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March 8 , 2010
Recovery advocacy around the globe; Obama Administration Second Chance Act; Recovery community organization news; resources and more...Learn more...
Recovery Advocacy Toolkit: Making Our Voices Count
includes media outreach templates, event organizing “how-to” materials and many other resources. Learn more…
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eNewsletter - October 17, 2008
September 2008 marked the largest public demonstration of the reality of recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs in our nation’s history. People in recovery, family members, friends and allies came together at events large and small to stand up, speak out and celebrate recovery.
At over 80 events across the country that drew over 40,000 people, the recovery community registered voters, enjoyed music, walked around state capitols, across bridges and heard from elected officials and candidates for public office.
At the Rally for Recovery! national hub event in St. Louis, Missouri a broad-based coalition of organizations came together to join Hands Across the historic Chain of Rocks Bridge after hearing from recovery speakers representing all pathways to recovery and family members and Academy Award winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. “All of us who are in recovery can inspire hope in people who are still struggling and their families by giving back our stories of new lives in recovery,” Gossett told the 1300 people who came together in St. Louis.
At most of the Rally for Recovery events, voter registration tables staffed by recovery advocates were busy all day long. In this Election Year, tens of thousands of new voters have been registered by recovery community organizations at walks, rallies, town hall meetings, and in Recovery Community Centers. Many treatment centers have been registering voters. In 2008, the recovery community is a very public participant in our nation’s civic life.
Voter registration at Faces & Voices of Recovery Tri-County
in Catawba, South Carolina (upper right )
Voter registration at the McShin Foundation’s
4th Annual Recovery Fest in Richmond, Virginia (upper left)
Insurance Equity Update
Now that the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act has been signed into law thanks to the persistence and advocacy of the bill’s champions and an incredible outpouring of support from advocates all across the country, our next step will be to educate the public about the law and make sure that people with private health insurance coverage get the care that they need to recover. In his most recent column, William Moyers talks about this important victory. We’ll keep you posted with information about the law.
Recovery Community Representation
Faces & Voices’ strategic plan calls for developing more opportunities for meaningful representation of the voice of the organized recovery community on policy panels, review boards and Advisory Boards. Thanks to founding Board member Jeannie Villarreal for sharing her recent experiences as a reviewer. “Last month I had the opportunity to participate as a consumer reviewer in the evaluation of research proposals submitted to Learn more...
Faces & Voices of Recovery's Online Book Club
Our second book club selection is "Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse (2008)," by Leonard A Jason, Bradley D. Olson, and Karen Foli. Learn more...
Resources
"Serving the Employment Needs of Justice-Involved Juveniles and Adults: A Primer for Treatment and Recovery Support Service Providers " is a new resource from the Legal Action Center/National H.I.R.E. Network with basic information for understanding federal and state laws that directly affect people in recovery who have a criminal history. The guide has information for treatment and recovery support serviced providers that will help them connect justice-involved juveniles and adults to jobs and educational opportunities.