Recovery International (formerly
Recovery, Inc., often referred to simply as
Recovery or
RI) is a
mental health self-help organization founded in 1937 by
neuropsychiatrist Abraham Low in
Chicago, Illinois. Recovery's program is based on
self-control, self-confidence, and increasing one's determination to act. Recovery deals with a range of people, all of whom have difficulty coping with everyday problems, whether or not they have a history of psychiatric hospitalization. It is
non-profit, secular, and although it uses methods devised by Low, most groups are currently led by experienced non-professionals.