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In [[medicine|general medicine]] and [[psychiatry]], recovery has long been used to refer to the end of a particular experience or episode of [[illness]]. The broader concept of "recovery" as a general philosophy and model was first popularized in regard to recovery from [[substance abuse]]/[[drug addiction]], for example within [[twelve-step program]]s.

Mental health recovery emerged in [[Geel#A_model_of_psychiatric_care|Geel, Belgium]] in the 13th century. [[Dymphna|Saint Dymphna]]—the patron saint of mental illness—was martyred in Geelthere by her father in the 7th century. The [https://www.visit-geel.be/en/the-church-of-st-dymphna builtThe inChurch 1349 to honorof Saint Dymphna] (built in 1349) became a pilgrimage destination for those seeking help with their psychiatric disordersconditions. By 1480the late 1400s, so many pilgrims were coming to Geel that the townspeople began hosting them as guests in their homehomes. This tradition of community recovery continues todayto this day.<ref>[https://www.belganewsagency.eu/the-remarkable-story-of-geel-700-years-of-community-based-mental-health-care The remarkable story of Geel: 700 years of community-based mental health care]</ref>

<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = van Bilsen | first1 = Henck P. J. G. | year = 2016 | title = Lessons to be learned from the oldest community psychiatric service in the world: Geel in Belgium | url = https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/696139AC7D0510562534886F4A4763B2/S2056469400002126a.pdf | journal = BJPsych Bulletin | volume = 40 | issue = 4 | pages = 207—211 | doi = 10.1192/pb.bp.115.051631 | access-date=March 19, 2023 }}</ref>