Healing Through Music: How Road Recovery is Creating Lifelines for At-Risk Youth

Healing Through Music: How Road Recovery is Creating Lifelines for At-Risk Youth

Author: HealthIMPACT Live May 27, 2025 Duration: 30:44

In this impactful episode, Gene Bowen shares how Road Recovery uses music and mentorship to help teens overcome addiction and mental health challenges. Learn about their innovative peer-support model that pairs music industry professionals with vulnerable youth, the measurable outcomes they're achieving, and how healthcare leaders can support and replicate this evidence-based approach despite ongoing funding challenges.

Gene Bowen, Founder & President, Road Recovery

Jack Bookbinder, Co-Founder & Vice President, Road Recovery

Megan Antonelli, Chief Executive Officer, HealthIMPACT Live


Each week, Digital Health Talks-Changemakers Focused on Fixing Healthcare brings you straight to the intersection of medicine and innovation. This isn't about abstract theories; it's a grounded conversation with the clinicians, administrators, and technology leaders who are actively redesigning systems. You'll hear their firsthand accounts of implementing tools like telehealth platforms and AI-driven analytics to tackle real-world problems-from expanding access in underserved communities to personalizing patient care. The discussions cut through the hype, focusing on practical applications of cloud infrastructure, 5G, and machine learning that are making a measurable difference today. Produced by HealthIMPACT Live, the podcast digs into the nuanced questions these changemakers face: deciding where limited resources are best invested, how to ethically leverage patient data, and what it truly takes to improve clinical outcomes. If you're curious about the tangible work being done to reshape our healthcare experience, this is a place to listen in on the honest, complex, and hopeful work of building a better system.
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