Learn AboutAdvocacy
RecoveryPeople’s policy advocacy programming educates and promotes interests and causes at a systems or policy level. Our advocacy campaigns aim to:
- Empower the voice of individuals and family members in recovery to use their experiences to shape and inform policy.
- Lower policy barriers to recovery.
- Inform and educate the recovery community and policymakers on issues areas that impact persons with SUD/MH and their families.
AdvocacyKey Concepts
RecoveryPeople has currently identified five, core areas of concern. We provide information and education about these issues and in some cases, may take positions and work actively towards their resolution.
Recovery Ecosystem
A recovery ecosystem is a holistic, community-based approach to helping people recover from substance use disorders. It connects people with the services, support, and training they need to maintain recovery.
Recovery Organizations
Recovery organizations are nonprofit entities, often created by people in recovery or their families, which provide nonclinical supports for people in recovery from addiction.
Recovery Workforce
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Rights and Protections
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Justice Reform
Justice reform is the process of changing the legal system to ensure equal justice, accountability, and protection of civil rights with respect to substance use disorder.
There are opportunities to advocate for policy improvements at local, state and federal levels.
AdvocacyProjects
ABCs of Advocacy
ABCs of Advocacy is a bi-annual training event, co-hosted with TAAP and ASAP, to strengthen the advocacy skills of the recovery community.
Brown Bag Advocacy
Brown Bag Advocacy is an educational series that focuses on policies affecting substance use, mental health prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Peer Policy Fellowship
The Peer Policy Fellowship empowers the voice of lived experience in policy and program development, by hiring and/or mentoring Fellows in recovery from substance use and related mental health challenges.
Recovery Day at the Capitol
Recovery Day at the Capitol is an inspiring and impactful event held during the Texas Legislative Session, in which advocates from across the state unite to champion substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Texas Rally for Recovery
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AdvocacyEvents
RecoveryPeople hosts numerous events throughout the year, both in-person and virtual. A selection of upcoming Advocacy events are listed below; you can also take a look at the full calendar for a list of all available opportunities!
AdvocacyNews
Join us and our outstanding presenters from the Opioid Abatement Council, Dr. Lori Holleran-Steiker, Dr. Doug Thornton, and Ms. Amanda Lopez, to discuss an upcoming grant utilizing the Opioid settlement…
Join the Addiction Research Institute in hosting a group of pioneers who have made waves creating social change at our first “Storytelling Together for Social Change” on February 1st, 2024.…
Have questions about substance use and mental health peer certification and supervision? Want to know more about working as an independent peer specialist? We do too! We are bringing in…
Pathways to Recovery – Highlighting Tribal Recovery Efforts https://www.samhsa.gov/blog/pathways-recovery-highlighting-tribal-recovery-efforts Date: December 12, 2023 Categories: Recovery, Substance Use, Native American By: Jared T. Stokes, Ed.D., M.A., M.P.H., CHES, Public Health…
LifeLong Learning Overdose Prevention and Education Training. CEU Opportunities Overdose Prevention Training: Key Updates & Refresher Video Start now: https://open.training.uthscsa.edu/Moodle/login/index.php The trainings video will address: Updates on current…
AdvocacyResources
Our list of Advocacy resources is currently under development; please check back soon!