Listening Across Washington
Before We Go to Olympia, We Listen.
Join a 2026 Listening Session and help shape WRA’s 2027 legislative priorities.
What Should Washington’s Recovery Community Prioritize in 2027?
Every year, the Washington Recovery Alliance listens to communities across the state before developing our legislative priorities. This year, we’re taking those conversations into more communities across Washington.
We want to hear directly from people in recovery, families, peers, providers, recovery community organizations, community leaders, and others who experience Washington’s behavioral health and recovery systems firsthand.
The priorities should come from what communities are actually experiencing across Washington.
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What’s working?
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Where are people getting stuck?
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What’s missing? What needs more support?
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And what are policymakers not talking about that they should be?
What we hear during Listening Across Washington will help shape WRA’s 2027 legislative priorities and prepare our community for Recovery Advocacy Day on February 4, 2027.
Find a Listening Session
We’re bringing Listening Across Washington to communities across the state, with in-person, hybrid, and virtual opportunities to participate.
Choose the session that works best for you and come ready to share what you’re seeing, what’s working, and what needs to change.
Eastern Washington
October 20 · Ellensburg
October 21 · Omak
October 21 · Spokane
October 22 · Pullman (Hybrid)
Western Washington
November 2 · San Juan Islands (Hybrid)
November 5 · Youth + Recovery · Virtual
November 6 · Port Angeles
November 12 · King County (Hybrid)
More sessions are coming soon in Vancouver and Skagit County, with additional locations and updates still being added. Check back for updates.
Registration varies by session. Some locations ask you to RSVP so we can plan for seating, refreshments, and other event needs. Select a session below for details.
Thu, Nov 12Jones Community Solutions (JCS)This conversation is an opportunity for people with lived experience, family members, peers, providers, community organizations, and other community members to share what is working, where gaps exist, and what is most important when it comes to recovery from substance use, mental health, and co-occu
What to Expect
A Listening Session is a conversation, not a presentation. You don’t need to know bill numbers or be a policy expert to participate.
Come ready to share what you’re seeing in your community, what’s working, where people are getting stuck, and what you think Washington should do differently.
Your lived experience, professional experience, and knowledge of your community all belong in the conversation.
Prepare for Your Listening Session
Want to think through your priorities before you join us? Use our short preparation guide to help identify the issue that matters most to you, who it affects, and what change you’d like to see.
From Listening to Action
What we hear across Washington will help shape WRA’s 2027 legislative priorities and guide the conversations we bring to Olympia.
Recovery Advocacy Day brings Washington’s recovery community together at the Capitol to turn those priorities into action.
Recovery Advocacy Day 2027Thu, Feb 04Washington State Capitol Building