It is awesome when people use their celebrity to raise awareness by telling their story in a way that is relatable educational. Listen to her courage, vulnerability and wisdom in this video. https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-14348/how-i-live-with-addiction-every-day-amber-valletta.html
A study of toxicology test results highlight poly use trends and an increase in deaths related to fentanyl and meth.
The IMD Exclusion has been a hot topic, with some advocating for changing it and other advocating for protecting it. What is it? And where do you stand? This is a great resource to help you decide.
Veterans Legal clinic for FREE legal consultations with attorneys for clearing criminal records through petitions for expunctions and orders of non-disclosure for offenses in Bexar County. The free legal clinic for Texas Veterans will be held on January 30, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas. Register today at centraltexas.veteranslegalservices.us The Veterans must register on-line in advance of…
Recovery Capital Conference 2020 RecoveryPeople is excited to announce that we have teamed up with our Community Partners across the State and have set the dates for the 2020 Recovery Capital Conferences. This 2-day conference is offered without expense to reduce barriers for participation. Registration is coming soon, along with details regarding location(s) and date(s).…
Communities for Recovery is soliciting nominations for the 2020 Mac McLester Champion of Recovery Award. The award is for individuals who have made significant contributions to the Central Texas recovery community. This includes but not limited to areas such as research, prevention, treatment, advocacy, judicial/criminal justice, and sober housing. This is a great opportunity for…
RecoveryPeople’s Peer Policy Fellow, Carl Hunter received an award for his outstanding leadership in the Austin community from the Austin Branch of the NAACP during their 54th Annual DeWitty/Overton Freedom Fund Banquet. Policy change is challenging and often goes unrecognized. A big thanks to the NAACP supporting and celebrating our community leaders.
“One Classification Counts” is a campaign launched by the International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS), which urges all peer workers—regardless of job title, population served, or workplace setting—to submit their occupation on the 2020 census under a single standard classification: Peer Support Specialist. This could allow for better data collection and reporting on numbers of…
George Braucht, of Brachtworks Consulting, shared practical application resources around addiction recovery and social connection: Evolutionary science on within and between group development ((https://www.prosocial.world; Atkins, P. W. B., Wilson, D. S., & Hayes, W. C. (2019; Prosocial: Using evolutionary science to build productive, equitable and collaborative groups. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger)), Reciprocal community development tasks as an…
The social model approach to addiction recovery is often discounted by more medically oriented systems and stakeholders. Historically, champions of social model recovery are those with lived experience. Within recovery culture, we learn through story and example, so we easily embrace social model. But, anecdotes don’t explain neurological mechanisms that scientists and researchers seek. Essentially,…