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The Correlation Between Housing and Recovery – How Independent Living Can Pave the Road to Recovery

By: Theresa Manuel, MS, MSW JBFCS
January 1st, 2012
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If a person with a mental illness is striving to better him or herself, is aiming to reduce symptoms and lessen the impact of his or her illness, where do you think such recovery would best take place? Do you think safe and secure housing has an effect on the path a person takes in life? Adequate...

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