In 2004, a group of individuals committed to serving individuals affected by homelessness, addiction and other mental health challenges opened the Recovery Cafe in Seattle to provide long term recovery support. Continue reading
Resource Tag: Recovery
Recovery Housing Development Guidebook
The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services prepared this step-by-step guide for people operating or creating a sober living environment recovery house that conforms to Ohio rules and regulations. The guide additionally provides information about administrative and operational considerations, developing Continue reading
Recovery Residence Legislation
In 2019, the West Virginia legislature passed this bill requiring certification of recovery residences in the state.
Funding Source: West Virginia Legislature
National Alliance for Recovery Residences
Website for the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR), a national nonprofit that works to expand the availability of “well-operated, ethical and supportive recovery housing.” NARR works with 30 state affiliate organizations.
Funding Source: Membership dues, grants and conference fees.
Wellbriety Movement
Website for the Wellbriety Movement, which provides training and technical assistance to American Indian and Alaskan Native communities to create substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs grounded in indigenous principles, values and teachings.
Funding Source: Various grants and donations. Revenue from conferences, trainings, and product sales.
National Recovery Month
September is National Recovery Month. This website is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services webpage for National Recovery Month 2019, whose theme is “Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Are Stronger.”
Funding Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Selected Papers of William L. White
This website contains the collected works of noted addiction and recovery researcher William L. White. It contains more than 300 articles, 20+ recovery tools, book and book chapters, and transcripts of more than 100 interviews with addiction treatment and recovery leaders. This repository has material on such topics as recovery advocacy, recovery oriented systems of care, and recovery management.
Funding Source: Unknown
Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care
Addiction researchers and treatment providers have increasingly advocated moving away from an acute-care model of treatment to embracing Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) which emphasize person-centered and self-directed pathways to recovery with an emphasis on building on the strengths and resilience of individuals, families and communities. Continue reading
Understanding Recovery
This collection includes resources that define and explain recovery from many perspectives. Within this collection, users will find links to the following information: Continue reading
Recovery in Special Populations: Children, Family, and Youth; Pregnant Women; and Men with a History of Trauma
This collection features reports and websites that address recovery in special populations. Continue reading