Enhancing the Social Networks of People with Mental Illnesses: A Qualitative Study on the Role of Peer-Operated Recovery Learning Communities [English and Spanish versions]
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Psychiatry Issue BriefPublication Date
2016-07-01Keywords
Community Based Participatory ResearchPeers
Rehabilitation/Recovery
Recovery Learning Communities
peer support
social integration
Spanish
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In 2014, researchers from the UMass Systems and Psychosocial Advances Research Center (SPARC) partnered with the Central Massachusetts Recovery Learning Communities (RLC) to complete a pilot study exploring the relationship between RLC participation and experiences of social integration. Utilizing participatory action research (PAR) principles, investigators from both SPARC and the RLC worked collaboratively to design an exploratory qualitative study, analyze data, and present findings. A Spanish translation of this publication is available for download.DOI
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