Today three peers in recovery return to the station to talk about their recovery journey and how as artists and musicians, recovery enhances their art.
Peer to Ear by Sammy Styles
Tag: substance abuse
Youth in Addiction Recovery
Today’s show focuses on Youth in Addiction Recovery. The first segment brings in the McShin Foundation and a parent to talk about youth in recovery from addiction and the recovery high school concept. Following that, Todd Stonnell, local art therapist talks about the creative arts therapies in working those in recovery from addiction, and then Stas Navitsky returns to talk about the peer to peer movement in supporting those in recovery. We end with Sammy Styles and his segment: Peer to Ear.
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A Conversation with Stacy Moore
Today Carol talks with Stacy Moore, author or “Ills of the Game”. Stacy grew up in Richmond, Virginia and writes about the destructive culture that violence and drugs played out on the streets or the city. His story continues as he emerged from prison to go back to his community to change the path of the next generation.
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Contact Stacy Moore: stawenmore66@gmail.com
For help with substance abuse and mental health issues, the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority has a 24/hour crisis response line and comprehensive services: 804-819-4100.
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National Recovery Month (Recovery Month)
National Recovery Month (Recovery Month) is a national observance that educates Americans on the fact that addiction treatment and mental health services can enable those with a mental and/or substance use disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life. The observance’s main focus is to laud the gains made by those in recovery from these conditions, just as we would those who are managing other health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, prevention works, treatment is effective, and people can and do recover.
Recovery Month, now in its 25th year, highlights individuals who have reclaimed their lives and are living happy and healthy lives in long-term recovery and also honors the prevention, treatment, and recovery service providers who make recovery possible. Recovery Month promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible, and also encourages citizens to take action to help expand and improve the availability of effective prevention, treatment, and recovery services for those in need.
Celebrated during the month of September, Recovery Month began in 1989 as TreatmentWorks! Month, which honored the work of the treatment and recovery professionals in the field. The observance evolved to National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month) in 1998, when the observance expanded to include celebrating the accomplishment of individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. The observance evolved once again in 2011 to National Recovery Month (Recovery Month) to include all aspects of behavioral health.
Each September, thousands of prevention, treatment, and recovery programs and services around the country celebrate their successes and share them with their neighbors, friends, and colleagues in an effort to educate the public about recovery, how it works, for whom, and why. There are millions of Americans whose lives have been transformed through recovery. These successes often go unnoticed by the broader population; therefore, Recovery Month provides a vehicle to celebrate these accomplishments.
(excerpts from Recovery Month website: www.recoverymonth.goc
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