<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The examples and perspective in this article may not include all significant viewpoints . Please improve the article or discuss the issue . (November 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The examples and perspective in this article may not include all significant viewpoints . Please improve the article or discuss the issue . (November 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) is a recovery model developed by a group of people in northern Vermont in 1997 in a workshop on mental health recovery led by Mary Ellen Copeland . It has been extensively studied and is now an evidence - based practice, listed in the SAMSHA National Registry of Evidence - Based Programs and Practices (NREPP). </P> <P> WRAP focuses on a person's strengths, rather than perceived deficits . WRAP is voluntary and trauma informed . People develop their own WRAP . </P>

When was the wellness recovery action plan developed