Towards a Social Justice Framework of Mental Health Recovery

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12967709
AutoresMarina Morrow (0000-0002-4648-1909, Simon Fraser University, autor correspondente), Julia Weisser (Simon Fraser University)
Ano2012
Volume6
Fascículo1
Páginas27-43
Data de publicação2012-10-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoStudies in Social Justice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1911-4788 • E-ISSN: 1911-4788
EditoraBrock University Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.26522/ssj.v6i1.1067
OpenAlexW2099449021
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas35
Referências citadas16

In this paper we set out the context in which experiences of mental distress occur with an emphasis on the contributions of social and structural factors and then make a case for the use of intersectionality as an analytic and methodological framework for understanding these factors. We then turn to the political urgency for taking up the concept of recovery and argue for the importance of research and practice that addresses professional domination of the field, and that promotes ongoing engagement and dialogue about recovery as both a personal and social experience. To this end, we describe a unique project that sought to deepen our understanding of how recovery is being thought about and applied in the current context of mental health care in Vancouver, BC, with a specific focus on how, and whether, people are taking up and addressing dimensions of power that we see as critical to the operationalization of recovery within a social justice framework. Emerging from our research and discussion is a set of critical questions about whether or not the political moment in Canada with respect to re-invigorating recovery should be embraced, versus a rejection of the concept of recovery as too limiting in its scope and too vulnerable to professional co-optation

Context (archaeology · Criminology · Distributive justice · Economic Justice · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Intersectionality · Mental distress · Mental health · Operationalization · Political science · Politics · Psychotherapist · Public relations · Scope (computer science · Social justice · Sociology · Transitional justice · Gender Studies · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Psychology · Social Psychology