Abstract
This study examined how involvement with a mental health speakers bureau impacts the speakers' personal recovery journey. Participants (N=38) were from the Stop Stigma Sacramento Speakers Bureau, and considered themselves to be living in recovery from mental health conditions. Quantitative and qualitative data collected by the author demonstrates that speakers bureaus have the potential to have a pivotal effect on the lives of people living with mental health conditions, their recovery, and their relationships to others living with mental health conditions in their community. The outcomes of this study also demonstrate the importance of having these programs available for people living with mental health conditions. The demonstrated importance comes from the perspectives that matter the most in regards to this topic: people who are living in recovery from mental health conditions themselves.