Document Type
Psychiatry Issue Brief
Publication Date
2016-7
Abstract
A Spanish translation of this publication is available to download under "Additional Files" below.
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.
Recommended Citation
Delman, J., Biebel, K., & Alikhan, S. (2016). 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]. Psychiatry Information in Brief, 13 (5). Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/pib/vol13/iss5/1
Creative Commons License
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Subject Area
Community Based Participatory Research, Peers, Rehabilitation/Recovery
Keywords
Recovery Learning Communities, peer support, social integration, Spanish