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A new a definition of 'recovery' for those suffering from mental illness or addiction.

A year-long project has led to a new a definition of 'recovery' for those suffering from mental illness or addiction. The Substance Abuse  and  Mental Health  Services Administration announced its new definition this week: " A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential. " The new definition, which lands somewhere between thoughtful and pithy, is meant to help doctors and policymakers who oversee the fields of mental health and addiction. What's the Big Idea? Along with the new definition, researchers and other mental-health experts clarified four major dimensions that support a life in recovery: Health, home, purpose and community. 'Health' means "overcoming or managing one's disease(s) as well as living in a physically and emotionally healthy way"; 'Home' is a stable and safe place to live; 'Purpose' means "meaningfu

United Nations labour agency warns of a youth jobs crisis in both developed and developing countries, with young people aged 15 to 24

World’s Youth Facing Worsening Jobs Crisis, New UN Report Says   A new report by the United Nations labour agency warns of a youth jobs crisis in both developed and developing countries, with young people aged 15 to 24 finding it increasingly difficult to obtain decent employment and future prospects are dim. The report released on 18 October 2011 in New York.   As it released its Global Employment Trends for Youth: 2011 Update,” the International Labour Organization (ILO) notes that the recent global economic crisis led to a “substantial” increase in youth unemployment rates, reversing earlier favourable trends over the past decade.   At the peak of the crisis period in 2009, the global youth unemployment rate saw its largest annual increase on record, rising from 11.8 per cent to 12.7 per cent between 2008 and 2009 – an unprecedented increase of 4.5 million unemployed youth worldwide.   The average increase of the pre-crisis period (1997-2007) was less than 100,000 persons per year.