This is the latest report on the progress of the Recovery House in Trieste. This article consider the challenges, the learnings and the achievements so far. We understand the word recovery in mental health to mean “a deep and unique process in which one person with severe mental health problems (re)take ownership of his/her life”. … Read more
In 2016 Hywel Dda University Health Board, Wales and ASUITS (Mental Health Deapartment) Trieste supported by the International Mental Health Collaborating Network (IMHCN) collaborated on running a “Whole Person, Whole Life and Recovery into Practice” Joint Action Learning Set Programme. Co-facilitator and IMHCN Development Officer, Roberta Casadio describes what happened with the Action Learning Set in Trieste. April – … Read more
The first phase of the Trieste Recovery Learning community and Recovery House has now been completed. Over a six month period Paul Baker and Roberta Casadio from IMHCN worked with the Trieste Mental Health Department in developing a whole life recovery focussed project to enable six people and their families to develop their autonomy and … Read more
This is an initial report on developing a Whole Life Recovery Community and Recovery House and Centre, Trieste, Italy. This is a six month initiative intended to develop a permanent recovery house as part of the public mental health services. The Recovery House initiative was conceived and developed over a one year period with the partner … Read more
These people have contributed to the development of the IMHCN across the world. They are part of IMHCN and help to promote our work by sharing their experience and knowledge of de-institionalisation practices and the whole life whole system approach. Click on the name to read more about them, their interests and work. A … Read more
At the begining of this month (May 2015) seven people from Trieste began their whole life recovery journeys. This initative is based around the establishment of a Whole Life Whole Person Recovery Action Learning Community and a Recovery House. The Recovery Action Learning Community is made of 60 people. At the centre are the seven … Read more
The first meeting to develop a Whole Person Whole Life Recovery Community Programme including a Recovery House took place over two days at the San Giovanni Campus on the 7th and 8th March 2015. Over 60 Clients, family members, Trieste Mental Health Service staff and workers from cooperatives attended. The meeting was facilitated by John Jenkins, … Read more
Welcome to the Trieste Mental Health Department Action Learning Set page. On this page we have placed all of the materials relating to this learning set. You can also communicate with other members of the learning set and with the facilitators by posting comments below. Report on the Trieste Action Learning Sets 2016 In 2016 … Read more