Illnesses don't recover. People do.

Pat Deegan's Recovery Approach focuses on the person instead of the illness and offers hope-filled tools, technologies and training for people, families and providers. Using Pat's Approach, people can get and keep the life they want, and staff gain the knowledge and skills for practicing true recovery-oriented care.

Pat Deegan: Disruptive Innovator

Patricia E. Deegan Ph.D. is the founder of Pat Deegan & Associates (PDA). For over 30 years Pat has been a thought leader and disruptive innovator in the field of behavioral health recovery.

Pat Deegan's Recovery Approach includes the award-winning CommonGround Software, Recovery Academy, Medication Empowerment, Certified Personal Medicine Coaching and the Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation.

Pat is an activist in the survivor movement and has lived her own journey of recovery after being diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager.

She has held several academic appointments, has numerous publications, and has carried a message of hope for recovery to audiences around the world.

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In the Spotlight...

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CommonGround Software Launch

December 4, 2023

We're excited to announce the launch of 2 NEW CommonGround Sites at the Union of Pan Asian Communities in San Diego

Community Health Workers Technical assistance

December 7, 2023

PDA staff will be meeting with with Community Health Workers from Community Care Behavioral Health to support them in deepening their knowledge around Academy + Library to help support their members.

Decision Support Center Quarterly Call

December 19, 2023

PDA staff will be meeting with with Decision Support Center staff in Community Care Behavioral Health's network using CommonGround Software for our quarterly call.