Community Listening Forum Toolkit: Make Your Voice Heard!
This step-by-step guide includes everything you need to host a succesful Community Listening Forum. Learn more...
Recovery Community Organization Toolkit: Building the Voice of the Organized Recovery Community
This guide includes steps on starting up a Recovery Community Organization. Learn more…
|
Recovery Community Organization Toolkit Resources
OTHER NATIONAL RESOURCES
American Bar Association (ABA)
http://www.abanet.org/subabuse/home.html
The ABA’s Standing Committee on Substance Abuse addresses legal and policy issues related to alcohol and drug addiction.
The Association of Recovery Schools (ARS)
http://www.recoveryschools.org/
ARS advocates for the promotion, strengthening, and expansion of secondary and post-secondary programs designed for students and families committed to achieving success in both education and recovery.
Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
http://www.cesar.umd.edu/
CESAR collects and disseminates research and program data on addiction treatment and advocacy. CESAR also provides technical assistance/training and distributes a short news brief.
Coalition for Whole Health
http://www.coalitionforwholehealth.org/
The Coalition for Whole Health brings together advocates from the mental health and substance use disorder fields for a united force working toward the best care under the Affordable Care Act, and provides informational resources for local advocates. Interested organizations may also join the coalition.
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
http://www.cadca.org/
CADCA is a coordinating body of more than 5,000 coalition members from around the country, that supports organizations with technical assistance and training, public policy, media strategies and marketing programs, and conferences.
Join Together
http://www.jointogether.org/
Join Together, a national resource center working to reduce addiction and gun violence, has an excellent, comprehensive website for daily news, current policy and legislative issues, political advocacy, and one of the largest online databases and documents library.
Legal Action Center
http://www.lac.org/
Legal Action Center fights discrimination against people with histories of addiction, AIDS, and criminal records by providing legal services, policy advocacy and research, and training.
National Association of Recovery Residences (NARR)
http://www.narronline.com/
NARR promotes a recovery-oriented continuum of care for those with substance use disorders by credentialing recovery residences that implement empirically-based recovery principles and practice standards.
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
http://www.nasadad.org/
NASADAD fosters the development of alcohol and drug addiction program capabilities in each state, facilitates the interstate exchange of information and program activities, and assists the federal and state governments in the creation of alcohol and drug addiction services.
National Center on Alcohol and Substance Abuse
http://www.casacolumbia.org/
The National Center on Alcohol and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University is a national research and policy think tank, publishing studies on all forms of substance abuse. CASA's website contains concise resources for community advocacy and timely news and updates on public policy issues.
National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence
http://www.ncadd.org/
NCADD has affiliates across the country; operates a 24-hour referral line; and provides education, information and services to address addiction and its social stigma.
White Bison
http://www.whitebison.org/
White Bison is a holistic Native American approach to recovery and wellness.