Courage and Recovery
When I talk about my recovery, people sometimes tell me I must have a lot of courage. However, if...
The Politics of Memory
I created the Politics of Memory for consumers/survivors who are, or who would like to be,...
Strengths Based Care & Recovery
When I was still a teenager, I was admitted for a second time to a psychiatric institution....
From Numbers to Names
Here is a 15-minute documentary about state hospital cemetery restoration. It's called, From...
Personal Medicine and the Healer Within
Imagine that you have a broken leg. You go to the hospital and a doctor sets the broken bone and...
Consumer/Survivor/Ex-patient Movement and Shared Decision Making
Some people argue that shared decision making is not consistent with the principles of choice and...
The Legacy of Peer Support
In contemporary times, we are seeing a rise in the numbers and types of peer-run programs across...
When Help is Not Helpful
Sometimes help is not helpful.
Early in my recovery, after a brief interview with a psychiatrist,...
Relationships Can Heal
I have had the privilege of interviewing many people about their journey of recovery. One of the...
Mentalism, Micro-Aggression and the Peer Practitioner
I was visiting with a group of peer practitioners who were working as advocates and mentors with...
CommonGround Guides
CommonGround Guides put recovery tools directly into the hands of the people who need them. Each Guide contains education, workbook style exercises, Personal Medicine Cards, tracking tools and reflection questions.
Certified Personal Medicine Coaching
Personal Medicine supports recovery-oriented practice, is evidence-based and has been shown to increase activation which leads to more robust health outcomes. The practice of Personal Medicine meets SAMHSA’s criteria for recovery-based practice and the core competencies of peer support. A Certified Personal Medicine Coach is an expert in supporting people as they discover and use Personal Medicine in their recovery.
Academy + Library
We've combined Recovery Library (and its thousands of recovery-oriented resources) with the power of Academy. Academy's e-learning courses and real-world practice help staff get the most out of Library while learning how to effectively deliver recovery-oriented care.
Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation
The Hearing Distressing Voices Simulation is a groundbreaking, empathy-building experience which helps students, mental health professionals and first responders understand the challenges and strengths of people who experience psychosis.
Author
Pat Deegan
My partner and I founded a company run by and for people in recovery. Our mission: To safeguard human dignity by bringing individual voice and choice to the center of the clinical care team. Toward this end I developed the CommonGround Program including Software and the Distressing Voices Simulation.
