title: The Meaning of Recovery from Co-Occurring Disorder: Views from Consumers and Staff Members Living and Working in Housing First Programming.
abstract: The current study seeks to understand the concept of recovery from the perspectives of consumers and staff living and working in a supportive housing model designed to serve those with co-occurring disorder. Interview and focus group data were collected from consumers and staff from four housing programs. Data analyzed using an approach that combined case study and grounded theory methodologies demonstrate that: consumers' and staff members' views of recovery were highly compatible and resistant to abstinence-based definitions of recovery; recovery is personal; stability is a foundation for recovery; recovery is a process; and the recovery process is not linear. These themes are more consistent with mental health-focused conceptions of recovery than those traditionally used within the substance abuse field, and they help demonstrate how recovery can be influenced by the organization of services in which consumers are embedded.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Dennis P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: VA Health Services Research and Development Center for Health Information and Communication, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA. ACT Center of Indiana, Psychology Department, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Angela L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Rollins
keywords: Co-occurring disorder; Homelessness; Housing first; Recovery