Recovery

College Student Mental Health Treatment & Hospitalization: Parent's Guide

McClean Hospital
2023

This booklet is intended for parents of college students and will help you to find more information about mental health care, learn how to take care of yourself while your student is going through a difficult time and find out how other parents have made it through.

Wellness Recovery Action Plan

Copeland, M.E.

The Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) was originally developed by Mary Ellen Copeland and a group of mental health service users who wanted to work on their own recovery – this is what they found worked for them and what helped them recover from their mental health difficulties.

The Wellness Recovery Action Plan is a framework with which you can develop an effective approach to manage distressing symptoms and gain insight into patterns of behavior. It is a tool to help you gain more control over your problems.

Developing your own WRAP will take time, it can be done alone,...