title: Recovery-oriented policy and care systems in the UK and USA.
abstract: The concept of recovery has been an influence on addicted individuals for many decades. But only in the past 15 years has the concept had a purchase in the world of public policy. In the USA, federal and state officials have promulgated policies intended to foster 'recovery-oriented systems of care' and have ratified recovery-supportive laws and regulations. Though of more recent vintage and therefore less developed, recovery policy initiatives are also being implemented in the UK. The present paper describes recovery-oriented policy in both countries and highlights key evaluations of the recovery-oriented interventions.
authors.affiliation: Center for Innovation to Implementation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA. knh@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Humphreys
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lembke
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006291:Health Policy / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States
keywords: addiction; public policy; recovery