William (Bill) A. Anthony was a pioneer in the field of psychosocial/psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery. He established the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University and served as the editor/coeditor of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal (later Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal). He helped to clarify ideas, principles, policies, and practices that promoted the right and ability of people living with psychiatric disabilities and mental health challenges to aspire to and achieve their own vision of a meaningful life. This introductory article briefly overviews Bill's contributions to psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery of people with mental health challenges and his influence on recent work in this field, a sample of which is presented in the current special section dedicated to him. To conclude, the article overviews this special section, which reports on studies in the United States and elsewhere, addressing supported education, recovery colleges, photovoice to promote community integration, and policy developments in Israel. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).