Recovery Enhancing Environment Scale – REE

Having a positive sense of personal identity beyond my psychiatric disorder is important to my recovery.

Staff view me as more than a 'case' or a diagnosis; they want to know me as a person.

The program offers individualized services to meet my unique needs.

Staff treat me as a whole person with a body, mind, emotions, important relationships and spirit.

Having a sense of meaning in life is important to my recovery.

Staff help me make sense out of what is happening in my life.

Staff ask me what is meaningful to me.

This program encourages me do things that give my life meaning.

Having hope is important to my recovery.

Staff believe I have a positive future.

Staff encourage me to feel hopeful again when I'm discouraged or have a setback.

Staff tell me most people do recover from psychiatric problems over time.

Being able to self-manage symptoms and avoid relapse is important to my recovery.

This program helps me identify and monitor triggers/early signs of relapse.

This program helps me develop personalized coping skills so I can manage stress well.

This program teaches me ways to self-monitor and self-control psychiatric symptoms.

Improving my general health and wellness is important to my recovery.

Staff pay careful attention to my physical health.

This program encourages me to achieve a higher level of wellness.

This program offers wellness programming such as nutrition, movement, relaxation.

Having my rights respected and upheld is important to my recovery.

Staff inform me of my rights.

There is a clear grievance policy if any of my rights are violated.

Staff uphold my rights.

Having positive relationships is important to my recovery.

Staff assist me in having positive relationships with my peers.

Staff support me in building or rebuilding positive relationships with family members.

Staff assist me in forming friendships with people outside the mental health system.

Having my basic needs met is important to my recovery.

This program assists me to get a basic income and/or benefits.

This program helps me get decent, affordable housing and/or rent subsidies.

This program helps me gain access to health care.

Having a sense of control over my life and feeling empowered is important to my recovery.

Staff encourage and support my sense of empowerment.

Staff assist me to gain or maintain control over important decisions in my life.

Staff do not try to maintain power and control over me.

Taking on new challenges and moving out of my comfort zone is important to my recovery.

Staff encourage me to take on new challenges.

I feel supported when I try new things that seemed out of my reach before.

Staff encourage me to stretch myself and grow.