Behind the Rhetoric: Mental Health Recovery in Ontario

by Jennifer Poole

Book Overview

Recovery has taken the mental health world by storm. In clinics, hospitals, community organizations and governments across North America and Europe, recovery rhetoric is everywhere. Its message of hope is catchy, its promise of wellness long overdue and its claims (somewhat) substantiated. But where did this new vision for mental health come from and what does it really mean for a system long unbalanced? Focusing on Ontario's mental health communities,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552664171
• ISBN13: 9781552664179
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"