[2] PRA was incorporated in 1974 as the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services.
It was founded by the directors of the original 13 psychosocial rehabilitation centers in the United States,[1] PRA promotes evidence-based recovery from mental illness practice and works with government agencies, universities and other institutions.
[1] The journal is now published quarterly in collaboration with the American Psychological Association.
[4][5] PRA also publishes two newsletters: Recovery Update (weekly) and PsyR Connections (quarterly).
[4] The PRA issues the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner, a professional certification designation recognized in 13 states in the U.S. as a qualification for mental health practitioners (with an additional 4 states pending): Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Virginia.