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An ambivalent atmosphere: Employment training programs and mental health recovery

Abstract

This article critically examines the role of employment training programs in the personal recovery of adults living with mental illness in community settings. Using Cameron Duff's (2014) notion of 'assemblages of recovery,' we explore how, and to what extent, employment training programs provide the supportive resources linked to personal recovery. Using an ethnographic case study, we describe the ambivalent atmospheres associated with one …

Authors

Perski M; Wilton R; Evans J

Journal

Health & Place, Vol. 62, ,

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

March 2020

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102266

ISSN

1353-8292