Why we all need recovery

Flaherty reveals that over the past few years, change has become a constant as people scurry to prepare for such realities as the Affordable Care Act and to continue the integration of behavioral and physical health care. This is happening so fast that even other major changes such as the implementation of parity or the building of recovery-focused care are running to "keep up" or be lost in an ever-morphing environment. Providers often feel threatened as policymakers seek to do what is "right" within increasing new rules (and less funding) and the need to address now outdated regulations in the new world order of "science," medicines," and "best practice," surrounded by simultaneous mandates for documented efficiencies and effectiveness. Here, he stresses that a recovery focus unifies and stabilizes change while holding on to their ideals, humanity and science.