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Risk a normal everyday experience that is frequently initiated at a personal level has become an intrinsic part of mental health care. This commentary paper revisits the concept of risk assessment within mental health practice and suggest that risk management and recovery focused care are not mutually exclusive and that these constructs can co-exist as part of a person-centered approach. People want to feel safe and an approach that engages the person in arriving at solutions that promote their safety is a more positive conversation than one focused purely on risk.
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Jones, M. Risk: A Conversation Worth Having in Mental Health Care?. J. Psychosoc. Rehabil. Ment. Health 7, 97–101 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40737-019-00154-8
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