What is recovery capital mapping?

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Recovery capital mapping is a holistic inventory of what supports a person’s recovery and what gaps may hinder it, so those resources can be used strategically. It looks at both external resources—housing, healthcare, finances, transportation, employment, family and peer supports, community programs—and internal resources like motivation, coping skills, self-efficacy, and resilience. By mapping these elements, a recovery coach can identify strengths to build on and missing pieces to connect the client with, creating a practical plan to leverage supports and address barriers. It isn’t about forecasting costs, mapping legal liabilities, or tracking only employment status; those tasks are narrower or unrelated. Instead, recovery capital mapping provides a comprehensive, strengths-based view of the resources available to sustain long-term recovery and guides targeted actions to bolster the client’s recovery capital.