California’s First Statewide Consumer SUD Advocacy Movement
Amplifying lived experience
to drive change.
SUD Voices for Change is California’s first statewide advocacy movement led by people with lived experience navigating substance use, recovery, and behavioral health systems. We organize communities, develop leaders, and advocate for policies that expand recovery support, improve care, and reduce stigma across California.
SUPPORTED BY
Too many decisions are made without the people most affected.
Across California, people navigating substance use disorder and recovery continue to face stigma, fragmented systems, housing instability, and barriers to treatment — often without representation in the decisions affecting their lives.
WHAT WE DO
Building advocacy, leadership, and systems change across California.
Advocacy
Fight for better care, reduced stigma, and policies shaped by lived experience.
Leadership Development
Train community leaders to speak publicly, influence policy, and create lasting change.
Communities
Connect people across California through local groups, shared experiences, and collective action.
Storytelling & Education
Use personal stories and public education to shift perceptions and influence systems.
COMMUNITY STORIES
Real stories from people navigating recovery, advocacy, stigma, and change.
Lived experience is expertise. These stories reflect the realities behind recovery, advocacy, and systems change.
WHY THIS MATTERS
California has an opportunity to lead
the nation in recovery advocacy.
Statewide listening sessions revealed consistent barriers across California, including stigma, housing instability, fragmented systems, and lack of representation in decision making.
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Change happens when people show up together.
Whether you are in recovery, supporting a loved one, working in behavioral health, or passionate about improving systems, there is a place for you here.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Developed in collaboration with statewide behavioral health leaders, advocacy organizations, providers, and communities across California.
Stories create change. Communities create momentum.
