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The road to recovery—indeed, the right to recovery—is essential to a free and fair democracy. This installment of Women & Democracy is presented in honor of National Recovery Month—and is the product of a very special partnership with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health at Georgetown Law. Together, we explore the often unspoken intersections of addiction, recovery and gender justice—and, importantly, point to public health and policy solutions that prioritize dignity, equity, access to care and civic engagement.
Among the contributions, we are proud to release a multipart podcast mini-series, The Long Way Home, hosted by Ms. Studios executive producer Dr. Michele Goodwin, who is joined in conversation by leading experts in all aspects of recovery. A companion essay collection spotlights an array of voices who lift up critical issues like race and incarceration, LGBTQ perspectives, maternal health and pregnancy justice, and personal storytelling.
In the words of one of our contributors, “Recovery is not just a personal journey. It is a political one. It provides a roadmap for how we might mend and heal our seemingly broken democracy: people of different faiths, political parties, and diverse identities sitting beside one another, offering a hand to someone in need, and saying, ‘You got this, you are not alone.’”
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