Creative care to better meet the specialized needs of the clients. Implement empowerment through strenghts and talents .

In many mental health centers, case managers have really become transportation mangers. Everyone who qualifies for a case manager should get a bus pass. People should be encouraged to use walking, bicycling, and public transit instead of always waiting for someone to give them a ride. This solves three problems at the same time: Getting someone somewhere, improving physcial wellness, and increasing interaction with the community. Probably the most cost effective solution to many different mental health challenges all at the same time.

I have consistently the need for social connection in my work as a peer specialist as well as in my personal life in recovery and a friend to many people in recovery. Over and over I have seen that people who are involved with many activities, hobbies, work pursuits, passions, and interests get better. People who sit around the house and wait for the meds to do all the work for them will be waiting a long time. People really need to know how important joining the community is. Social network size strongly correlates with happiness.

There are a lot of pubs still being disseminated that have old ideas in them. Let's make all docs living docs instead of rewriting them

Many organizations want to implement recovery but are unsure exactly what that means. It would be helpful for SAMHSA to list helpful recommendations for these organizations as well as list out ways for them to assess where they are in the adoption process (stages of cultural change??)