Guiding Principles: Citizenship as Social Inclusion and Participation

"Citizenship is for all, but our citizenship work has focused on the needs and aspirations of people with experiences of psychiatric illness. This guide also contains references to substance abuse, homelessness, and incarceration. People confronting these issues along with a psychiatric illness may have a higher risk of social isolation than others, and often lack opportunities to engage in valued roles in their communities. Our longest-running citizenship project has served people with psychiatric illness and histories of incarceration. Still, most of the material in this guide applies to anyone with a psychiatric disability who wants to do ‘citizenship work’."

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