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50 years ago, Operation Understanding changed everything by breaking the silence around recovery. Today, we’re bringing that same vision into 2026 and we need you in it.
Across the country, people are stepping up: hosting events, sharing real stories, organizing in their communities, and showing the world what recovery really looks like.
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Join us TONIGHT!📢
We’re coming together virtually to share exciting ways grassroots recovery community advocates can get involved all year long — including local community engagement, in-person convenings, digital actions, trainings, and more virtual events.
Whether you’re new to advocacy or a seasoned leader, this is your opportunity to plug in and help shape the future of recovery.
Reserve your Spot: 7pm EST.
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Operation Understanding 2026 is focused on building the training, education, and organizational infrastructure needed to carry the recovery movement forward. Advocates, partner organizations, and allied professionals interested in contributing to this work are encouraged to reach out and get involved. To learn more and take action, visit https://t.co/SWCBCsY1RQ
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I am so grateful to Robyn for her support and for being in this fight right alongside me. Working with dedicated people like her is exactly what this campaign is all about, and it's how we're going to bring real solutions to Nevada. We've been putting in the work and talking to folks in our community every single day, but now it all comes down to making our voices heard at the ballot box. Early voting officially kicks off tomorrow, May 23rd! Please take a minute to visit https://t.co/K7JnDqJtsl to find all the information you need on how and where to cast your ballot. Let’s get out there and get this done!
Recovery happens in every sector of American life — in hospitals and union halls, in schools and courtrooms, in small businesses and federal agencies. The lesson of the 52 is that addiction has never been limited to one community, and neither has recovery. The movement belongs to everyone willing to be part of it.
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Mobilizers! It’s that time of year!
Join us this Thursday for the Mobilize Recovery 2026 Campaign Announcements!
We’re coming together virtually to share exciting ways grassroots recovery community advocates can get involved all year long — including local community engagement, in-person convenings, digital actions, trainings, and more virtual events.
Whether you’re new to advocacy or a seasoned leader, this is your opportunity to plug in and help shape the future of recovery.
Reserve your Spot: Thursday, May 28th at 7pm EST.
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Mobilize Recovery is partnering with the Global Exchange Conference (GXC) 2026 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, December 6–9. This convening will bring together recovery advocates, clinical professionals, and policy leaders for what is expected to be the largest gathering of its kind. Discounted registration passes are available exclusively through Mobilize Recovery. Register and learn more at https://t.co/qCyPdXwDIC. #mobilizerecovery #operationunderstanding
Operation Understanding 2026 is being built through partnerships across healthcare, criminal justice, education, employment, and housing. Each sector that was represented on the Shoreham risers in 1976 has a counterpart working today to continue that mission. We are grateful for every organization committed to this work.
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Language has always been central to the recovery movement. The shift from stigmatizing terminology to person-first, clinically accurate language was not accidental — it was the product of decades of deliberate advocacy, beginning with events like Operation Understanding in 1976. How we speak about addiction continues to shape how we treat the people who have it. Find out more at https://t.co/qCyPdXwDIC. #mobilizerecovery #operationunderstanding
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Operation Understanding changed how many Americans perceived addiction. Yet stigma remains a documented barrier to treatment access across healthcare, criminal justice, employment, and housing. The work that began in 1976 continues — and it requires advocates, allies, and institutions willing to push further.
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In the five decades since Operation Understanding, the United States has seen the creation of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the expansion of Employee Assistance Programs, and the development of evidence-based addiction treatment at scale. Each of these advances traces its roots, in part, to the courage of 52 people who stood on a stage in 1976.
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Temperatures hit 100 degrees today, but that didn’t slow this team down for a second. We were out in full force GOTV mode and hit a massive milestone. Today we knocked on our 10,000th door of the election cycle. We’ve been at the doors since late February and now we’re in the absolute homestretch. 31 days to go. Momentum is real and we’re leaving it all on the field.
The 50th anniversary of Operation Understanding marks a moment of reflection and recommitment. The 52 pioneers of 1976 demonstrated that organized, public advocacy could change the way a nation understood addiction. That work is not finished — and the recovery movement of 2026 is its direct continuation. For more information, visit https://t.co/qCyPdXwDIC. #mobilizerecovery #operationunderstanding
50 years ago, Operation Understanding changed the recovery movement forever. Today, we're honoring that legacy and building what comes next.
Operation Understanding is back, bringing together advocates, families, and communities across the country to strengthen recovery and create lasting change.
🗓️ Events happening nationwide
📖 Stories that break stigma
🛠️ Tools & resources to take action
💙 A movement you can join
Whether you're in recovery, supporting a loved one, or simply believe in hope and healing, there's a place for you here.
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On May 4, 2026, Mobilize Recovery joined a broad coalition of national, state, and local organizations representing the prevention, treatment, and recovery communities in sending a letter to leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee. https://t.co/YRoSmOKZ3k
Day 47: The Shoreham Hotel remains a landmark in the history of public health. The 1976 event is cited as a turning point in the sociology of addiction.