On May 13th through May 16th, New England MHTTC and the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services sponsored the International Recovery and Citizenship Collective (IRCC) 2019 Symposium. The IRCC is a global collaborative of policy makers, health care providers, persons with lived experience, advocates, researchers, and other stakeholders. The IRCC focuses on bi-directional learning and the sharing of policy, service delivery, workforce, and other mental health and addictions innovations designed to promote recovery, citizenship, and health care system development and transformation. The IRCC envisions a world in which people thrive, are connected to their communities, and live meaningful lives.