists is a human being and wisdom demands that we see and reverence this human being before all else.'
Recovery as a journey of the heart Patricia Deegan 149.53 KB 1996 pdf Download 990

A collection of stories of personal recovery.
'Recovery story telling is not easy. These stories are a tribute to the courage and resilience of their authors. People have shared with us their reflections, as they move towards self knowledge and wellbeing.'
Hard copies also available. See more information here.

Beyond The Storms, Reflections on Personal Recovery in Devon Laurie Davidson & Linden Lynn 3.35 MB 2009 pdf Download 1567
What does Recovery mean and what are the implications for future practice and services?
‘Recovery’ in a nutshell Glenn Roberts 287.48 KB 2011 pdf Download 1360
This policy paper presents some of the key ideas of Recovery and examines their implications for the delivery of mental health services.
Making Recovery A Reality Geoff Shepherd, Jed Boardman & Mike Slade - Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health 451.6 KB 2008 pdf Download 1505
Presents ten key organisational changes needed to implement Recovery.
Implementing Recovery - A New Framework for Organisational Change Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health 253.8 KB 2009 pdf Download 1486

Top ten: papers, policies, books, measures, stories, websites, films and tools
Revised version, 20 November 2011, as chosen by Glenn Roberts and Elina Baker,

Top 10 Recovery Resources Glenn Roberts & Elina Baker 542.24 KB 2011 pdf Download 2014

For DOWNLOAD is used JotLoader component © V. Kanich 2007-2009