title: Moving beyond illness to recovery: the recovery is for everyone Grants Program (RIFE).
abstract: The RIFE Grants Program offers funding to individuals in recovery from mental health and substance abuse problems for innovative projects to help them take steps toward achieving their life aspirations. Twenty-one people who received awards participated in an evaluation using the MDS and EPQ with significant increases in items related to empowerment from the beginning to mid study and a decrease in the empowerment factor from mid to end study. Ninety-one percent of participants reported improvements in daily life, 82% in thoughts of self, 80% in belief in capabilities, 60% in social roles, 80% in socializing, and 50% in values.
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10010, USA. kathlene.tracy@med.nyu.edu
authors.forename: Kathlene
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tracy
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weingarten
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mattison
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piselli
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rounsaville
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D003657:Decision Making; D006289:Health Planning Support; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D016730:Program Development; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012380:Role; D012803:Sick Role; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires