eNewsletter
June 14, 2010
America Honors Recovery awards announced; Rally for Recovery!; resources, 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 - September 17, 2009
All across the country people in recovery, family members, friends and allies Rallied for Recovery! on Saturday, September 12 as part of Recovery Month! An estimated 70,000 people participated in events that spanned the nation. Learn more…
President Barack Obama’s Recovery Month proclamation was delivered by Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske at a September 9 press conference, recognizing the personal determination and support that make long-term recovery possible for over 20 million Americans. A special thanks! to recovery advocates and Recovery Delegates Jim Gillen (RI) and Neil Kaltenecker (GA) for sharing their recovery stories as part of the press conference, where the results from the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health were released.
View a video highlighting 20 years of Recovery Month and read the timeline of Recovery Month’s history.
Audacious Ideas
Faces & Voices Executive Director Pat Taylor wrote for a blog called Audacious Ideas as part of Recovery Month. What do you think about a Presidential Commission on Addiction Recovery and an Office of Recovery at the Office of National Drug Control Policy? Log on and comment here!
Take Action on Wellstone-Domenici Act Regulations today!
Use our Online Advocacy Action Center today to email your US Representatives about the regulations being developed by the federal Departments of Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services. Ask them to join Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) in calling for the regulations to be released by October 3 rd. The deadline for signing on to the letter is September 21st.