2024’s Top Posts – #3 – The allegory of the lake: The implications of an Inclusive Recovery Cities model for prevention and early intervention

Position Paper: Centre for Addiction Recovery Research (by David Best) Rationale and background: The inclusive cities model was originally conceptualised by Best and Colman (2018) based on the idea that recovery is an achievement that should be celebrated in order to: Challenge stigma and exclusion Increase visibility of recovery and access to community resources In … Continue reading 2024’s Top Posts – #3 – The allegory of the lake: The implications of an Inclusive Recovery Cities model for prevention and early intervention

2024’s Top Posts – #4 – The war against ‘pathology porn’: How can we make recovery research strengths-based and generative

by David Best, Sharynne Hamilton, Noreen Demeria, Tom Karl The problem  Assessments for drug and alcohol treatment are generally miserable affairs. For both parties. As a result of worries about governance, risk, safety, funding etc, the person seeking help is often confronted by a ‘professional’ armed with a questionnaire that is made up of standardised … Continue reading 2024’s Top Posts – #4 – The war against ‘pathology porn’: How can we make recovery research strengths-based and generative

Global Family Recovery Alliance: Launch of a strengths-based approach to family recovery

Authored by: David Best, Caroline Beidler, Mulka Nisic Through the writings of William White, we have come to recognise that recovery is a form of social contagion spreading ripples across the surface of a tranquil pool that operates in two senses: It typically spreads from one person in recovery to another, through processes of social … Continue reading Global Family Recovery Alliance: Launch of a strengths-based approach to family recovery

The war against ‘pathology porn’: How can we make recovery research strengths-based and generative

by David Best, Sharynne Hamilton, Noreen Demeria, Tom Karl The problem  Assessments for drug and alcohol treatment are generally miserable affairs. For both parties. As a result of worries about governance, risk, safety, funding etc, the person seeking help is often confronted by a ‘professional’ armed with a questionnaire that is made up of standardised … Continue reading The war against ‘pathology porn’: How can we make recovery research strengths-based and generative

The allegory of the lake: The implications of an Inclusive Recovery Cities model for prevention and early intervention

Position Paper: Centre for Addiction Recovery Research (by David Best) Rationale and background: The inclusive cities model was originally conceptualised by Best and Colman (2018) based on the idea that recovery is an achievement that should be celebrated in order to: Challenge stigma and exclusion Increase visibility of recovery and access to community resources In … Continue reading The allegory of the lake: The implications of an Inclusive Recovery Cities model for prevention and early intervention