eNewsletter
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…
|
eNewsletter - December 3, 2009
Holiday Season
The federal Office of National Drug Policy (ONDCP) has launched an Awareness of Holiday Challenges for Americans in Recovery from Addiction campaign asking families, friends and communities to offer support and encouragement to those in recovery this holiday season. As part of the campaign, Faces & Voices Executive Director is a guest blogger on Making Holidays Recovery-Friendly.
One way to support recovery this holiday season is by sending recovery-related books to individuals who are incarcerated. The Prison Book Program which has a list of places around the country, is looking for recovery-related books that can be donated to people who are incarcerated.
Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR) is one of many recovery community organizations around the country hosting holiday meetings and events. MOAR's 4th annual membership and holiday forum features elected officials, state agency officials, recovery community speakers and others. Click here.
Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2009
Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), along with Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Dan Lungren (R-CA), have introduced bills in the US Senate (S. 2772) and US House of Representatives (H.R. 4080) to assist states, local governments and tribes with slowing their jail and prison population growth and reducing corrections expenditures. Learn more…
Pamela Hyde new SAMHSA Administrator
Pamela Hyde was unanimously confirmed by the US Senate as Administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Hyde served as secretary of the New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) since 2003 Learn more…
Resources
The History of the Mental Health Consumer Movement is the topic for a free December 17, 2009 teleconference sponsored by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s ADS Center. The teleconference explores the mental health consumer movement’s history; Learn more….
Nick’s Place is a transitional home for young men 20-26 years of age founded in memory of Nick Cristarella. Its 10th Anniversary and Gratitude reception was held at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Beltsville, Maryland. Learn more…
Prevailing Wins in Recovery is a new online radio show from Jean LaCour, PhD of the NET Institute.
The Potential Benefits of Alcohol Excise Tax Increases in Maryland is a new report by David H. Jernigan, PhD and Hugh Waters, PhD of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health that summarizes the results of hundreds of studies of alcohol excise taxes, health and safety.
Support Faces & Voices of Recovery today!