Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing Resources

Taking Action resources include information, ideas, and strategies that people from across the country have found to enhance wellness and recovery. The concepts, activities, and systematic approaches incorporated into Taking Action are research-based. This means that studies show these strategies relieve and prevent troubling feelings and reduce feelings that can lead to a crisis.

*NEW* Taking Action for Whole Health and Wellbeing Materials

Taking Action resources now feature these recently updated and improved materials!

Part 1

Part 1: Essential Elements

This workbook reviews key concepts and essential elements for Taking Action and invites participants to develop their own Wellness Toolbox.
Part 2

Part 2: Action Planning Workbook

This workbook includes information and prompts to guide you in developing your own Action Plan to support your recovery and wellness. You'll also be able to plan for times when you may need additional support. The planning process includes these steps: creating a daily maintenance plan, forming action plans for difficult times, and preparing for crisis and post-crisis.
Part 3

Part 3: Implementation Guide

This guide helps Taking Action planners, facilitators, and supporters to successfully plan and implement Taking Action, while ensuring fidelity to best practices proven to produce superior results.
Part 4

Part 4: Taking Action To Go - Brief Action Plan

This concise planning tool is for use by those of us who may be unable to participate in a full Taking Action group support process. It features key information and prompts for basic Taking Action planning.
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How to Participate in Taking Action

You can use these versatile resources in several ways: 

  • in a group setting with a trained facilitator
  • on an individual basis
  • one-to-one with a peer supporter
  • in grassroots peer-to-peer and mutual aid groups 

We’ve found that Taking Action works best, however, in a peer-led group using the concepts and approaches in this material with a trained peer facilitator. Participation in Taking Action should always be completely voluntary. Even though Taking Action might look different from community to community, participation in a facilitated group must always be voluntary and self-directed. This means that we decide how, when, and for what we’re taking action to improve our own well-being.

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