Pat Taylor Executive Director Faces & Voices of Recovery March 23, 2009 Voices of Hope and Optimism, Recovery from Alcohol & Drug Problems The organized recovery movement in the U.S.
Mar 28, 2015
Pat TaylorExecutive Director
Faces & Voices of Recovery March 23, 2009
Voices of Hope and Optimism, Recovery from Alcohol & Drug Problems
The organized recovery movement in the U.S.
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National Recovery Summit
A Call to ActionIn 2001, recovery advocates came together with national allies to establish Faces & Voices of Recovery, a nationwide advocacy campaign in the U.S.
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Faces & Voices of Recovery
It is our collective strength that will ensure our success, and it is our mission to bring the power and proof of recovery to everyone in America.
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Paths to Recovery
Mutual Support groups Professional treatment Nontraditional methods Medical interventions Faith on your own and more
There are many pathways to recovery
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The Recovery Community
People in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs, families, friends and allies
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Governance Structure A grassroots organization. We are organized
regionally and governed by the recovery community.
Meet our board of directors
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Message of Hope
“Many of us have carried a message of hope on a one-to-one basis; this new recovery movement calls upon us to carry that message of hope to whole communities and the whole culture. We will shape the future of recovery with a detached silence or with a passionate voice. It is time we stepped forward to shape this history with our stories, our time and our talents.”
William White
Author & Recovery Advocate
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Across the country, family members, friends and allies are rallying in support of recovery – creating a new recovery movement!!!
A Shared Vision
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Faces & Voices of Recovery
Changing public perceptions of recovery
Promoting effective public policy
Demonstrating that recovery is working for millions of Americans
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Mainstreaming Recovery…
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Recovery-friendly communities
We are organizing
and mobilizing to
develop policies,
communities,
and a society that are
recovery-friendly.
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We will improve the lives of millions of Americans, their families and communities if we treat addiction to alcohol and other drugs as a public health crisis. To overcome this crisis, we must accord dignity to people with addiction and recognize that there is no one path to recovery.
Standing up for our rights!
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Faces & Voices of Recovery
Raises national profile… September 2005 Summit in Washington, DC Restored rights to students with drug
convictions Restored federal funding to organizations
providing peer recovery support services Helped to pass the Second Chance Act Helped to pass the Wellstone/Domenici Mental
Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act Promoted long-term recovery through projects
like HBO’s Addiction, Rally for Recovery & Recovery Voices Count
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Faces & Voices of Recovery
Supports local recovery advocacy… Conducts workshops and trainings Provides technical assistance Offers programming opportunities Communicates regularly Provides information from Washington and
around the world on recovery-related topics
and much much more!
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Communicating
eNewsletter Power of Our Stories videoRegional ListservsSpeakers Bureau
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Faces & Voices of Recovery
Many Voices, A Common Message
By speaking, writing or supporting advocacy efforts, members of the recovery community can make a profound difference in public understanding of addiction and recovery and change discriminatory policies that put up barriers to recovery.
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Our Stories Have Power – A Media Workshop for Recovery
Advocates
Training developed in 2006 Research-based Over 3,000 advocates trained Adapted for many different purposes Used successfully all over the country
Talking about Recovery
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Public Opinion Research
Broad/Deep Support for a Campaign to Put a Face on Recovery
88% believe it is very important for the American public to see that thousands get well each year.
87% believe it is very important for the American public to know the basic facts about addiction and recovery.
50% would be very (31%) or fairly (19%) likely to take part actively in a public campaign.
2001 Survey of the Recovery Community; Peter D. Hart Associates
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Talking About Recovery There are some important things that we’ve
learned from our research about how to talk with people about recovery:
Making it personal, so that we have credibility.
Keeping it simple and in the present tense, so that it’s real and understandable.
Helping people understand that recovery means that you or the person that you care about is no longer using alcohol or other drugs. We do this by moving away from saying “in recovery” to saying “in long-term recovery,” talking about stability and mentioning the length of time that the person is in recovery.
Talking about your recovery…not your addiction.
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Website
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Training & Organizing 2007-2009
Teleconference Series: Editorial Board meetings Restoration of Voting Rights Peer Recovery Support
Services Recovery Community
Centers
Message and Media Trainings
Science of Addiction and Recovery Training
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Recovery Community Organizations The recovery community is organized
in local, state & regional organizations
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Recovery Community Organizations
Independent, non-profit organizations that are led and run by representatives of local communities of recovery on behalf of the recovery community.
Public education – putting a face and a voice on recovery
Advocacy Peer-based and other recovery support services.
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Almost 200 recovery community organizations around the U.S.
Ranging in size/budget/scope: 3-5 members to 1,000s of members All volunteer to 20+ staff members $0 budget to over $1 million/year Local, regional, state
Recovery Community Organizations
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Recovery Community Organizations
Recovery Community Centers
A physical location where recovery community organizations organize their ability to care and to advocate
Community recovery resource with workshops, trainings, meetings, and sober social events
A place where the recovery community volunteers and gives back
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Campaigns & Issues
Paul Wellstone/PeteDomenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
Second Chance Act Funding / Budget
Priorities Health care reform VICTORY!
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Paul Wellstone & Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
This legislation is one more step in the long civil-rights struggle to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to reach their potential. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
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Health care reform
Wellstone-Domenici Act was an important first step in making it possible for the millions of Americans still struggling with addiction and their families to get the help that they need to recover from addiction to alcohol and other drugs.
Millions more still need help to recover.
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Recovery Voices Count!
A step-by- step guide teaches advocates how to
engage people in civic life and organize events.
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A constituency of consequence
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Recovery and Wellness focus
Ensuring that people get the care and support that they need to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.
Embracing all pathways to recovery Networks of formal and informal
services and support Policies that support, don’t hinder, the
ability of people to get into recovery and to sustain their recovery
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Faces & Voices’ Vision… Communities of recovery will continue to spring up
all over the U.S. helping people find and sustain their recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs for the long-term.
People in recovery, families, friends and allies will organize and mobilize as a constituency of consequence in thriving recovery community organizations.
Discrimination against people in or seeking recovery will be eliminated and the same rights and opportunities will be afforded to all Americans.
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Join Us!
www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org