Section for Recovery

The Section for Recovery (SfR) is a new Section in the HSPR department, which will undertake recovery-focussed mental health services research. The Section is a substantive multi-professional recovery-focussed research team undertaking high-quality research of national and international relevance. It will co-operate closely with the local Mental Health Trust which has developed a pro-recovery policy, and is in the process of orienting its services around this philosophy of care.

The aims of the SfR are: to provide a focus for international quality recovery research within the Institute of Psychiatry; to develop expertise in organisational change and positive psychology; to co-ordinate a national recovery research network; to establish collaborative links, including joint applications and honorary appointments, with leading recovery research centres in the UK and internationally; and to establish a high-quality web presence as a resource for the field. It will meet these aims by undertaking international-quality recovery research, bringing together currently unco-ordinated local and national initiatives, directly informing mental health policy, having high credibility with key stake-holder groups, including service user and carer representative groups, and contributing to the development of a pro-recovery identity in the local Mental Health Trust.

For more information regarding the Section for Recovery please visit our website http://www.researchintorecovery.com

The section is led by Dr Mike Slade, Reader in Health Services Research and Consultant Clinical Psychologist.

Section for Recovery (PO 29)
Health Service and Population Research Department
David Goldberg Centre
Institute of Psychiatry
De Crespigny Park
London SE5 8AF
Administration: Kelly Davies
Phone: 020 7848 0703
Fax: 020 7848 5056