Implementing Recovery - a US perspective

In September 2009, Gene Johnson, President of Recovery Innovations in Arizona, delivered an inspiring lecture on recovery from the US perspective.

Gene is a great ambassador for recovery. He shows what can be done when organisations really start to appreciate people's potential for growth and for using their experiences rather than being limited / defined by them.

"We changed our mind", he says, from an entitlement / disability / victim belief system to one of ability / empowerment / personal responsibility and accountability, and the enlightenment it produces.

Videos of his speech are available on the Centre for Mental Health website.
They are best viewed along with his slides.
The transcript is also available here.