Illness ManageMent and RecoveRy In cRIMInal justIce

llness Management and Recovery (IMR) is a set of specific evidence-based practices for teaching people with severe mental illness how to manage their disorder in collaboration with professionals and significant others in order to achieve personal recovery goals. Learning about the nature and treatment of mental illness, how to prevent relapses and rehospitalizations, and how to cope effectively with symptoms gives consumers greater control over their own treatment and over their lives. The practices included in IMR are often referred to by a variety of other names, such as wellness management and recovery and symptom self-management. Evidence Supporting IMR Research reviews have identified five specific evidence-based practices included in IMR, each supported by multiple controlled studies