Recovery Oriented Services

Friends Hospital has fully embraced Philadelphia’s transformation of its mental health services into Recovery Oriented Systems of Care, a movement spearheaded by the city’s Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation (DBH/MR).

"Once you choose hope, anything's possible." - Christopher Reeve

Friends Hospital has fully embraced Philadelphia’s transformation of its mental health services into Recovery Oriented Systems of Care, a movement spearheaded by the city’s Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation (DBH/MR).  By transforming a general adult program into Recovery as a model for treatment, our primary goal is for each person to have a restful, healing stay at Friends where they will be safe while treated with dignity and respect.  Our treatment focus is to utilize each individual’s strengths and build relationships and environments that provide hope, healing, empowerment, choices, and opportunities that promote people reaching their full potential. To facilitate this process, we have made available the services of Peer Support Specialists who have gone through this experience to help those adjust to their stay at Friends, cope with their brief troubles, and help make certain that their voice is the driving force while here and in the future.  Our aim is that each person will leave Friends Hospital with a New Life Plan that encompasses their hopes and aspirations for future success.  With our assistance, each person will identify a network of family, friends, and community members who will offer support in making the New Life Plan a reality.

The links below highlight Friends Hospital’s innovative approach of incorporating Recovery Oriented Services into inpatient psychiatric care.

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