Wellness recovery Action Plan - wikipedia Wellness recovery Action Plan This article relies too much on references to primary sources. Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources. ( November 2017 ) The examples and perspective in this article may not include all significant viewpoints. Please improve the article or discuss the issue. ( November 2017 ) Wellness Recovery Action Plan ( WRAP ) is a recovery model developed by a group of people in northern Vermont in 1997 in a workshop on mental health recovery led by Mary Ellen Copeland. It has been extensively studied and is now an evidence - based practice, listed in the SAMSHA National Registry of Evidence - Based Programs and Practices ( NREPP ). WRAP focuses on a person 's strengths, rather than perceived deficits. WRAP is voluntary and trauma informed. People develop their own WRAP. See also Tidal Model, developed by Professor Phil Barker, Poppy Buchanan - Barker and others. Recovery approach, an overview of the recovery approach to mental health. Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope ( PATH ) Thrive model developed by Dr. Mike Smith and Marion Aslan. Whole Health Action Management, a similar peer - led intervention incorporating whole health goals. References Jump up ^ Copeland, Mary Ellen ( 2012 ). Facilitator Training Manual : Mental Health Recovery Including WRAP. Jump up ^ `` Intervention Summary : Wellness Recovery Action Plan ( WRAP ) ''. nrepp.samhsa.gov. 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013. External links mentalhealthrecovery.com - Official website SAMHSA - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website Recovery as a Journey of the Heart ( PDF ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wellness_Recovery_Action_Plan&oldid=810667737 '' Categories : Addiction psychiatry Psychosocial rehabilitation Social work Psychiatric services Psychiatric treatments Drug rehabilitation Hidden categories : Articles lacking reliable references from November 2017 All articles lacking reliable references Articles needing more viewpoints from November 2017 Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 16 November 2017, at 18 : 12. About Wikipedia

Question: when was the wellness recovery action plan developed
Answer: 1997