This one page infographic from the Addiction Policy Forum focuses on the importance of using appropriate and non-stigmatizing language when discussing substance use disorders. Continue reading
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Family-Centered Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders: History, Key Elements and Challenges
This 2007 report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration describes the family-centered treatment model for women with substance use disorders. The guide is particularly focused on women who have children and are parenting while they address their treatment needs. Continue reading
The Healing Forest Environmental Prevention Process: Community Effectiveness through Coalition Program Evaluation
This 2010 report describes the many programs White Bison, Inc., has developed to prevent addiction and create individual recovery and resiliency in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities including the Wellbriety model, the concept of the Healing Forest, and the Firestarter peer Continue reading
Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women – A Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP 51)
A 2013 Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that addresses the specific needs of women engaged in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. TIPs are comprehensive best-practice guidelines for the prevention and Continue reading
Guidance to States: Treatment Standards for Women with Substance Use Disorders
This 2008 publication from the National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors defines treatment standards for women with substance use disorders (SUD). The publication can be used by SUD treatment providers or by states seeking to improve their delivery of SUD treatment services. Continue reading
The Recover Out Loud Movement
The mission of the Recover Out Loud movement is to speak honestly about the experiences of people who have achieved recovery from addiction and bridge the gap between the recovery community and the community at large. This website details the work of the Movement and highlights the stories of those recovering Continue reading
Recovery Out Loud: A 2018 Documentary
The Recover Out Loud movement in Atlanta produced this powerful documentary on the reality of the experience of addiction and recovery. Real people tell their stories of survival, “real, and with no regrets.” For more information, please visit http://recoveroutloud.org/documentary/. Continue reading
SAMHSA Recovery and Recovery Support Information Page
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service’s web-page on recovery which provides basic information and emphasizes the need to incorporate cultural competence and actively work to reduce health disparities when providing recovery support services. Continue reading
National Summit on Recovery Conference Report: Description of Systems of Care Elements
More substance use disorder treatment providers are adopting the principles of a recovery-oriented, systems of care approach to treatment. This one page document describes the elements of a recovery-oriented system of care framework. Continue reading
What Are Peer Recovery Support Services?
This report defines what a peer support specialist is and describes the many different roles they can play in the substance use disorder and recovery process. Research has shown that recovery is facilitated by social support, and peer support specialists, who have personal lived experience of addiction, are uniquely qualified to provide that support. Continue reading