Re-imagining Conservatorship: Recovery and Career Planning Through Peer Support

• By: James A. Ritchie, PhD, CMPSS Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc Recovery Resilience Solutions
• January 19th, 2026
• conservatorship, lived experience, mental health recovery, peer support, recovery-oriented care, stigma and discrimination, systems change, Winter 2026 Issue, workforce development
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For most young people, career guidance centers on traditional roles—doctor, teacher, engineer, builder. Rarely does anyone tell a child struggling with a mental health condition that their experiences might one day qualify them for a career rooted in healing, empathy, and shared understanding....