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SWK 502 Recovery Theory, Values and Skills

Lived Experience Resources

ASHA International. (2020). You can recover project. https://myasha.org/you-can-recover/
Over 100 short videos from people who discuss their personal recovery journeys

Green, L.D., & Ubozo, K. (2019). We've been too patient: Voices from radical mental health. North Atlantic Books.
Many chapters of this book are first-person narratives of mental health experiences and recovery

OC87 Recovery Diaries. (2023). Mental health first person essays. https://oc87recoverydiaries.com/mental-health-first-person-essays/
Stories of mental health, empowerment, and change, including mental health first person essays, by and for those with mental health challenges
National Alliance on Mental Illness. (2024). Personal stories. https://www.nami.org/Personal-Stories