What motivates individuals with lived experience of mental health challenges to participate in their communities?

What motivates individuals with lived experience of mental health challenges to participate in their communities?

Individuals with mental health challenges face barriers to participate fully within their communities, which may include recovery communities (e.g., recovery learning centers, clubhouses) as well as the larger community (e.g., work/school, church/temple, social clubs). There is need for researchers to better understand factors that facilitate and those that impede community participation…